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Birmingham City Council Birmingham City Council is to submit plans for a new 180,000 sq ft office building in Aston, in order to relocate 1,800 staff in a property rationalisation scheme. 04-Nov-2008 Birmingham City Council is expected to shed about 700 jobs over the next seven years, due to the introduction of Capita's £84m computer system that will increase the flexibility of the 40,000-strong workforce. 03-Apr-2008 Birmingham City Council is looking into the possibility of setting up a freight consolidation centre, in order to reduce the number of trucks visiting shops. 12-Dec-2007 Birmingham City Council has unveiled proposals to build a £195m cultural centre in Centenary Square by 2013, including a new theatre and library complex. 15-Oct-2007 Birmingham City Council has approved plans from Dandara to build a 50-storey V-Building at the £500m Arena Central development, including 706 luxury apartments, bars and shops. 05-Oct-2007 Birmingham City Council is to seek £10m of lottery funding to transform the city's museum and art gallery in Chamberlain Square. 20-Jun-2007 Birmingham City Council is to award £9m to arts organisations across the city, including £3.6m for the Symphony Hall, £1.6m for the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and £1m for the Birmingham Royal Ballet. 15-Mar-2007 Birmingham City Council is seeking a private sector partner to help consolidate about 6,800 staff from 55 office buildings into about ten by 2015, which will require a new office development of up to 360,000 sq ft. 14-Feb-2007 Birmingham City Council is to consider plans from Argent Group for the £2m refurbishment of the Paradise Forum centre, which will create new retail and exhibition space. 19-Jun-2006 Birmingham City Council is seeking a developer for the £300m Eastside Technology Park scheme, including offices, flats, hotels and restaurants. 07-Jun-2006 Birmingham City Council has awarded a £4m contract to Wates to build four homes for the elderly by autumn 2007. 11-Jan-2006 Birmingham City Council is planning to spend more than £15m improving health care in Aston, including a new health centre and a new outreach health scheme. 14-Dec-2005 Birmingham City Council has awarded a £424m IT outsourcing contract to Capita, which will involve the transfer of up to 450 council staff to a joint venture company. 05-Dec-2005 Birmingham City Council is planning to spend £12m building a new park on an eight-acre site at Eastside on the edge of the city centre. 15-Sep-2005 Birmingham City Council has secured a £1.3m government grant to build a £4m green energy centre at the Eastside development, which will involve a network of underground pipes to carry heat and electricity to buildings. 04-Jul-2005 Birmingham City Council is to set up an office at an undisclosed location in London, in order to help attract inward investment. 17-Jan-2005 Birmingham City Council has approved plans from Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Trust to extend Moseley Hall Hospital with nine new wards. 27-Dec-2004 Birmingham City Council has granted planning permission to Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Trust to unite the city's mental health services and build four new centres, at a cost of £60m. 25-Oct-2004 Birmingham City Council is funding a feasibility study into the development of an underground transport network. 27-Sep-2004 Birmingham City Council is to consider plans from Standard Life for the development of a £60m retail park on the site of Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College, and the college will move to nearby Haden Circus. 04-May-2004 Birmingham City Council has approved plans to build a £13m burns unit at Birmingham Children's Hospital. 29-Mar-2004 Birmingham City Council is to consider plans to build a £80m business centre in Edgbaston by 2007, including a base for Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 17-Mar-2004 Birmingham City Council has secured a £4.2m EU grant to help modernise New Street station. 27-Nov-2003 Birmingham City Council has secured funding for the £8m restoration of historic Handsworth Park, and work will start this autumn. 03-Oct-2003 Birmingham City Council has appointed St Bernard's Property as preferred developer for a £65m mixed-use leisure scheme on the site of the former Museum of Science & Industry in Newhall Street. 07-Aug-2003 Birmingham City Council is considering plans to privatise its IT and administrative services, in a deal worth up to £1bn. 20-May-2003 Birmingham City Council has unveiled proposals for the £900m transformation of the Paradise Circus area, in order to provide modern head office facilities for multinational businesses. 22-Jan-2003 Birmingham City Council is considering plans to create 35 community-based housing organisations to manage and maintain its housing stock. 11-Dec-2002 Birmingham City Council has appointed Wates Construction to manage the £31m transformation of the historic Town Hall building into a multi-use entertainment venue. 27-Nov-2002 Birmingham City Council has approved plans for the development of Europe's largest indoor skateboard park at the former tram shed in Balsall Heath. 17-Jun-2002 Birmingham City Council is to consider plans from Hawkstone Properties for a £30m retail, homes and health club development at Brassington Avenue in Sutton Coldfield town centre. 06-May-2002 Birmingham City Council has unveiled plans for a £220m urban village at the Masshouse Circus junction, including homes, offices, a hotel, cafes and bars, and David McLean Developments has been selected as developer. 29-Apr-2002 Birmingham City Council is to help fund the development of a £12m Elmhurst ballet school on the Calthorpe Estates, including eight dance studios and a 350-seat theatre. 21-Mar-2002 Birmingham City Council has unveiled details of its £50m traffic management strategy, which will ban cars from key parts of the city centre to make way for a new 2.6 mile Metro route between Snow Hill and Edgbaston. 