Here are some of the top business stories making the national headlines. Big firms a lot more confident about the future Confidence among finance chiefs at the UK’s biggest companies has seen its sharpest rise since 2020. Find out more via the BBC. Barclays joins ranks of investment banks wielding
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Keele University's contribution to the West Midlands economy is worth around half a billion pounds a year – with nearly three quarters of this (£345m) in the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire area, a new report has revealed.
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Builder Keon Homes has agreed a partnership with a social housing provider for a £5.3 million affordable housing scheme.
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A school holiday club provider is expanding into early years after acquiring a nursery.
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A manager has become a tourist attraction’s longest serving employee after clocking up 30 years’ service.
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Here are some of the top business stories making the national headlines. Pay rises above inflation would be a terrible mistake, says Hunt The chancellor has said it would be a “terrible mistake” to give pay rises above the rate of inflation, even though strikes are hitting the economy. Find
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Profit at Churchill China shot up 61 per cent last year, with revenue also showing a strong increase.
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One of the UK’s leading steel door manufacturers in North Staffordshire is moving to new production facility with a £6 million investment.
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A landed estates business has completed the modernisation of a regenerative farm centre as part of its drive towards Net Zero.
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Sempar Accountancy and Tax has launched a recruitment drive following a period of substantial growth. The firm, which has established a reputation for providing top-quality accounting services, is seeking to bring in new talent to support its expanding client base. Vacant positions at the firm, based at Campbell Road, Stoke,
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