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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Midlands Business « Express &amp; Star</title><description>Read the latest West Midlands business news and business headlines from UK's biggest regional newspaper online - Express &amp; Star.</description><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/midlands-business/</link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:15:07 +0100</lastBuildDate><ttl>15</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Dudley business gets first Korean order]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/2013/06/19/dudley-business-gets-first-korean-order/</link><description><![CDATA[A Dudley business specialising in heat treatment of aluminium alloys has just secured its first order to South Korea.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/2013/06/19/dudley-business-gets-first-korean-order/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Business]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smaller West Midlands firms may miss out on apprentices]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/2013/06/18/smaller-west-midlands-firms-may-miss-out-on-apprentices/</link><description><![CDATA[Small businesses in the West Midlands are missing out on the benefits of apprenticeships, according to new research, although more firms in the region are taking on trainees.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/2013/06/18/smaller-west-midlands-firms-may-miss-out-on-apprentices/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:53:32 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Business]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank helps Lye engineering firm expand export trade]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/2013/06/18/bank-helps-lye-engineering-firm-expand-export-trade/</link><description><![CDATA[Lye company FlexEJ, which supplies engineered and standard rubber bellows, metal expansion joint and pressure fabrications, turned to NatWest to help increase its international business.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/2013/06/18/bank-helps-lye-engineering-firm-expand-export-trade/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:50:46 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Business]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuberculosis outbreak at 2 Sisters factory in West Bromwich]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/06/18/tuberculosis-outbreak-at-2-sisters-factory-in-west-bromwich/</link><description><![CDATA[Tuberculosis has broken out at a major West Midlands food firm, prompting an investigation, it was revealed today.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/06/18/tuberculosis-outbreak-at-2-sisters-factory-in-west-bromwich/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wolverhampton was ‘easy’ choice for new training centre]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/2013/06/18/wolverhampton-was-easy-choice-for-new-training-centre/</link><description><![CDATA[A new £10 million state-of-the-art training centre in Wednesfield will be officially launched tomorrow.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/2013/06/18/wolverhampton-was-easy-choice-for-new-training-centre/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Business]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Country firms join forces to cut energy bills]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/2013/06/18/black-country-firms-join-forces-to-cut-energy-bills/</link><description><![CDATA[Business owners across the area are signing up to a new initiative to cut their gas and electricity bills through collective bargaining with the suppliers.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/2013/06/18/black-country-firms-join-forces-to-cut-energy-bills/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:59:59 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Business]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Walsall waste plant to bring 50 jobs]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/06/18/new-walsall-waste-plant-to-bring-50-jobs/</link><description><![CDATA[Fifty new jobs will be created with the opening of a new waste and energy plant in Walsall, under plans unveiled today.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/06/18/new-walsall-waste-plant-to-bring-50-jobs/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:59:54 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts weigh up the best in business]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/midlands-business/2013/06/17/experts-weigh-up-the-best-in-business/</link><description><![CDATA[Business experts are set to begin the task of deciding which bids to take through to the next stage of a £1.4 million Express &amp; Star fund to create jobs.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/midlands-business/2013/06/17/experts-weigh-up-the-best-in-business/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:59:40 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final few days to bid for £1.4m E&S Green Shoots business funding  ]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/midlands-business/2013/06/14/final-few-days-to-bid-for-1-4m-es-green-shoots-business-funding/</link><description><![CDATA[A last call is going out for businesses to bid for grants from the Express &amp; Star Green Shoots Fund so they can create jobs.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/midlands-business/2013/06/14/final-few-days-to-bid-for-1-4m-es-green-shoots-business-funding/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:38:29 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Austin Roses facing uncertainty over jobs]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/06/14/david-austin-roses-facing-uncertainty-over-jobs/</link><description><![CDATA[Staff at world famous David Austin Roses are being consulted over redundancies, it has been announced.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/06/14/david-austin-roses-facing-uncertainty-over-jobs/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[40 jobs up for grabs at Cannock car supermarket]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/midlands-business/2013/06/13/40-jobs-up-for-grabs-at-cannock-car-supermarket/</link><description><![CDATA[Forty jobs are on offer at a new used car business in Cannock.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/midlands-business/2013/06/13/40-jobs-up-for-grabs-at-cannock-car-supermarket/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:59:51 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jaguar gears up for more sales of F-Type as 1,000 snapped up]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/midlands-business/2013/06/13/jaguar-gears-up-for-more-sales-of-f-type-as-1000-snapped-up/</link><description><![CDATA[Jaguar today announced big sales of its new F-Type sports cars, with figures showing that almost 1,000 of the model have been driven away from car salesrooms around the world so far.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/midlands-business/2013/06/13/jaguar-gears-up-for-more-sales-of-f-type-as-1000-snapped-up/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:59:47 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Motors]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New jobs will be delivered by Smethwick parcel firm]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/midlands-business/2013/06/13/new-jobs-will-be-delivered-by-smethwick-parcel-firm/</link><description><![CDATA[Smethwick parcel company DPD has invested £500,000 in a new depot which is expected to create 45 new jobs.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/business/midlands-business/2013/06/13/new-jobs-will-be-delivered-by-smethwick-parcel-firm/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:59:46 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Castings sees 3pc decrease in its turnover]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/06/13/castings-sees-3pc-decrease-in-its-turnover/</link><description><![CDATA[Walsall-based foundry group Castings saw turnover and profits slip in its last financial year after achieving record figures in 2011-12.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/06/13/castings-sees-3pc-decrease-in-its-turnover/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:59:45 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[MG unveils new super-mini at Longbridge]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/motors/2013/06/12/mg-unveils-new-super-mini-at-longbridge/</link><description><![CDATA[The long-awaited MG3 super-mini was unveiled for the first time in the UK today at the brand’s legendary home at Longbridge.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/motors/2013/06/12/mg-unveils-new-super-mini-at-longbridge/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:59:52 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[News Video]]></category><category><![CDATA[Motors]]></category><category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks]]></category></item></channel></rss>
