| Northern Powerhouse News |
A trio of high-profile figures have joined the board of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP). Read More… |
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Sean Hutchinson, senior investment manager at British Business Bank, talks about the importance of building a stronger North, and how the £500m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund is playing a vital role in achieving this goal. Read More… |
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News from the Northern Powerhouse | Businesses in the North attracted more than £220m in venture capital investment in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to a report from KPMG, doubling the investment secured in the same period of 2020. Read More… |
A Leeds-based company has secured £1.5m funding to support a new app that aims to help reduce anxiety in children undergoing surgery. Read More… |
A focus on collaboration, further devolution of powers and funding, and ending competition between Northern cities and towns and other parts of the country were among the main messages to come out of the third Convention of the North with NP11. Read More… |
A Stockton-headquartered HGV recruitment platform has raised more than £320,000 worth of funding, from an existing backer and private investors, to further develop its system and expand the business. Read More… |
Four huge new towers could soon be coming to Manchester city centre - including a 60-storey skyscraper - after plans were recommended for approval. Read More… |
An Edwardian hotel in the centre of Harrogate has been acquired by The Inn Collection Group. Read More… |
A deal has been agreed for the York site of one of the world's oldest mental health institutions with a consultation set to be undertaken on its redevelopment. Read More… |
Manchester funder Praetura Commercial Finance has provided more than £18.5m of funding to support the growth ambitions of two northern SMEs in the first month of 2022. Read More… |
The former boss of Welcome to Yorkshire is set to become chief executive of West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce. Read More… |
Global offshore subsea construction company Boskalis Subsea Services has opened a new office at Port of Sunderland. Read More… |
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Powerhouse Perspective | In the latest instalment of Insider's Q&A series on the Northern Powerhouse, Stephen Beech, chief executive and founder of Beech Holdings, discusses what the initiative means to him, the potential impact of the levelling-up agenda, and how businesses can be incentivised to operate in the North. Read More… |
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