Today's Sheffield City Region business news from Insider |
| Ask the expert: Is employee-ownership the key to future productivity and resilience? | Mayor of South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, Dan Jarvis, says there are about 1,100 employee-owned businesses in the UK, which together contribute over £40bn to the UK economy and provide more than 200,000 jobs. These businesses offer enhanced productivity, better employee engagement and more sustainable, resilient jobs – and there is strong evidence for this. They represent a huge untapped opportunity to create not just a bigger but a better economy.
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| CMA examining $1.45bn packaging company deal | The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating whether the $1.45bn (£1bn) acquisition of AR Packaging, which has UK operations in Rotherham, Cambridge and Highbridge, by a New York Stock Exchange-listed counterpart may lead to competition issues.
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| Battery supplier targets expansion | A Barnsley company that supplies batteries across the UK and Europe is targeting expansion after securing support from a grant scheme designed to improve business productivity in the region.
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