Today's Northern Powerhouse business news from Insider |
Government funding for the 30GWh Britishvolt Gigafactory in the North East has been hailed as a "major step in putting the UK at the forefront of the global energy transition". Read More… |
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News from the Northern Powerhouse | BGF invested more than £110m in the North in 2021 and plans to increase its funding in the region again in 2022. Read More… |
Everton majority owner Farhad Moshiri has injected £100m of capital into the Premier League club. Read More… |
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has said that projects at Teesworks show "we're building up as well as knocking down" as construction begins on the £2.1m Teesworks Academy Development, with work on more major schemes lined up to commence soon. Read More… |
A joint venture has been established to bring forward a £280m development in Leeds featuring apartments, office space, a multi-storey car park and aparthotel. Read More… |
A Cheshire-based storage and logistics management services business has been given a £500,000 investment boost, which will enable it to create jobs. Read More… |
A US security operations company has announced plans to open a Newcastle city centre headquarters in a move which will bring hundreds of new jobs to the city. Read More… |
Lancaster planners are due to give the green light to a major mixed-use development in Morecambe which forms part of the Eden Project North. Read More… |
Stena Line and Associated British Ports (ABP) have entered into a £100m agreement to develop a new freight terminal at the Port of Immingham. Read More… |
Proposals to demolish the 80,000 sq ft HMRC complex in Salford to create a new-build 212,000 sq ft office and 280-bedroom hotel have been granted planning approval. Read More… |
Full fibre network provider CityFibre has revealed plans to invest £42m in a new town-wide network which will bring its technology to homes and businesses in Gateshead. Read More… |
Funding of £1m has been secured to support Leeds 2023, the city's planned year-long cultural celebration. Read More… |
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Powerhouse Perspective | In the latest instalment of Insider's Q&A series on the Northern Powerhouse, Jane Healey Brown, director in Arup's Manchester office, outlines what the initiative means to her, the role played by the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, and why sustainable development is key. Read More… |
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