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Landmark transactions involving companies headquartered in the North have helped drive a significant upturn in high-value deal making in the UK in the year to date, according to a new report.
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Last week, the Chancellor pledged further commitment to backing Northern businesses with an additional £660m earmarked for the next phase of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. Here, Sean Hutchinson, from British Business Bank, discusses the impact the funding will have on the region and the importance of reaching all corners of the North.
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News from the Northern Powerhouse | Property giant Landsec has acquired a majority stake in MediaCity in a move which is set to drive forward plans to double the size of the media, digital and tech hub.
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Domestic and small businesses alarm provider Verisure is relocating its Centre of Excellence within Quorum Park from the Neon Building to the 100,000 sq ft Q12 as it increases its headcount.
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A boss at national logistics developer Tritax Symmetry said it has taken a "proactive approach" to reducing its carbon footprint.
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Steel panel radiator manufacturer Stelrad Group is anticipating a market capitalisation of £274m when it floats.
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APG, Global Infrastructure Partners and AustralianSuper have agreed to acquire a 37.4 per cent holding in Peel Ports Group from DWS. Peel Ports is behind the likes of Liverpool2 and Manchester Ship Canal.
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The Sunderland strategic transport corridor stage 3 (SSTC3), forming part of a £70.8m investment by the council, has opened.
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The latest KPMG and REC showed strong hiring activity across the North of England during October, although growth momentum faded as candidate numbers continued to shrink.
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A West Yorkshire engineering company, which recently delivered a fleet of electric buses to Glasgow ahead of COP26, has highlighted growing demand for environmentally friendly vehicles.
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A 125,000 sq ft warehouse unit on the M1 corridor at Barnsley has been sold to Combined Independents (Holdings), part of the Euronics electrical buying organisation in a move which will create up to 70 jobs.
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Wates Construction has been appointed as pre-construction stage partner on the redevelopment of the British Library site at Boston Spa in West Yorkshire.
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Powerhouse Perspective | In the latest instalment of Insider's Q&A series on the Northern Powerhouse, Stuart Murphy, founder and inventor at renewable energy specialist TPGen24, discusses what the initiative means to him, how more action is needed and how plans to tackle climate change should be at the top of the agenda.
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