Simon Penfold
Business Editor
Business Editor based at the Express & Star's head office in Wolverhampton, looking for stories big & small.
More than 2,000 jobs secured after Toys R Us strikes pension deal
Birmingham's tallest apartment building gets green light from planners
Unions cancel West Coast rail strike after last minute deal with Virgin Trains
Slumping UK demand drags down car production figures - but demand for British built engines is still rising
Plans for growth after Aldridge handrails firm is acquired by construction group Colmore Tang
Plans put forward for new 13-storey office at Paradise site
2 Sisters to make audit and inspection results public in food industry first
Shares slump again at Poundland's scandal-hit owner Steinhoff
Backing for £1.2m pedestrianisation scheme in Birmingham Business District
First Black Country company benefits from new Midlands Engine funding
£2m deal delivers perfect 50th birthday present for PP Control & Automation
Law firm Higgs & Sons represents Visionscape group in acquisitions transactions
Singapore investor takes stake in Busy Bees to back childcare group's Asian expansion
New complaints process to secure fair treatment for small firms in the West Midlands
Poundland 'on a roll' as bosses move to reassure workforce in wake of scandal at parent company
Birmingham City losses more than tripled in financial year
Labour tease us with absurd new plan to move Bank of England to Birmingham - COMMENT
Genting Arena revamps backstage area for artists and production teams
Stafford specialist construction firm marks next chapter of growth with HSBC support
HCA plan to turn brownfield Cannock factory site into new homes
Textiles firm and charity team up to help the homeless
