Business Weekly

Jobs and order books are expanding in the East of England and the region is growing faster than the UK average.

Autonomy is being hotly tipped to rip back past the £2 billion market cap milestone on the wings of a stream of megabucks deals.

Xaar plc, the inkjet printing technology group headquartered in Cambridge, is set to roll out new generation products that promise significant growth over the next few years.

Thousands of jobs and a multi-million pound boost for the economy have been triggered by two major port schemes impacting on the East of England.

Europe's largest distributor of building materials has made a £43 million recommended cash offer for Luton building merchant Gibbs and Dandy through its UK division, SaintGobain Building Distribution (SGBD).

As disillusioned digital radio stations fall out of love with DAB and debate rages on as to why sufficient returns are not being achieved and what the long-term future holds for the digital standard, The Technology Partnership (TTP) in Cambridge is busying itself with the business of revolutionising the sector.

Plastic Logic, the Cambridge company developing a revolutionary new technology for printing electronic devices, is gearing up for product launch and a share of a multi-billion dollar windfall. And it is following a world-class commercialisation model.

Michael Mainds, a senior software engineer at Curtiss-Wright's radar, video and graphics group in Letchworth has won an Award of Excellence - and a significant cash prize - in the company's annual Wright Idea Awards, which encourage staff across sites in Europe and North America to come forward with innovative ideas to improve the business.

Businesses in the East of England are being offered the opportunity to get advice from experienced businesspeople as part of a series of free forums for manufacturing and engineering companies.

Dean of the OU Business School and Professor of Innovation Dynamics James Fleck formally opened the new £8.8m Milton Keynes Business Centre at Linford Wood today (15 May).

Cambridge based Isogenica has acquired the principal assets of Finnish biotech company, Karyon CTT Ltd as well as securing a £2 million cash investment.

Luton based budget airline easyJet seems to have detected a silver lining in the clouds swirling around the aviation industry – and the market clearly shares its optimism.

Small manufacturing companies can get free help to improve their business from experts at the University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing (IfM). Up to 100-man days of impartial guidance is on offer between now and the end of September. The service is free to users thanks to government funding designed to improve the success rate of start-ups and small businesses.