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15:04, 3 MAR 2022
New inquiry launched into downgrade of HS2
Transport
Cross-party Transport Select Committee will examine issues related to last year's Integrated Rail Plan including decision to cancel Leeds leg of high-speed rail scheme
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Set targets to use more British steel on HS2 rail link, union urges
High Speed 2
The Unite union said it was "alarmed" at the Government's answers to Parliamentary questions on the new rail link
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West Midlands business review of 2021 - part four: NEC losses, Dandara's resi project and HS2 downgraded
West Midlands
The fourth and concluding part of our West Midlands Review of the Year in business has news of NEC's massive losses, a huge residential scheme planned in Digbeth and the change many HS2 supporters feared
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Midlands business leaders recognised in New Year's Honours
New Year's Honours
From promoting Shakespeare to tackling the PPE crisis during lockdowns, here are some of the names in the latest New Year's Honours list from across the West and East Midlands
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2021 East Midlands Review of the Year: July and August
Economy
A look back at the big East Midlands headlines on BusinessLive from last summer
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West Midlands business review of 2021 - part two: Goldman Sachs move, Aston Villa finances and grand reopening for hotel
West Midlands
Our West Midlands Review of the Year moves into the second quarter of 2021 with the news that US banking giant Goldman Sachs was opening a Birmingham office while partygoers said hello to the new-look Grand Hotel
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BusinessLive's Big Quiz of the Year 2021: Have you been following the news?
Economy
How closely have you been paying attention to the news from the business world over the past 12 months? Take our quiz of the year and see if you can score a magic 22 out of 22
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West Midlands business review of 2021 - part one: city regen vision, welcome boost for Cadbury and new chamber chief
West Midlands
Our West Midlands Review of the Year kicks off with the launch of a 2040 masterplan for regeneration in Birmingham, a sweet boost for Cadbury in Bournville and the youngest-ever chief executive being appointed at Birmingham chamber
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The year in North East business: all the big job announcements of 2021
Employment
More than 10,000 new jobs have been announced in the region during the last 12 months
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A year in HS2 - images show work on high-speed line from London to Birmingham
High Speed 2
Rail bosses say pictures show good progress on scheme despite mixed year
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Grant Shapps says electrifying Midland Mainline between Kettering and Market Harborough starts this week
Transport
Full electrification back on after it was downgraded a few years ago by previous Tory Transport Secretary Chris Grayling
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Work starts on new home for Old Salts after HS2 forces ground move
West Midlands
Rugby club can look forward to new chapter in club's history after land deal completed with high-speed rail line
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Molson Group founding director steps down after record year
People
Jonathan Wilson co-founded the Bristol-based machinery supplier more than 25 years ago
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Landmark £2bn HS2 train contracts awarded to Hitachi and Alstom joint venture
High Speed 2
The rolling stock deal is set to support 2,500 jobs across the UK
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Northern leaders tell Government of 'disappointment and dismay' over rail plans
Transport
Transport for the North has called for an urgent meeting with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to discuss the region's rail network
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Protector Group invests in green security solutions following £1.25m boost
Network Rail
The firm has launched new solar-powered camera towers and opened a new engineering hub
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JD Sports, musicMagpie and AJ Bell: The latest 39 North West appointments and promotions you should not miss
North West
Companies all across the region have been announcing new hires and promotions
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Sheikh Maktoum, new jobs and global expansion: How fintech firm Total Processing is taking on the world
North West
Total Processing was established by Jean-Michel Soopramanien, Alex Leigh and Matt Hamer
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Business groups line up to criticise rail plan that does little for North East
Boris Johnson
Maps in the Integrated Rail Review show that rail improvements barely reach the North East and feature arrows pointing vaguely north and labelled "Newcastle"
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CMA to move more than 200 jobs to Manchester with new digital hub
North West
About 50 staff are set to be based in the city to start with
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Vehicle data company Wejo completes Nasdaq float and secures $225m boost
North West
Founder and CEO Richard Barlow will continue to lead the company
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Freight train capacity to Port of Liverpool doubles after £8.3m project completes
North West
The news comes after the Government announced the Integrated Rail Plan
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Wardell Armstrong gives Mark Thurston HS2 update as eastern leg downgraded in Integrated Rail Plan
High Speed 2
The HS2 chief executive visited the company's Stoke-on-Trent head office to hear about its involvement in the scheme
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‘Betrayal’, ‘woefully inadequate’ and ‘levelling down’… reaction to plans to downgrade HS2 in the east
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‘A slap in the face to a region that already receives the lowest level of public expenditure on transport and economic affairs’
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