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Mike Sheridan

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Business Editor for the Express and Star. Former local democracy reporter for Shropshire.

February 16, 2025

Kirsty Darby

New head of sales hits the ground running for Stourbridge-based housing developer

Business|Feb 16

February 15, 2025

Lapley Wood Farm, near Wheaton Aston

Proposals for 'prestige car storage' business at a Staffordshire farm are withdrawn

Business|Feb 15

Businesses set for Bank of England update in Wolverhampton panel event

Business|Feb 15

TRIA Aston Launch

'At least' 500 rail industry jobs set to be created with launch of new training centre

Business|Feb 15

February 14, 2025

Birmingham Airport shares travel tips ahead of 'busiest ever February half-term'

Birmingham|Feb 14

The Black Country Chamber's Women in Leadership steering group

Chamber set to shine spotlight on inspirational female business leaders

Business|Feb 14

High Street Boost consultant Roger Boyle (second right) with the Plumbits sales team, from left, Stephen Hubbard, Hanna Brough and Suzie Stanley

Traders urged to sign up for free 'High Street Boost' sessions in Stafford

Business|Feb 14

Mayor Richard Parker, Pat McFadden, Henriette Breukelaar, Cllr Stephen Simkins, and James Dickens

Completion date set for first phase of £150m Wolverhampton housing project as work gets underway

Stephen Kines and Councillor Simkins at the expanded Goldilocks University of Wolverhampton HQ

Wolverhampton cyber firm Goldilock scales up with expansion of premises

Business|Feb 14

February 13, 2025

Eddie Allan of Good2Great with Gary Johnson of Halesowen College

'Last call' for help for Dudley start-up businesses

Business|Feb 13

The building in West Bromwich is on the market with an asking price of £1.2 million

West Bromwich office building goes up for sale for £1.2m

West Bromwich|Feb 13

February 12, 2025

Adil Ali from Birmingham is training as a project management apprentice on the HS2 programme

National Apprenticeship Week: High speed rail project on the hunt for 40 new apprentices with roles in West Midlands

Business|Feb 12

Fabian Haertel, who works at Amazon's Sutton Coldfield distribution centre

Amazon launches search for 1,000 new apprentices in Midlands and across UK

Business|Feb 12

February 11, 2025

Perfect Party Hire received a £3,000 donation from Walsall Business Support to help grow the business.

Walsall party hire firm set to grow with business grant

Business|Feb 11

'We've made mistakes' admits MP, on Government record ahead of industrial strategy announcement

Business|Feb 11

Lord Combustion Services has launched a new website to showcase strengths of the business

Black Country heating specialist fires up online presence

Business|Feb 11

Matthew Hunter (MET Recruitment) with Salvy Naccarato (MET Logistics)

Recruitment agency set to launch logistics division after tapping up industry expert

Business|Feb 11

Composty co-founder Matt Guest

'We've been bootstrapped to this point' - How two Kingswingford teachers started a successful eco-friendly cleaning products business

Business Picks|Feb 11

February 10, 2025

Venture capital raised in West Midlands jumps by nearly 80% in latest figures

Business|Feb 10

Lloyds closure plans

West Midlands business confidence rises in January - new figures show

Business|Feb 10

Lexi Anderson

National Apprenticeship Week: JCB apprentice urges others to follow in her footsteps

Business|Feb 10

February 9, 2025

Kane Taylor, Managing Director Bridgewater Home Care with Lieutenant Colonel Mark Davies from the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine
and Christopher Taylor, Managing Director Bridgewater Home Care

Dudley based care provider receives award for support of military community

February 8, 2025

Chris Allen from WCR FM

Chamber of Commerce announces weekly show as part of tie up with community radio station

'It was hard to convince anyone you'd got a future in it' - How a Wolverhampton winery has gone from small vineyard to producing a million bottles a year

February 7, 2025

West Midlands loan provider gives business charity grant boost

Bristnall Hall Academy, Joseph Leckie Academy, Lyndon School, Wood Green Academy and Blue Coat Church of England Academy are set to benefit from a £25,000 training fund gift

