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Thursday 18 February 2021

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Shortlists revealed for NW Residential Property Awards 2021

The deals, developers and projects in the running for Insider's North West Residential Property Awards 2021 can today be revealed, with the event set to be a "celebration of the strength and resilience" of the sector.
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Business Matters: Make your 2021 a financial success

As entrepreneurs chart their course for the year, it’s time to set business and investment intentions, as behavioural psychologists assure us that the first step toward achieving a goal is to articulate it. Here are some of JP Morgan Private Bank senior banker Charlotte Bobroff's top tips to make 2021 a financial success.
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Deals

Social Chain AG lines up US expansion

Social Chain AG is acquiring a US direct-to-consumer brand in a move designed to help grow its revenue in the country to $100m.
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Acceleris’ portfolio company secures £3m investment

A portfolio company of Wigan-headquartered investment house Acceleris has secured a further £3m investment.
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AI firm eyes global expansion after funding round success

A Manchester-based AI specialist has raised $21m (£15m) through a Series B funding round and is eyeing a 130-strong recruitment drive.
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Blueberry Therapeutics secures further funding boost

Alderley Park-based drug discovery and development specialist Blueberry Therapeutics has secured further funding.
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CMA serves initial enforcement order on Asda acquisition

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has served an initial enforcement order on the £6.8bn acquisition of Asda by a consortium including the owners of Euro Garages and private equity firm TDR Capital.
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Business Matters: Why apprenticeships are good for business

Sophie Park, director of workforce skills at The City of Liverpool College, talks about how the current economic climate is impacting young people starting out in their careers and why apprenticeships are good for businesses.
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Business

St Georges Shopping Centre owners in administration

The owners of St Georges Shopping Centre in Preston have been placed into administration.
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Moneysupermarket “resilient” despite results dip

Revenue and pre-tax profit at price comparison giant Moneysupermarket Group have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, although chief executive Peter Duffy said the business remains "resilient."
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Roundtable: Redefining Public Partnerships - National Summit

As the culmination of its series of roundtable events, Insider gathered stakeholders from Yorkshire, the North West, the Midlands, the South East and from Northern Ireland to discuss how these collaborations could evolve and paint the national picture from a local perspective.
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Property

Plans in for major development at landmark Manchester site

Plans to redevelop the Kendal Milne building on Deansgate and the adjacent car park into a landmark office and retail space have been submitted. If the plans are approved in the spring, work is expected to get underway at the beginning of 2022.
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Approval nears for major Crewe development

Plans to establish a major industrial development on a former BAE site in Crewe, which would provide more than 800,000 sq ft of warehouse space, look set to advance next week.
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Barclays’ Radbroke investment plans set for green light

Barclays' bid to make a "significant investment" at its Radbroke Technology Centre facility on the outskirts of Knutsford looks set to be approved.
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Record year for PLP Construction

Rochdale-based PLP Construction has reported record turnover.
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Hurstwood Holdings strengthens Knutsford footprint

Hurstwood Holdings has acquired its second commercial property in Knutsford.
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Residential development earmarked for approval

Plans to build more than 150 homes in Cheshire look set to move forward next week.
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Business Matters: Now is the time for sustainable finance

Paul Crighton, partner at TLT LLP, discusses the exciting new opportunities and financial products come about by the growth in desire to be more sustainable.
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Commercial director in at Salford Red Devils

Salford Red Devils have appointed a new commercial director.
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Deal struck for Cumbria site

A former farmhouse in Cumbria that was turned into a self-catering hospitality business has been sold to sector newcomers.
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Greater Manchester Inward Investment Guide 2020

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