Today's Northern Powerhouse business news from Insider |
A site in the North East has been selected for the UK's first battery gigaplant, with thousands of jobs potentially set to be created. Read More… |
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Catherine Lewis La Torre, CEO at British Business Bank, looks at how the £100m NPIF commitment is a boost to northern businesses. Read More… |
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News from the Northern Powerhouse | A panel of prominent business leaders are set to discuss Manchester's growth potential at an Insider event later this month. Read More… |
A private equity-backed provider of HR and employment law services to SMEs has swooped for an health and safety e-learning business. Read More… |
A Manchester-based developer and provider of software for the legal sector has secured an additional £1m investment in a funding round led by NPIF – Maven Equity Finance. Read More… |
A York-based medical device manufacturer which has developed a Covid-19 antibody test is set to float on AIM with a market capitalisation of more than £90m. Read More… |
Two major office schemes, rising to 17 storeys and 14 storeys respectively, look set to take a step forward after being recommended for the green light by Manchester City Council planners, paving the way for the creation of thousands of jobs in the city. Read More… |
The National Innovation Centre for Data been awarded £1.63m in funding from the North of Tyne Combined Authority. Read More… |
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has set out priority locations across the region for regeneration and urban renewal. Read More… |
Chancerygate has secured planning permission for a revised phase two of its Mersey Reach warehousing and industrial development in Aintree. Read More… |
A proposed 39-storey tower in Sheffield that could become one of the tallest buildings in Yorkshire has taken a step forward after councillors voted to grant planning consent. Read More… |
Northern Accelerator has made more than £500,000 worth of investments into university spin-out businesses in the health and biotech sectors from its £1.7m Seed Investment Fund. Read More… |
A surfing lagoon could be installed at TraffordCity after plans were unveiled by Belfast-based property developer McKinney Group. Read More… |
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Powerhouse Perspective | In the latest instalment of Insider's Q&A series on the Northern Powerhouse, Simon McCabe, chief executive of Scarborough Group International, outlines what the initiative means to him, how the initiative has helped to attract international investors, and the need to support the next generation. Read More… |
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