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Corby Hilton Hotels Corporation is to open the UK's first Hampton by Hilton 86-bedroom hotel at Rockingham Leisure Park in Corby next year, in a franchise deal with Hotel Solutions London. 12-Nov-2007 Roto Smeets is to acquire the European operations of Quebecor World for £129m, including a printing plant in Corby and 17 other sites. 09-Nov-2007 Vendia Group has secured a £4.5m investment to fund the expansion of its healthy snacks and drinks vending business, which includes Corby-based Integer. 27-Sep-2007 Northern Foods is to invest £9.2m in the expansion of its Solways Foods salad ready meals factory in Corby over the next few months, securing the future of the 700-strong workforce. 01-Jun-2007 Wincanton is to create 200 new jobs at its 500,000 sq ft Argos distribution centre in Corby by the end of summer, due to the relocation of the Wolverhampton operation. 19-Mar-2007 Asda is considering the future of its Hunters Road distribution centre in Corby, casting doubt on the future of up to 350 jobs. 16-Oct-2006 Innovate Logistics has acquired Corby Chilled Distribution of Northamptonshire, creating a combined network of 2,000 staff and 500 vehicles. 09-Oct-2006 Avon is to shed about 190 jobs in its cosmetics business, affecting sites in Northampton, Corby, Windsor and elsewhere. 17-Jul-2006 Corby Borough Council has approved plans for the development of a £18m 50-metre swimming pool in 2007, as part of a new civic hub with an arts centre and library. 19-Jun-2006 Vale-Tech has acquired Inovex Systems, the Corby-based supplier of ink dispensers with annual turnover of £0.7m. 10-May-2006 Corby Council is to consider plans from the Northamptonshire Heartlands PCT for the £33m expansion of the Willowbrook Health Complex, which will increase the number of beds from 20 to 60. 18-Apr-2006 ID Data Systems is planning to close its printing factory in Corby with the loss of about 60 jobs, in order to transfer the work to its site in Petersfield, Hampshire. 06-Apr-2006 Quebecor World is to shed 80 of the 430 jobs at its printing plant on the Oakley Hay Industrial Estate in Corby. 28-Feb-2006 Tayto has bought the Golden Wonder Pringles Mini factory in Corby out of administration for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 195 jobs. 16-Jan-2006 Weetabix is to shed 112 of the 1,700 jobs at its breakfast cereals factories in Burton Latimer and Corby. 03-Nov-2005 RS Components, the supplier of electronic components, is to shed 39 jobs at its telesales operations in Corby, Birmingham and Manchester. 22-Aug-2005 Corus is to invest £6.8m in equipment for its steel tube manufacturing plant in Corby, with the creation of about 70 new jobs over the next two years. 11-Jul-2005 Cardinal Health is to shed 60 jobs at its pharmaceutical packaging site in Corby over the next eight months. 28-Jun-2005 Cityfax is to shed up to 30 of the 114 jobs at its tie factory in Corby, in order to transfer some production to China. 11-Mar-2005 Corby Council is considering plans from Tops Estates for the development of a £35m shopping mall at Willow Place. 24-Jan-2005 Argos is to set up a 500,000 sq ft distribution centre at Max Park in Corby in the spring, with the creation of 400 jobs, and the site will be operated by Wincanton. 30-Dec-2004 Corby Council is to consider outline plans from Bee Bee Development to build a £200m rail freight centre at Stanion Lane Plantation, which could lead to the creation of 3,500 jobs. 27-Dec-2004 Quebecor World is planning to shed about 300 jobs at its printing plant in Corby next spring, following the loss of its Daily Mail contract. 16-Dec-2004 Morrisons is said to be seeking a suitable site in the Corby area for a 500,000 sq ft food distribution centre. 16-Feb-2004 Corby Council is to consider plans from Rosemound Developments for the construction of a 160,000 sq ft distribution centre at Weldon South Industrial Estate, and a "household name" will create up to 200 jobs at the site. 03-Dec-2003 Tibbett & Britten is to close the Asda distribution centre in Corby and 197 staff will be offered the chance to relocate to a new site at Magna Park in Lutterworth by March 2004. 17-Jul-2003 Northern Foods has acquired the remaining 60% of Solway Foods, the manufacturer of salad meals and sandwiches with factories in Corby and Worksop, in a £27m deal. 01-Jul-2003 Rockingham Motor Speedway, the Corby-based motor racing complex, has been acquired by its chief executive for undisclosed terms. 