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Green kit for fast cars
4:08pm Thursday 3rd April 2008
OWNERS of fast sports cars are not well-known for their concern for the environment.

Drug firms's losses grow
12:33pm Friday 28th March 2008
Biotech firm Phynova, which develops drugs derived from traditional Chinese plant medicines, has slipped further into the red.

Jobs take-off as work starts on new airport building
4:46pm Thursday 27th March 2008
More than 20 jobs are being created at Oxford Airport with the construction of a new business aviation centre.

Outcry at rent rises
11:57am Thursday 27th March 2008
A STREET vendor selling flowers from a pitch outside Oxford's Westgate is facing a rent hike from the city council of nearly 50 per cent.

Another boost for Biomedica
2:02pm Tuesday 25th March 2008
OXFORD: Biotech firm Oxford Biomedica, based at the Oxford Science Park, has reported encouraging new data from a trial of its anti-cancer drug Trovax.

Business angel backs Oxonica
4:37pm Monday 17th March 2008
MULTIMILLIONAIRE business angel Richard Farleigh is leading the battle to revive Oxonica, the Oxfordshire company which hit a crisis last year.

'Buy local' urges FSB boss 'Buy local' urges FSB boss
1:40pm Fri 14 Mar 08
A business leader has launched a rallying call for people to support local enterprise.

Biotech firm seals multi-million pound takeover
10:32am Wednesday 12th March 2008
Biotech firm EUSA Pharma based on the Oxford Science Park has snapped up a major American rival.

Major contract renewed for AEA
10:09am Wednesday 12th March 2008
Energy and environment consultancy AEA Technology has had a major contract renewed.

Mini sales surge ahead
10:22am Friday 7th March 2008
Sales of the Mini in February are up more than a third on the same month last year, latest figures have revealed.

Tax office 'in chaos'Tax office 'in chaos'
10:43am Thu 6 Mar 08
THE Oxford tax office is "in chaos", according to a husband-and-wife business team who face £200 penalties.

Green win
10:41am Thursday 6th March 2008
GREEN cleaning products company Ecover has asked an Oxford-based consultancy to help measure its environmental impact.

Green award fuels hydrogen pioneers
4:05pm Monday 3rd March 2008
A company which has devised an innovative way of allowing cars to run on hydrogen has won a top green award.

Jobs go at publisher
11:09am Thursday 28th February 2008
JOBS are being cut at the former Blackwell Publishing in Cowley, which was sold to US buyer Wiley 18 months ago.

Publishing profits up
10:41am Thursday 28th February 2008
STRONG growth in academic journals boosted the profits of publisher Informa, which employs more than 300 people in Oxfordshire.

Smokers to test new drug
10:40am Thursday 28th February 2008
BIOTECH company Evotec, which employs 200 people at its Oxfordshire laboratories, is to test a new drug to help people give up smoking.

Cash windfall for biotech firm
10:32am Wednesday 20th February 2008
Biotech firm Oxford Biomedica has been given a multi-million pound boost after one of its key vaccines was given the green light to continue testing.

Profits soar at Morgan Ashurst
11:50am Tuesday 19th February 2008
Building firm Morgan Ashurst, which has an office in Milton Park, has unveiled a record set of financial figures.

University serves up tasty new deal
3:57pm Monday 18th February 2008
Oxford Brookes University has awarded specialist student caterer Scolarest a new multi-million pound contract.

Biotech boss upbeat after bus trial Biotech boss upbeat after bus trial
11:33am Mon 18 Feb 08
The boss of biotech firm Oxonica is confident of new growth after one of its key products received a major boost.

Bus passenger numbers fall
4:37pm Friday 15th February 2008
Fewer people used the the Oxford Bus Company in Oxford in December, bosses have admitted.
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Green firm powers bright results
12:30pm Friday 15th February 2008
A company specialising in solar garden products has unveiled a shining set of financial figures.

Mini sales drive forward Mini sales drive forward
11:00am Thu 14 Feb 08
Sales of the Cowley-built Mini took another leap forward last month.

Night of the stars at Mini plant Night of the stars at Mini plant
11:27am Thu 14 Feb 08
One of the greats of the silent film era, a top international orchestra and a world-renowned conductor are coming together for a groundbreaking performance at the Cowley Mini plant.

County's jobless total rises
10:58am Wednesday 13th February 2008
The number of people claiming unemployment benefit in Oxfordshire rose again last month.

Search started for town 'champion'
12:05pm Tuesday 12th February 2008
Organisers of a new business group in Bicester have launched a search to find a champion for the town.

AEA making 'good progress'
10:14am Tuesday 12th February 2008
Green consultancy AEA Technology has made a positive start to the year, cutting debt and boosting turnover.

Biomedica shares up
9:43am Tuesday 12th February 2008
SHARES in Oxford Biomedica shot up almost 20 per cent, following a report in the Mail on Sunday that hopes were growing of a takeover bid from French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Aventis.

Cautious welcome to interest rate cuts
12:10pm Friday 8th February 2008
Oxfordshire businesses reacted cautiously to the decision by the Bank of England to cut interest rates by a quarter of a point to 5.25 per cent.

Unipart lands £5m logistics deal
1:58pm Monday 4th February 2008
The logistics division of Unipart has won a new multi-million pound contract with a high street furniture chain.

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