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The founding chair of the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has been appointed to head up the newly established Hull and East Yorkshire LEP to support the region's bid for a devolution deal. Read More… |
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News from the Northern Powerhouse | With Manchester continuing to attract significant levels of investment in the midst of the pandemic, Insider held a special event to find out the secret to the city's economic success. Read More… |
A Leeds-based education technology company which has developed a software platform that alerts universities to students in need of support has secured £1m funding to help scale up its operation. Read More… |
The North East Fund supported more than 100 regional companies to raise in excess of £50m during 2020. Read More… |
Revised plans to build a job-creating mixed-use commercial development in Stockport on the site of the former Ritz Cinema look set to advance next week. Read More… |
A food packaging maker has created 100 jobs and invested more than £2m in machinery after being awarded a contract to manufacture personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline NHS staff and social care workers. Read More… |
Keepmoat Homes has completed the acquisition of a site in South Yorkshire for a £52m development of more than 350 new homes. Read More… |
A host of transport improvements are being lined up for Cheshire East as consultations on the proposals continue. Read More… |
Outline planning consent has been granted for a development of more than 600 apartments on the former Arla Foods office building in Leeds. Read More… |
Seven schemes have received backing from West Yorkshire Combined Authority's Investment Committee at its latest meeting. Read More… |
Developers behind a 253-home scheme in Ponteland are contributing £700,000 towards the improvement of local roads and transport as part of a section 106 agreement. Read More… |
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Powerhouse Perspective | In the latest instalment of Insider's Q&A series on the Northern Powerhouse, Fergus Bailie, chief executive at The Bailie Group, outlines what the initiative means to him, the need for an overhaul the Green Book process, and how infrastructure improvements can fuel the north's economy. Read More… |
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