Manufacturing group Hill & Smith, whose headquarters are in Solihull, has bought Oldbury-based Signature Ltd for £12.5million.

West Bromwich Albion football club has been bought by Chinese company, Yunyi Guokai (Shanghai) Sports Development, which is controlled by Guochuan Lai. The new owner Mr Lai has said that the club is “a great investment”.

The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme provides high-quality, practical education specifically tailored to the needs of UK small business leaders.

As part of HS2’s Market Engagement Programme, the ‘HS2 Supply Chain Roadshow 2016’ was held to provide small, medium and large businesses with an opportunity to find out more about the types of work packages available

Blakemore Retail has acquired seven more grocery shops from chain My Local, which recently went into administration.

Frozen food giant Iceland will be launching a new experimental retail unit in Tipton within the next few weeks.

IMG_1191New transport secretary, Chris Grayling, has confirmed that he does not intend to scrap plans for the HS2 high speed rail project. The initial plan is for a new high speed railway line from London to Birmingham, with later extensions to Manchester and Leeds.

The Black Country Chamber of Commerce has announced that it has appointed current Leicester & Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) director, Corin Crane, as its new Chief Executive.

Black Country business was one of the topics discussed by the outgoing Prime Minister in his final Prime Minister’s Questions on 13 July.