Today's Northern Powerhouse business news from Insider |
Northern leaders have set out their case for a Green Industrial Revolution in the North that could create jobs, reduce energy bills and help tackle climate change.
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Following on from International Women's Day, Sue Barnard, senior manager at British Business Bank, reflects on the experiences of female business leaders when it comes to accessing finance.
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News from the Northern Powerhouse | The Sheffield-based company behind a platform for the creation of synthetic training data for AI vision systems has raised $3.7m (£2.8m) through a new investment round.
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Technology companies in the 'Northern Triangle' of Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield have raised a record £1.3bn in funding in the past five years, according to newly released data.
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Passengers across the North West are set to benefit from an £84m government investment to cut delays and improve the reliability of trains in the region.
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EDF Renewables UK and Hynamics have revealed plans to create a green hydrogen production centre in the vicinity of the former Redcar steelworks.
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A Cheshire-based proptech business has secured funding to scale and create jobs.
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Middlesbrough-based agency Surge Marketing Solutions has secured a six-figure investment which will be used to create new roles and build on its growth strategy.
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Plans for two 51-storey residential towers providing almost 1,000 homes in Manchester city centre have been lined up for approval.
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Detailed plans have been unveiled for a major new industrial and logistics scheme in South Yorkshire that could support the creation of about 8,500 jobs.
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Langtree's scheme to develop a major new logistics hub in south Warrington, which will create more than 4,000 new jobs, has been approved.
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Plans for a new research centre to help decarbonise organisations across South Yorkshire have been revealed.
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Private sector investment is being sought to lead expansion into the North East's £1.7bn life science eco-system.
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Powerhouse Perspective | In the latest instalment of Insider's Q&A series on the Northern Powerhouse Helen Oldham, founder of Fund Her North, a volunteer collective of women in VC's, funding organisations and angel groups, outlines what the initiative means to her, the need to support early-stage tech businesses, and why investing in a diverse group of entrepreneurs is critical.
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