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  Plymouth

  £3m of Conference Business Coming to Plymouth

  Business & Commerce : Conferences : Conference Facilities & Services

  2010 is set to be a busy year for conferencing in Plymouth with a number of large conferences recently secured for the city.

• Torquay

  Torquay Innovation Centre nears completion

  Business & Commerce

  The completion of the highly anticipated Innovation Centre on Lymington Road, Torquay will be marked this week (Thursday 14 August) with the handover of the keys to Torbay Council and an official tour of the state-of-the-art building.

• St Austell

  St Austell leads way on low-carbon development

  Business & Commerce : Weather & Environment

  Contractors working on St Austell's £75 million town centre regeneration scheme have introduced a number of innovative ways to reduce carbon output during construction, which have been welcomed by the South West RDA.

• Paignton

  Zoo's green challenge to businesses

  Business & Commerce : Weather & Environment

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is challenging South West businesses to prove their green credentials at the first Green Solutions Festival, to be held in the Zoo at the end of October.
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  Exeter

  LOCAL BUSINESSMEN BACK CHIEFS PLAYERS

  Rugby : Business & Commerce

  Local businessmen have been instrumental in supporting Exeter Chiefs players by helping fund the club's specialist performance analysis system.
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  Devon

  TEIGNBRIDGE FLIES THE FLAG FOR LOCAL BUSINESS

  Business & Commerce : People & Society

  Visitors to Teignbridge Council's Forde House headquarters may have noticed that some new colours have been flying from Teignbridge's flag pole recently ...

• Westcountry

  Region hailed as driving force of innovation

  Business & Commerce : Science & Nature : Innovation

  Science City Bristol will this week (Tuesday July 29) welcome Ian Pearson, Minister for Science and Innovation so that he can experience first hand the innovative technologies being developed in the region.

• Cornwall

  Eden Project leaps into UK's top 50 strongest brands

  Business & Commerce

  The Eden Project has been named the fiftieth strongest brand by a YouGov poll for Superbrands UK, a jump of 180 places for the Cornish attraction on last year's list.

• Cornwall

  SMART Women conference

  Business & Commerce

  The second SMART Women conference took place on Monday (June 23rd) celebrating the achievements of more than 200 women who have taken part in the project over two years.

• United Kingdom

  Making work a greener place

  Business & Commerce : Weather & Environment : Careers & Jobs

  A day at work will soon look a lot greener for many employees across the South West thanks to a new project designed to make the work place much more environmentally friendly.

• United Kingdom

  Government needs to add more weight to new Single Equality Bill by promoting the business case for diversity

  Business & Commerce : People & Society : Careers & Jobs

  Responding to the Single Equality Bill published today, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) welcomes the proposals but forewarns the Government that as well as updating discrimination law, ...

• United Kingdom

  Credit Crunch Reaches Regions

  Business & Commerce : Careers & Jobs : Money & Finance

  It is not just London jobs that are vulnerable to current economics problems according to an analysis just published by Oxford Economics1.

• United Kingdom

  Solution to Barriers to China market via internet Chinese Keywords

  Business & Commerce : Languages : Internet

  To do business in China, or with China, even forward business website to China, there are several barriers.
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  Devon

  ENGLISH RIVIERA TOURIST BOARD NETS TOP WEBSITE AWARD

  Business & Commerce : Internet Marketing : Tourism : Marketing

  The English Riviera Tourist Board is thrilled to have scooped a highly coveted award for their state-of-the-art website at www.englishriviera.co.uk.

• United Kingdom

  Little prospect of a wage-price spiral, but ministers right to urge pay restraint

  Business & Commerce : Careers & Jobs : Money & Finance

  Letters exchanged this morning between the Governor of the Bank of England and the Chancellor of the Exchequer highlight the importance of ensuring that pay settlements do not accelerate in response to an increase in the cost of living.

• Westcountry

  Business needs radical transformation to embrace climate change opportunities

  Business & Commerce : Climate Change : Environment

  Companies will need to radically change the way they do business in the face of climate change and other pressures.

• United Kingdom

  CIPD unveils finalists shortlisted for the 2008 People Management Award

  Business & Commerce

  The sixteen finalists of the 2008 People Management Award have been announced today following a rigorous selection process.

• United Kingdom

  Liar, liar - now you're fired!

  Business & Commerce : CV (curriculum vitae) : Recruitment : Careers & Jobs

  Job applicants are being warned today that lying on their CVs is a big gamble, and at the end of it, some will find they will get fired.

• Westcountry

  Huge interest in funding for local communities

  Business & Commerce : People & Society

  Nineteen community partnerships - all seeking funds to bring about lasting improvements to the life and economy of their towns and villages - have submitted bids to the South West Local Action fund for rural communities.

• Devon

  Devon pharmaceutical firm expands with new business

  Business & Commerce

  The expansion of a successful Devon-based pharmaceutical firm has been welcomed as further evidence of the growth of the biotechnology sector in the South West.

• Cornwall

  Trevol Business Park helps boost South West marine sector

  Business & Commerce

  A leading marine supplies company in the South West is looking to expand its business and create more jobs with a move to Trevol Business Park near Torpoint, South East Cornwall.
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  Devon

  Devon business pledges support for Devon charity

  Business & Commerce : Motor & Autos : Charity

  Local car dealership, Vospers Mazda of Honiton Road, Exeter, has chosen to support the Devon Air Ambulance Trust.

• Cornwall

  Unlocking Cornish Potential business award support

  Business & Commerce

  The Unlocking Cornish Potential project is celebrating great success at the 2008 Cornwall Business Awards.
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  Ivybridge

  The Local Food Company gains Big Tick Business Award for excellence

  Business & Commerce : Food & Drink

  Once again The Local Food Company has demonstrated excellence in business picking up a prestigious, nationwide Big Tick Award for Impact on Rural Communities.
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  United Kingdom

  UK businesses lose £4 billion a year due to 'office break' ban

  Business & Commerce : Careers & Jobs : Internet

  A new report published today reveals that the current trend towards banning personal internet use in the workplace could be costing British businesses up to £4 billion every year

• United Kingdom

  Leadership report show’s UK organisations “could do better”

  Business & Commerce : Careers & Jobs

  Efforts by UK businesses to improve leadership in their organisations are failing to deliver the outcomes necessary to grow and compete successfully according to the Global Leadership Forecast,

• United Kingdom

  MOVING HOME IS COSTING UK BUSINESS £1.5 BILLION EVERY YEAR

  Business & Commerce : Moving : Property & Real Estate

  According to Momeme.com, the UK's number one home moving website, employees moving home, either renting or buying, are costing UK businesses £1.5 billion every year

• United Kingdom

  Independent UK Survey Reveals Top Three Reasons Why Web Projects Fail

  Business & Commerce : Internet

  ... web developments continue to run over budget, overtime or short change their stakeholders ...

• United Kingdom

  New £200millon Data Centre Opens In Wales

  Business & Commerce : Technology

  70,000sq metre facility featuring dedicated electricity substation, state of the art security and advanced green initiatives is created by Next Generation Data
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  United Kingdom

  Rackspace Hosting Completes Construction Phase of European 'Green' Data Centre Project

  Business & Commerce : Technology : Environment

  Waste and wood chips power the web through new Rackspace Data Centre