North West property developer, Morgan Sindall has secured the Project of the Year accolade from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) for its work at Birmingham Airport.   The firm, which… #North West

Wikipedia could have been used as early warning signs of stock market movements, according to a new study published today in Scientific Reports.   Researchers led by Dr Suzy Moat, Senior Research Fellow… #The Midlands

Kevin Appleton is divisional chairman of Travis Perkins Builders’ Merchants, a Northampton-based building supplies firm. He tells us what he wishes he'd known when he was starting out in business. I… #The Midlands #employment #entrepreneur

In the latest instalment of our Behind the Business series, we talk to Colin Stevens, founder and leader of award-winning company Better Bathrooms.   What key challenges has your company recently faced? Huge… #National #economy #entrepreneur #internet

Bar and restaurant chain Fat Cat has fallen into administration with several closures and some job losses expected.   Outlets in Chester, Stoke, Leicester and Llandudno have reportedly closed with immediate effect,… #North West #finance #food

Jigsaw24 has been acquired by Manchester and Leeds-based private equity firm, NorthEdge Capital in the company’s second transaction following investment from FPE Global.   The bought business is a wholly owned subsidiary… #North West #acquisitions #investment #technology

Fun & friendly, one-day startup class for people who want to start their own business Join small business expert, author and co-founder of StartUp Britain Emma Jones MBE - and other aspiring… #The Midlands

The market town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire has shown growth across the board and bucked the national trend for declining high streets. The news was delivered to more than 200 members of… #The Midlands #economy #retail

Any temptation to celebrate the EU/INF bailout of Cyprus and that the dream of a ‘United States of Europe’ will have been tempered by the fact that this deal is… #The Midlands #banking #europe

Professor of International Business Geoffrey Wood believes the new BRICS development bank can rival the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank if it can reconcile its competing agendas.   Leaders… #The Midlands #banking #international