Nestle has started recruiting 400 staff at its coffee production plant in Tutbury, Derbyshire, following a £110m expansion project. 20-Feb-2013
Stride has closed its Leicester-based work training business with the loss of 33 jobs. 20-Feb-2013
ADS Laser Cutting has secured funding of £1m to expand its Leicestershire-based engineering business, including an increase to the 27-strong workforce. 19-Feb-2013
Santander is considering plans to shed the jobs of up to 30 investment advisers in Leicestershire. 18-Feb-2013
Baris Group has gone into administration through FRP Advisory, with the loss of more than 100 jobs at its Nottinghamshire-based curtain walling contracting business. 18-Feb-2013
Hydra-Valve is planning to double the 100-strong workforce at its Derbyshire-based pipe engineering business this year. 12-Feb-2013
Severn Trent Water is to set up a 70,000 sq ft call centre at Pride Park in Derby, with the relocation of 400 staff from Raynesway. 11-Feb-2013
Moy Park is to invest £20m in the expansion of its convenience foods plant in Grantham, with the creation of 150 jobs. 11-Feb-2013
Wilmington Group has acquired NHiS, the Nottingham-based data analysis and business intelligence firm, for an initial £5.6m. 11-Feb-2013
Ecotricity has won government approval for a new wind farm with 22 turbines at Heckington Fen in Lincolnshire. 11-Feb-2013
Boyes is to create 25 jobs at a new 5,500 sq ft department store due to open in Bingham, Notts, in June. 07-Feb-2013
Complaint Handling Services is creating 40 jobs at its PPI claims call centre near Lincoln. 07-Feb-2013
Menlo Worldwide Logistics is setting up a 167,000 sq ft warehouse at Temple Normanton in Derbyshire. 04-Feb-2013
Nottingham Building Society has acquired Harrison Murray, in order to create a combined estate agency group with 32 branches across the East Midlands. 04-Feb-2013
Baggaley Construction, the Mansfield-based building firm, has gone into administration through KPMG with the loss of 83 of the 104 jobs. 04-Feb-2013
Mattioli Woods is to create 100 new jobs at its Leicester-based pensions and wealth management business over the next 18 months. 31-Jan-2013
Steve Walker Associates is creating 30 sales and administration apprenticeships at its Leicester-based management consultancy and training business. 31-Jan-2013
ProLogis is planning a £150m warehouse development at Appleby Lodge in Wellingborough, which could create 2,500 jobs. 31-Jan-2013
Oxylane has agreed to recruit 50 Mandarin speaking students a year from Loughborough University, in order to expand its Decathlon sports retail business into China. 30-Jan-2013
Premiere Travel, the Nottingham-based operator of bus services with 200 staff, is to go into administration through RSM Tenon. 28-Jan-2013
Autosplice is to close its car components factory in Heanor in September, with the loss of 85 jobs, in order to transfer production to Germany. 28-Jan-2013
CMT Testing, the Derby-based construction testing firm, has been acquired by Kiwa of the Netherlands. 28-Jan-2013
New Linx Housing Trust is to shed about 50 of the 220 jobs in Louth and Skegness, in order to transfer finance and HR work to parent company Waterloo Homes in Birmingham. 28-Jan-2013
Sibelco UK has acquired Viaton Industries, the Derbyshire-based supplier of barite minerals for chemical use with 40 staff, for undisclosed terms. 24-Jan-2013
Midlands Co-operative is to close nine Fashion & Home department stores across the Midlands, but hopes to redeploy some of the 388 staff. 22-Jan-2013
Solway Foods is to create more than 100 new jobs at its sandwich factory in Worksop. 21-Jan-2013
Stobart Group is to discontinue its chilled logistics operation, which is expected to affect depots in Newark and Heywood. 21-Jan-2013
Deloitte has been appointed administrator at Raresupply, the East Midlands-based chain of Sony Centre electronics stores with 22 staff. 17-Jan-2013
TenCate has acquired Amber Composites, the Nottingham-based supplier of thermoset composites, for undisclosed terms. 17-Jan-2013
Prolog is said to be considering plans to shed up to 80 jobs at its outsourced services and storage facilities near Nottingham. 17-Jan-2013
Resort Solutions, the Market Harborough-based holiday property firm with 20 staff, has been acquired by Club la Costa Group for undisclosed terms. 15-Jan-2013
Lands End is to expand its mail order clothing business in Oakham this year, with the creation of 20 merchandising and planning jobs. 14-Jan-2013
Doff Portland, the Hucknall-based manufacturer of garden care products with 60 staff, has been acquired by B7 Ventures. 14-Jan-2013
Moy Park is to shed 17 of the 674 jobs at its food processing plant in Grantham. 14-Jan-2013
Ever So Sensible Bars, the Nottingham-based chain of four pubs and bars, has gone into administration through KPMG. 14-Jan-2013
