After many twists and turns, how can Cardiff Airport finally take off?Business editor Sion Barry asks what now for the strained relationship between the Spanish owners of Cardiff Airport, Abertis, and the Welsh Government following the departure this week of the airport’s managing director Patrick Duffy
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Heavy rain hits UK retail footfall shows new data from SpringboardHeavy downpours during April hit footfall on Britain’s high streets as town centres witnessed the worst decline in shopper numbers since November 2009, a report revealed today.
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Contract electronics manufacturer Axiom on track for record revenesNEWBRIDGE-BASED contract electronics manufacturer Axiom is forecasting a record turnover this year, while creating 20 new jobs.
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Cardiff & Co chairman Adrian Clark backs delivery body for city-regionCHAIRMAN of Cardiff & Co Adrian Clark has backed a delivery body to oversee any city-regional approach in South Wales.
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Tokyo embassy reception marks 30 years of Japan-Wales business clubA CLUB which has championed business ties between Wales and Japan has celebrated its 30th anniversary
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European Commission president said Europe will do all that it takes to keep Greece in the eurozoneEurope will do all it takes to keep Greece in the single currency, European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso has said.
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Business Minister confirms two new enterprise zones in Pembrokeshire and SnowdoniaBUSINESS Minister Edwina Hart today announced the creation of two new enterprise zones.
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Listen to this week’s Business in Wales podcast - May 17Rhodri Evans and Sion Barry with this week's business update, the Big Interview with Ian Cowie chief executive of commercial and business banking with RBS and the latest from Mr Network
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Vauxhall jobs boost for Ellesmere Port 'could be rebirth for Welsh car industry'Motoring experts say a £125m investment in a car plant near the Welsh border could herald the rebirth of the car industry in Wales.
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Facebook set for monster flotation on stock marketFacebook is heading for one of the biggest ever US stock flotations when it sells hundreds of millions of shares to the public.
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Governor's storm warning as Bank slashes growth forecastBank of England governor Sir Mervyn King warned today of the "risk of a storm heading our way from the Continent" as he flagged the eurozone as the greatest threat to the UK’s recovery.
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Vauxhall announcement boosts UK car industryThe UK automotive industry received a major boost today with news of a £125 million investment in Vauxhall’s car plant, creating thousands of new jobs.
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Swansea-based Dr Organic acquires Optima Consumer Health in a £3m dealENTREPRENEURS Fred Whitcombe and Steve Quinn have acquired Optima Consumer Health – the business they originally founded before selling in 2005 in a £23m cash and equity deal.
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Caerphilly-based workplace services provider PHS Group appoints a new chief executiveWORKPLACE services provider PHS Group, which has its headquarters in Caerphilly, has appointed a new chief executive.
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Unemployment fell by 45,000 between January and March to 2.63 million, official figures showed today.Unemployment fell by 45,000 between January and March to 2.63 million, official figures showed today.
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Chief executive of the Principality Building Society Peter Griffiths to stand downHIEF executive of Principality Building Society, Peter Griffiths, is to stand down after 10 years at the helm of the mutual, it has been confirmed today.
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Veraco is acquired by Save Britain MoneySWANSEA-BASED group Save Britain Money (SBM has further expanded following its acquisition of Cardiff firm Veraco.
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Dairy and sports nutrition firm launch new fitness shakeA Pembrokeshire dairy company and a leading Welsh sports nutrition firm have joined forces to launch a new sports drink.
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Former Peacocks chief executive Richard Kirk appointed new boss of PoundstretcherFORMER chief executive of Cardiff-based fashion retailer Peacock Group, Richard Kirk, has been appointed the new chief executive of Poundstretcher.
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Rainfall proves drop of the hard stuff for pubsTHE owner of some of Britain’s best known pubs has revealed a sharp slowdown in sales as persistent rainfall dampened punters’ desire to head out.
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