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Sheffield City Region
Insider News
Wednesday 18 August 2021

LATEST NEWS

 

TOP STORY

The first phase of the West Bar mixed-use development in Sheffield, including a new office building and hundreds of build-to-rent apartments, has been given the green light.
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INSIDER FEATURE

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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DEALS

The £919m acquisition of listed video game developer Sumo Group by Chinese technology giant Tencent has moved forward with a date set for shareholders to vote on the deal.
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CloudCoCo, an AIM-listed provider of IT and communications services, has agreed a deal to acquire a counterpart and undertaken a £2.1m fundraise.
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Yorkshire advisers have acted on the management buyout of a professional valeting service provider.
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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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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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PROPERTY

A mixed-use scheme that is set to form the heart of the community at the flagship Waverley development in South Yorkshire has moved forward with the submission of a planning application.
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Digital search agency The SEO Works is set to double its space in Sheffield city centre, creating a number of jobs.
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Bar group MOJO has outlined plans for a new venue in Sheffield.
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A care company has relocated to Barnsley and opened a new day centre.
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BUSINESS

A Sheffield restaurant has emerged from the pandemic in a strong position after receiving support from Reward Finance Group.
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Alternative finance provider ThinCats has appointed a new director of regional business development for South Yorkshire and the East Midlands.
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The UK new bus and coach market grew by more than 230 per cent in the second quarter of 2021, according to new figures.
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MANUFACTURING

Genuit Group, the listed plastic pipes manufacturer formerly known as Polypipe, has reported strong half-year results boosted by a trio of acquisitions.
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