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Optare of Blackburn is to raise £8.6m in a share placing to fund the development of low-carbon buses. 07-Sep-2009 Optare is considering plans to shed up to 160 of the 320 jobs at its bus manufacturing plant in Blackburn. 27-Apr-2009 Optare is to relocate its Blackburn-based bus factory to the 280,000 sq ft former Corus plant at Walker Business Park early next year, securing the future of about 300 jobs. 28-Oct-2008 Optare is to close its bus manufacturing plant in Rotherham, in order to transfer production to sites in Leeds and Blackburn. 08-Sep-2008 Optare, the Leeds-based bus and coachbuilding company with 550 staff, has been acquired by Darwen Holdings of Blackburn for £16m. 23-Jun-2008 Optare, the Leeds-based bus and coach manufacturer with 550 staff, has been acquired by Jamesstan Investments for undisclosed terms. 14-Mar-2008 Optare is planning to create up to 80 jobs later this year at a new £2m production plant in Rotherham for the Alero small bus. 28-Jan-2002 Optare has won a contract to supply 75 airport buses to American Eagle Airlines, which is likely to create a number of new jobs at its Leeds plant. 24-Aug-2000 Optare, the bus builder, is being acquired by North American Bus Industries in a £21m deal. 21-Jan-2000 Optare, the UK bus builder, is setting up a joint venture with Ceylinco of Sri Lanka and Itochu of Japan to build up to 500 vehicles per year in Sri Lanka. 03-Dec-1996
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