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Defibrillator supplier expands with NPIF funding

A Leeds-based defibrillator supplier has expanded its services across the UK and more than doubled staff numbers after securing funding from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).
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Business Matters: NPIF: Securing the North’s future economic prosperity amidst COVID-19

Sean Hutchinson, Senior Investment Manager at the British Business Bank, discusses the recent sector trends for businesses in relation to various Government-backed schemes available, and what lies ahead for Northern markets.
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News from the Northern Powerhouse

Fact-checking tech firm raises £2.5m to prepare for US elections

A West Yorkshire technology company that uses AI to detect misinformation and to provide a fact-checking service to combat fake news has raised £2.5m to further develop its product in time for the US election.
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Jacobs opens West Cumbria centre

Jacobs has opened an Engineering and Technology Centre in West Cumbria.
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Mayor calls for National Hydrogen Transport Centre for Teesside

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen has called on the government to establish a National Hydrogen Transport Centre in Teesside.
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Grafenia lines up £50m facility to help navigate pandemic

Manchester-headquartered Grafenia has outlined plans to create a £50m facility as it looks to weather the ongoing pandemic. The company noted that while the circumstances have placed "significant pressure" on its transformation, it is increasingly seeing opportunities to "start playing offense".
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Plans unveiled for new pharmacy facility

Plans have been revealed for a multimillion-pound investment in an advanced automated pharmacy facility in Yorkshire which is set to create 100 jobs.
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Homes England enters Burtree Garden Village agreement

Homes England has entered into a collaboration agreement with Hellens Group to progress with the development of the Burtree Garden Village site on the edge of Darlington.
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Green light for LMA’s Metquarter expansion

Plans for the Robbie Williams co-owned LMA to establish a presence in the city's Metquarter have been approved. The venture is set to create more than 100 jobs.
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Multimillion-pound funding deal for gasworks redevelopment

A multimillion-pound funding deal has been struck to support the redevelopment of a former gasworks site in York.
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Citylabs takes major step forward

Citylabs – a joint venture between Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and Manchester Science Partnerships (MSP) – has taken a major step forward.
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Next steps for York Central to be discussed

The next steps in the development of the York Central scheme are set to be discussed at a meeting next week.
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Powerhouse Perspective

Powerhouse Perspective: James Hughes

In the latest instalment of Insider's Q&A series on the Northern Powerhouse, James Hughes, chief executive of Liverpool-based Gone West Ltd, outlines what the initiative means to him, the need to tackle unemployment, and how the Northern Forest project can aid the North's recovery.
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