Waitrose is to stop using the Kuehne & Nagel distribution centre at Bardon in Leicestershire in September, with the loss of up to 420 jobs. 14-Jan-2013
Schlegel Automotive is to close its car parts factory near Coalville with the loss of 80 jobs, as administrators have failed to find a buyer. 10-Jan-2013
PepsiCo is to shed up to 87 of the 251 jobs at the Walkers crisps factory in Lincoln. 10-Jan-2013
LG Davis (Stationers) has acquired Fortoak, the Loughborough-based supplier of paper rolls with annual turnover of £1.3m. 09-Jan-2013
Derby City Council is to consider plans from Quad Arts to transform the former Derwent Lynton site into a 20,000 sq ft arts centre. 09-Jan-2013
Pearson is to close its Pearson in Practice industry training business, with the loss of about 500 jobs in Nottingham, Chester and Banbury. 08-Jan-2013
APAC Packaging is seeking permission from Charnwood Borough Council to build a £3m 52,000 sq ft florist accessories warehouse near Mountsorrel, with the creation of 50 jobs. 07-Jan-2013
Total LOR is to create 24 new jobs at Lindsey Oil Refinery, as part of the reorganisation of its refining, storage and logistics operations across the country. 03-Jan-2013
Fosse Liquitrol, the Leicestershire-based supplier of spill control systems with 23 staff, has merged with Northamptonshire-based Forth Systems for undisclosed terms. 03-Jan-2013
Paul Fabrications, the Castle Donington-based engineering firm, has been acquired by US-based AGC Aerospace & Defense for undisclosed terms. 31-Dec-2012
Nottingham Building Society is to merge with Shepshed Building Society, the Leicestershire-based chain of three branches with 24 staff. 17-Dec-2012
Hankook Tyre UK is expanding its Daventry-based tyre distribution business with a new 150,000 sq ft warehouse on the Heartlands industrial estate. 13-Dec-2012
EDF Energy is to sell the 819MW Sutton Bridge power station in Lincolnshire to a consortium of investors led by Macquarie. 13-Dec-2012
ECO Plastics has raised £6m from investors to fund the further expansion of its plastic bottle recycling plant near Lincoln. 11-Dec-2012
Aurum, the Leicester-based owner of the Goldsmiths and Mappin & Webb jewellery chains, is to be acquired by US private equity firm Apollo for £175m. 10-Dec-2012
Retail Directions of Australia is creating 12 jobs at a new retail management software office in Castle Donington. 10-Dec-2012
Eurocom has closed its games software development office in Derby, with the loss of the remaining 42 jobs. 10-Dec-2012
BL Scaffolding is to go into voluntary liquidation with the loss of 35 jobs in Leicester. 10-Dec-2012
Christeyns has bought Alex Reid, the Leicester-based supplier of laundry equipment, from Johnson Service Group for £2.1m. 06-Dec-2012
Harworth Estates is planning to set up three new solar energy farms near Mansfield, Nottingham and Worksop, in partnership with Re-Fin Solar and Juwi. 06-Dec-2012
Bretby Gammatech, the Derbyshire-based manufacturer of products to measure coal quality, has been acquired by President Engineering Group. 06-Dec-2012
Access Group has acquired ThankQ, the Leicestershire-based supplier of customer relationship management software, for undisclosed terms. 04-Dec-2012
Hayles & Partners has merged with McGregors Corporate to create a combined accountancy group called MGC Hayles with 50 staff in Leicester, Nottingham and Birmingham. 04-Dec-2012
Thales UK is to close its defence equipment factory in Leicester in 2013, with the loss of up to 230 jobs. 03-Dec-2012
Schlegel Automotive is to shed a further 33 jobs at its car sealing systems factory in Leicestershire, while administrator Springfields seeks a buyer. 28-Nov-2012
East Midlands Airport is to invest £12m in improvements to its terminal building over the next year. 27-Nov-2012
Avingtrans has acquired Aerotech Tubes, the Derby-based manufacturer of pipe assemblies with ten staff, for £2m. 27-Nov-2012
Hancocks Group, the Loughborough-based chain of 18 confectionery wholesale depots, has undergone a management buy-out backed by H2 Equity Partners, and plans to open five new sites by 2016. 26-Nov-2012
Eurocom is shedding 155 of the 200 jobs at its computer games studio in Derby, in order to restructure the business. 26-Nov-2012
Hallam Contracts has gone into administration through Begbies Traynor, with the loss of 105 jobs at its Leicester-based construction business. 22-Nov-2012
Southglade Food Park has secured about £6m of council and European funding to double the size of its food business park in Nottingham, with the creation of about 90 jobs. 22-Nov-2012
HEROtsc is to create a further 175 jobs at its call centre in Derby by the end of the year. 21-Nov-2012
