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The West Midlands has secured over £10m of funding to enable further education colleges and training providers to train local people to land good jobs in new and growing industries in the region.

A new survey conducted by the Social Market Foundation – a cross party think tank – has found that an overwhelming majority (79%) of landlords believe they should be subject to stricter energy efficiency regulations.

One of the UK’s leading autonomous technology specialists is returning to Milton Keynes -nine years after it first deployed its 4-seater driverless pods in the city.

This week has seen a Wall Street business leader announce that AI will now be used to facilitate employee performance reviews, a move that has created an avid debate - will Line Managers be surplus to requirements in the near future?

Andy Mielczarek, Founder and CEO of SmartSave, a Chetwood Financial company, said: "It was good that the Chancellor’s statement included a focus on the savings market.

Birmingham business leaders have welcomed Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement in the wake of pleas by the Chambers of Commerce for a boost to UK investment.

A company that supports more than 700 apprentices every year has been recognised as the ‘best’ in its field.

Caribbean Airlines Limited is pleased to announce that its Chair, Mr. S. Ronnie Mohammed recently participated in the Prime Minister's delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Customer volumes at Birmingham Airport (BHX) last month exceeded 2019 levels for the first time. 

Digital Wolves will be helping people shop smart online to seek out the best Black Friday deals.

Nasir Awan, the boss of international wholesale firm Awan Marketing, has stepped up to become president of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce and vowed to help businesses “create new opportunities locally, nationally and internationally”.

Many cities around the world see clean and efficient public transport as a crucial way to lower their carbon emissions.

Businesses are being given an opportunity to learn from industry experts on the best way to future proof their companies at a special event this week.

Colmore BID, one of the UK’s leading Business Improvement Districts, has become the first BID in the UK to provide users of the Hollie Guard personal safety app with a safer and more secure hospitality experience whilst out and about within the Colmore Business District.

A £11.3m project, designed to scale up the UK’s battery pack manufacturing and supply chain capability, has been hailed a resounding success.

BLS International Services, a global leader in outsourcing services for governments and diplomatic missions, has signed an exclusive global visa outsourcing contract for Slovakia in 18 countries with more than 54 offices.