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A leading law firm has announced it has promoted four members of its team as part of its ongoing commitment to developing the legal services it provides to its growing client base.

The stars of the West Midlands tourism industry have been crowned at the 2024 West Midlands Tourism Awards, celebrating 14 winners from the region’s visitor attractions and venues. 

Sapiens International Corporation, (NASDAQ: SPNS) (TASE: SPNS), a leading global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, have announced that Sapiens IDITSuite for Property & Casualty module, ClaimsMaster, received the highest ranking of Luminary in Celent's 2024 Claims Systems Vendors report in EMEA and APAC, for excellence in advanced technology and breadth of functionality. 

Hilton announced an agreement with Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (“AJ Capital”) to acquire the fan-favourite Graduate Hotels brand, adding a significant growth opportunity for the global market.

Cameron Uppal, policy and public affairs advisor at Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, said: “Local businesses across Greater Birmingham will have woken up to welcome news, as the rate of inflation fell by more than many city analysts expected it to.

With an increased focus on the maritime industry, Blue World Technologies, a leading developer and manufacturer of high-temperature PEM fuel cells, is strengthening its Board of Directors with the nomination of maritime heavyweight Sameer Kalra.

A major report released today by a powerful group representing private sector firms in the West Midlands say businesses “need to see a sense of urgency and ambition” in order to seize growth opportunities.

easyJet has just inaugurated its newest UK base, at Birmingham Airport, the airline’s ninth UK base and first new base in the UK in more than a decade, creating 140 direct jobs for pilots and crew in the UK and supporting around 1200 jobs in total.*

As part of its major investment project at its Burton on Trent tile plant Russell Roof Tiles is installing state-of-the-art equipment to support the firm’s Net Zero ambitions.

All importers of the affected products could benefit from the suspension of tariffs on the likes of flowers, leather, fruit juices, and car parts, among others – as the Business Secretary sets out plans to back British manufacturing to help grow the economy.

Amadeus has announced the acquisition of Voxel, a leading provider of electronic invoicing and B2B payment solutions for travel agencies, hotels and other players in the sector.

Leading generative AI firm, Hazy, and Open Banking data ownership platform, Unbanx, have announced the launch of the first ethical data cooperative comprising synthetically generated financial transaction data.

UK-based international job aggregation platform, The BIG Jobsite, has partnered with leading global MarTech and customer experience company, Netcore Cloud, to maximize the power of email with AI-powered interactive experiences.

Sir Lenny Henry co-hosted his last Comic Relief Red Nose Day star-studded extravaganza - 39 years after co-founding the charity.

XPO (NYSE: XPO), a leading provider of freight transportation in North America, have announced that senior service centre manager Tena Fisher and vice president of human resources Nicole Neumann have been named 2024 Top Women to Watch in Transportation by the Women In Trucking Association.

City of Wolverhampton’s emerging Commercial District will receive a boost with newly refurbished office and flexible workspace set to open at the council’s i11 building next month.