Samworth Brothers is planning to set up a new food factory on a 12-acre site at Beaumont Leys in Leicester, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs. 20-Nov-2012
Waitrose has won permission from East Northamptonshire Council for a new supermarket in Oundle, with the creation of 120 jobs. 12-Nov-2012
KP Snacks is to create 17 new jobs at its savoury snacks factory in Ashby. 12-Nov-2012
F&R Timber Products has gone into administration through KPMG with the loss of 50 jobs at its Derbyshire-based furniture business. 12-Nov-2012
FCC Environment is to recruit 25 staff for a new £110m energy-from-waste plant due to open at North Hykeham in Lincolnshire next July. 08-Nov-2012
Cummins Generator Technologies is to shed 95 of the 800 jobs at its factory in Stamford by the end of the year. 08-Nov-2012
Alltech UK is to shed 43 of the 90 jobs at its animal feed manufacturing operations in Stamford and Bourne, in order to transfer production to Belgium. 08-Nov-2012
SF Group, the financial recruitment company with 90 staff in Nottingham, Birmingham and Manchester, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Hamilton Bradshaw Private Equity. 07-Nov-2012
DPD is to invest more than £100m in a new parcel sorting hub in the East Midlands and ten new depots, with the creation of up to 1,500 jobs. 06-Nov-2012
Morrisons is opening a new clothing headquarters in Coalville, Leicestershire, with a staff of 50 buyers, designers and merchandisers. 05-Nov-2012
GB Group has acquired TMG, the Nottingham-based CRB checking system, for up to £3m. 05-Nov-2012
Ardagh Group is expected to create up to 90 jobs at its aerosol packaging plant in Sutton-in-Ashfield by next summer. 01-Nov-2012
Nottinghamshire County Council is planning to build a £13m Discover Robin Hood visitor centre in Sherwood Forest by 2015, with the creation of 100 jobs. 31-Oct-2012
R Plevin & Sons is planning to build a £18m wood-fuelled biomass energy plant at its Elkesley wood recycling site in Nottinghamshire, with the creation of 16 jobs. 29-Oct-2012
Bowen Travel Group, the Loughborough-based coach holidays firm with 38 travel agencies, has gone into administration through Deloitte with the loss of 393 jobs. 29-Oct-2012
Europalite has gone into administration through PKF Accountants with the loss of 12 jobs at its Sutton-based safety equipment business. 29-Oct-2012
Beamlight Automotive Seating has gone into administration through FRP Advisory, casting doubt on the future of 260 jobs in Nottingham. 29-Oct-2012
International Cruise & Excursions is to close its travel call centre in Kettering, in order to transfer up to 25 jobs to London. 29-Oct-2012
CPBigwood is expanding its property agency into the East Midlands with the acquisition of Loughborough-based Lloyd Property Management for undisclosed terms. 25-Oct-2012
RS Components is to shed 35 jobs at distribution depots and trade counters in Corby and other sites nationwide. 22-Oct-2012
J&A Young is set up a plastic recycling plant for its Jayplas business at the former AstraZeneca site in Loughborough, with the creation of 50 jobs. 22-Oct-2012
Sainsbury's has agreed a deal with Prologis to build a 1m sq ft distribution centre at the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal by 2014. 22-Oct-2012
Reflex Labels has acquired Labelsco, the Leicestershire-based labels printer with 90 staff, for undisclosed terms. 18-Oct-2012
Derby Express Couriers, the Derby-based logistics firm, has undergone a management buy-out. 17-Oct-2012
Opus Energy is looking to create a further 90 jobs at its gas and electricity customer service centre at Moulton Park in Northampton. 16-Oct-2012
Asda is to create 600 jobs at a new 120,000 sq ft home shopping distribution centre due to open in Bulwell, Nottingham, next March. 15-Oct-2012
Greggs is planning to build a new £35m savoury snacks factory in the East Midlands by 2014, with the creation of 400 jobs. 15-Oct-2012
Cummins is to shed 98 of the 1,200 jobs at its engines factory in Daventry over the next few weeks. 15-Oct-2012
East Northamptonshire Council has approved plans from LXB Retail Properties for a £50m shopping and leisure development at the former Skew Bridge country club in Rushden. 15-Oct-2012
Castlemead has unveiled plans to build two £6.5m nursing homes operated by Porthaven in Buxton and Cheltenham, with the creation of 136 jobs. 11-Oct-2012
Pattonair is creating 50 new jobs at its aerospace and defence logistics site in Derby. 11-Oct-2012
FF Allsopp & Co, the Derbyshire-based printing firm with 40 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 11-Oct-2012
Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services has acquired HG Group, the Chesterfield-based control systems company with 80 staff, for undisclosed terms. 10-Oct-2012