17-Jan-2002 Birmingham City Council is to set up a call centre for up to 170 staff at the Waterlinks House office complex near the Aston Science Park, and the service will be operated by outsourcing specialist Vertex. 11-Jan-2002 Birmingham City Council and Crest Nicholson have unveiled plans for the £300m transformation of the Lee Bank estate, in order to create new homes, offices, leisure facilities, shops and a park. 16-Nov-2001 Birmingham City Council is forming a partnership with South Birmingham College and Persimmon for the £20m expansion of the Digbeth-based DEP International studios into a media village for students of music and the performing arts. 11-Oct-2001 Birmingham City Council is considering plans from the Birmingham Alliance for the £5m restoration of Moor Street Station to its full Edwardian glory. 24-Aug-2001 Birmingham City Council has given the go-ahead to the Richardson Carillion partnership for the development of a £20m Costco warehouse club at the Star Park North site, which will create 160 jobs. 19-Jul-2001 Birmingham City Council has awarded a £5m contract to Lagan Technologies of Belfast to develop a new online system that will provide a link between local residents and the various council departments. 04-May-2001 Birmingham City Council is considering the possibility of a third £200m Metro tram route to link Birmingham's three universities with the city centre. 23-Feb-2001 Birmingham City Council and Travel West Midlands are planning a £17m investment in the city's bus services over the next 10 years, including road improvements and bus controlled traffic lights. 23-Nov-2000 Birmingham City Council is seeking potential developers for a luxury hotel at its Sparkbrook site, as part of a strategy to create a new Asian cultural quarter in the city. 25-Oct-2000 Birmingham City Council is seeking developers and investors to launch a major regeneration of the city centre, which is expected to involve the construction of new shops and offices in the central library area. 13-Oct-2000 Birmingham City Council is seeking partnerships with the private sector to handle house repairs, due to concerns about the performance of its direct labour organisation. 13-Sep-2000 Birmingham City Council is to discuss plans with Carr West for the construction of a monorail system, in order to reduce traffic congestion in the city centre and boost the regeneration of Longbridge. 22-Aug-2000 Birmingham City Council is considering plans to sell its 30 old people's homes to the private sector, in order to save £30m in anticipated renovation costs. 09-Aug-2000 Birmingham City Council has opened the new £1.5m Information & Communications Technology Centre at Birmingham Research Park, and the first four tenants will be Fungus, CAD-UL, Realtime IT and Systems Solutions. 22-Jun-2000 Birmingham City Council is considering plans for a £7m revamp of Handsworth Park, to provide a new boathouse and leisure facilities. 10-Apr-2000 Birmingham City Council is considering plans from Host Hospitality for the development of a £6m leisure academy in Great Barr, to provide leisure, training and conference facilities for local residents and corporate customers. 22-Mar-2000 Birmingham City Council is planning to relocate 800 office staff to the city's Alpha Tower, in order to clear the way for its Baskerville House to be transformed into a luxury hotel operated by Radisson Edwardian Hotels. 19-Jan-2000 Birmingham City Council has awarded a £5m contract to Tilbury Douglas to relocate Birmingham Rag Market Traders to St Martins. 13-Jan-2000 Birmingham City Council has announced a plan by Richardson Cordwell to build a £25m leisure complex in the city centre in March 2000, which will include six up-market restaurants. 29-Dec-1999 Birmingham City Council has unveiled plans to transform the city centre over the next ten years, creating a nine-acre park and a new centre for learning, technology and heritage. 08-Dec-1999 Birmingham City Council has given outline planning permission to Birmingham University for a £10m biomedical facility and European Research Institute, which is expected to lead to the creation of 500 jobs. 28-Jun-1999 Birmingham City Council is in discussions with the Altram consortium to expand the newly-opened Metro transport system, with new routes from Snow Hill to the Edgbaston Shopping Centre and from Wednesbury to Merry Hill. 03-Jun-1999 Birmingham City Council is seeking private investment for a number of potential long-term projects, including a multi-million pound Central Park and a new transport system connecting rail, bus and air terminals at the NEC. 18-May-1999 Birmingham City Council has approved plans for three shopping developments that will create 1,500 jobs, including a £35m shopping centre and Sainsbury's at Castle Vale, a £20m Sainsbury's store at the Maypole, and a £15m development in Small Heath. 06-May-1999 Birmingham City Council is supporting plans from Amec for the construction of a £3m coach station in Great Charles Street. 23-Apr-1999 Birmingham City Council has approved plans from architects Hulme Upright Weedon for a 240-bedroom City Inn hotel in the Brindleyplace district, creating 100 jobs. 23-Apr-1999 Birmingham City Council's social services department is seeking to make alternative arrangements for house-bound people after CommuniCare pulled out of a home care contract due to a dispute over unpaid bills. 12-Apr-1999 Birmingham City Council is planning to sell the Farmers Gate site next to the National Exhibition Centre, and expects the land to be used for a 250-bedroom hotel. 07-Apr-1999 Birmingham City Council is to consider plans for the construction of a speedway track at the Birmingham Wheels Park for motor sports in Bordesley Green. 26-Mar-1999 Birmingham City Council has announced that the Bull Ring market is to be moved into an underground bus station in August, while new facilities are built for the 500 stallholders. 03-Mar-1999 More from the Construction sector Related pages: 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