22-Apr-2003 Sainsbury and Tibbett & Britten are to relocate some of their warehouse operations from Corby to Waltham Cross in July, affecting up to 150 jobs. 02-Apr-2003 The Department for Work & Pensions is seeking permission to set up a two-storey regional office in Corby by April 2004, with the creation of 200 jobs. 14-Mar-2003 Roulunds Codan, the Corby-based manufacturer of automotive rubber hoses, is to create 50 new jobs, having won a contract from Mexico. 18-Feb-2003 Faccenda is to close its chicken products factory in Corby in April with the loss of 360 jobs. 09-Jan-2003 Golden Wonder is to shed 150 jobs at its snacks factory in Corby next February, in order to improve efficiency at the site. 25-Nov-2002 Curver Consumer Products is to close its plastic household goods factories in Corby and Carlisle with the loss of 200 jobs, and there will also be cuts at its Basildon site. 06-Nov-2002 Fairline Boats is planning to shed up to 35 jobs at sites in Corby and Oundle. 04-Nov-2002 Faccenda is planning to shed about 175 of the 350 jobs at its chicken products factory in Corby, in order to transfer some production to other sites. 04-Nov-2002 ID Data is to announce plans to close one of its smart card factories in Corby, Lewes or Coventry in September, in order to save £1.5m a year. 10-Jul-2002 Willett International, the coding and labelling company, is planning to relocate its CIJ manufacturing operation from Corby to Asia over the next 12 months, while the research and development centre will move from Corby to Cambridge. 04-Jun-2002 Swan Innovations has shed all 34 jobs at its print and packaging business in Corby, following its move into liquidation. 25-Feb-2002 PCI Services is planning a £10m expansion at its pharmaceutical packaging business in Corby, with the creation of 200 jobs over the next two years. 22-Feb-2002 Solway Foods is to invest £1.5m at its chilled convenience foods factory in Corby with the creation of 120 jobs, in order to launch 20 new product lines this year. 30-Jan-2002 Benteler Automotive is to create 60 new jobs at its car components factory in Corby, having taken on further projects with Land Rover and Jaguar. 23-Jan-2002 Morgan Sindall has acquired Pipeline Constructors of Corby for £16m, in order to expand its utility services business. 21-Dec-2001 Alfred Englemann, the manufacturer of automotive mirrors, is to close its factory in Corby in March with the loss of 62 jobs, in order to transfer production to continental Europe. 19-Dec-2001 Fillmore Packaging has acquired PP&P of Corby in order to expand its presence in the corrosion inhibitor packaging market, and the PP&P staff and stock have already relocated to Wellingborough. 19-Dec-2001 Curver Consumer Products is to shed 72 of the 300 jobs at its toy factory in Corby, in order to transfer some production to Poland. 04-Dec-2001 Sainsbury is to set up a 256,000 sq ft distribution centre at the Eurohub scheme in Corby. 29-Oct-2001 Energy Power Resources has awarded a £24m contract to FLS Miljo of Denmark to build a 42MW biomass power station in Corby. 10-May-2001 AstraZeneca is selling its pharmaceutical packaging centre in Corby, which employs 100 staff, to PCI Services of the US for undisclosed terms. 06-Mar-2001 Golden Wonder is to invest £3m in new manufacturing capacity at its Corby plant having reached agreement with General Mills of the US to produce the Bugles savoury snack for the UK market. 22-Jan-2001 TXU Europe and Anglian Water have submitted plans to Northamptonshire County Council to build a "green" energy plant at an existing sewage treatment works in Corby. 21-Sep-2000 Cebal UK, the manufacturer of plastic tubes that is part of the Pechiney Group, is to close its plant in Corby later this year with the loss of 70 jobs. 02-Aug-2000 Rockingham Motor Speedway has agreed to stage a US-style ChampCar race in 2001 at its new £50m motor racing complex being built near Corby. 13-Jul-2000 PowerGen is to pay £33m for a 50% stake in Corby Power, the 350MW gas-fired power station in Northamptonshire, while the other 50% will be owned by ESBI Engineering. 09-Jun-2000 The information on this page comes from the UK Activity Report. 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