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Deal boosts future of Castle Bromwich Jaguar plant

The former Spitfire factory builds all of Jaguar's saloons and sports cars.

15 October 2010 · Source: Wikipedia

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Kraft agrees £11.5bn deal to buy Cadbury

The Bournville chocolate maker's board recommends the American offer after a four-month fight.

19 January 2010 · Source: Wikipedia

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Ladywood is first place in the UK where unemployment claims pass 10 per cent

The inner-city seat is the hardest hit in the country as the recession deepens.

28 January 2009 · Source: Wikipedia

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MG cars roll off the Longbridge line again

Production of the MG TF restarts three years after the collapse of MG Rover.

15 August 2008 · Source: Wikipedia

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Car production returns to Longbridge two years after MG Rover collapse

New owners Nanjing Automobile have restarted production of the MG TF sports car.

30 May 2007 · Source: Wikipedia

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Last bottle of HP Sauce made at Aston as factory closes

Production has moved to the Netherlands, ending more than a century of the sauce being made in Birmingham.

17 March 2007 · Source: Wikipedia

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Fort Dunlop reopens after its transformation

The old tyre factory beside the M6 is now offices, shops and a hotel.

2 December 2006 · Source: Wikipedia

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Heinz to move HP Sauce from Aston to the Netherlands

Around 125 jobs are at risk, and a local MP has brandished a bottle in the Commons in protest.

15 May 2006 · Source: Wikipedia

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Radisson hotel opens in the new Holloway Circus tower

The 39-storey tower is the tallest building in the city after the BT Tower.

16 January 2006 · Source: Wikipedia

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Longbridge machinery shipped to China

Nanjing Automobile starts moving equipment it bought after MG Rover's collapse.

16 September 2005 · Source: Wikipedia