Former Black Country solicitor's £25k gift in memory of late wife is set to open door for 2,000 apprentices

February 6, 2025

Travis Perkins in Dudley

National builders merchant swoops for Dudley site in £1.3m deal

February 4, 2025

COPYRIGHT MIKE SHERIDAN The main entrance to Birmingham Airport on Friday, January 24, 2025

Birmingham Airport rolls out plan for 'ANPR' passenger drop-offs

Sutton Coldfield College (Google)

Colleges team up for free leadership course programme

UK manufacturing’s ability to accelerate the development of clean energy systems has been given a welcome boost this week

CESPA launch set to fuel the UK’s clean energy systems capability

The Signs Now HQ and manufacturing centre in Four Ashes, near Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton sign-maker set for growth after multi-national hotel rebranding deal

Donna Watkins (BGWM in Dudley), Andy Page and
Toni Ball (both Kingswinford Tyres).

Black Country tyre firm on course for record breaking year following expansion

February 3, 2025

Customers walk past a closing down sale outside a retail premises (PA)

Walsall sees spike of businesses 'in distress' as over 13,000 firms on the brink in West Midlands, new figures show

Kameese Davis, owner of Nylah’s Naturals

West Midlands businesses celebrate after winning free national TV advertising slots

February 1, 2025

Dan Coppins (eleven10creative), Jen Coleman (Black Country Food Bank), Steve Watson and Alex Smith (both eleven10creative)

Black Country food bank's innovative 'recipe bags' project gets creative boost

January 31, 2025

The former Barclays bank in Wombourne (Google)

Former Barclays bank near Wolverhampton could become restaurant and bar in new proposals

Wolverhampton|Jan 31

Walsall town centre GV
Photo taken by LDR Rachel Alexander September 2024
Permission for use for LDR partners

Walsall and Wolverhampton emerging as 'unlikely gold-buying hotspots', new research shows

131 homes sold at landmark Wolverhampton Canalside South development

Property|Jan 31

January 30, 2025

Merry Hill is offering visitors surprise gifts, including vouchers and valet parking.

New Costa Coffee set for Merry Hill as shopping centre goes 'from strength to strength'

Business|Jan 30

The Black Country Living Museum in Dudley (WMGC)

Midlands filming locations including Dudley backdrop to Peaky Blinders set to star in new tourism campaign

Business|Jan 30

Jaguar Land Rover's Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton (Google)

Jaguar Land Rover reports record revenue figures ahead of all-electric roll out

Business|Jan 30

January 29, 2025

People walk past a Lloyds Bank branch

Kidderminster bank set for axe as Lloyds announces closure of 136 branches nationwide

Business|Jan 29

People walk past a Lloyds Bank branch

Here's when banks are set to shut in three Shropshire towns as Lloyds announces closure of 136 branches nationwide

Business|Jan 29

Rachel Reeves gives a speech on economic growth

'Talk is cheap' - West Midlands business leaders express mixed feelings after region is given short shrift by Chancellor

Business|Jan 29

The proposed extension to JLR's Wolverhampton engine manufacturing works (South Staffs Council planning portal)

Jaguar Land Rover lodges plans for extension of Wolverhampton factory

Business|Jan 29

Walsall-based Kumar and co

Walsall surveyors warn 'worse to come' after 'surge' in company liquidations over Christmas

Business|Jan 29

January 26, 2025

The West Midlands was named the best region in which to start a new business according to new analysis by broadband firm Trooli

West Midlands is named 'best place to start a business' in new analysis

Business|Jan 26

January 25, 2025

West Midlands Mayor, Richard Parker

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker set to open new 'meet the buyer' event in February

Business|Jan 25

January 24, 2025

Tony Hague of PP Control and Automation

Staffordshire manufacturing specialist confident of hitting sales targets in 2025

Business|Jan 24

Steve Morley and Geraldine Bolton

Manufacturing trade body seeks government backing amid calls for 'bigger voice' for industry

Business|Jan 24

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