'Good growth': Manchester summit debates what Andy Burnham's big vision for the UK might look like

Casual dining chain Loungers to open first international site in Germany

Manchester Airports Group passenger growth slows but group vows continued investment

West Country becomes fastest-growing investment market in UK as megadeals drive growth

Lloyds Banking Group axes Halifax brand after 173 years on high street

ENTERPRISE

People on the move: key North East appointments and promotions

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Best start-up firms in Wales revealed

10 questions for Maxine Fox of 5 Circles

Medical insole and braces maker Peacocks Medical Group expands

Medtech giant Convatec unveils £24m production expansion at its Rhymney plant

PE-backed skills specialist Leep buys Midlands-based E.Quality Training

Welsh firms report a rise in confidence shows new Lloyds research

Colab dry shampoo and Johnny’s Chop Shop sold to US owner of Right Guard

Low-key tribute to singular boss of Samuel Smith's brewery

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

Adhan Group subsidiary AG Retail buys Middleton Shopping Centre

Leeds' The Malthouse building acquired by tenants following landlord's collapse

Major residential scheme for next phase of Brymbo Park

Camelot housing plans finally approved

Manchester skyscraper loans: Property developer loses appeal over authority’s £140m

Rise in take-up of large industrial space in Wales shows new Knight Frank research

Record year for Sciontec as it plans to start Liverpool lab and office development Hemisphere One

Property group Seneca plans £100m UK office investment after first Greater London deal

Somerset council offices to be turned into more than 100 flats for NHS staff

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Atom Bank sale process fails to attract desired bids, report suggests

Welsh Government launch £5m pilot loan scheme to support farming businesses

Bristol Bears announces 'landmark' new partnership

Fall in merger and acquisition deals in Wales

North East born leader of British Business Bank to step down

‘Structural shift’: Private bank Hampden opens North & Midlands base and hails Manchester dynamism

Cramlington's Tennick Accountants merges to create larger firm

PwC moves to new Welsh headquarters building

NEL Fund Managers secures another £21.5m to invest in firms

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MANUFACTURING

Renewed calls for urgent Government action to support North East automotive sector

Haribo expands Castleford operation as £35m warehouse and production line launched

‘Good growth in every British postcode’: Business reacts to Andy Burnham’s speech and devolution plans

Shreddies and Cheerios maker given green light for major Wiltshire factory expansion

Record year for bottling and canning group Thomas Hardy Holdings

Plastic recycling firm to create more than a hundred jobs at two South Wales facilities

Tata Steel UK raise serious concerns at new steel quota and tariff regime

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TECH

Leeds' payments innovator Iliad Solutions gets IP-linked bank backing

HB Fuller agrees to acquire Advanced Medical Solutions in £659m UK medtech takeover

Nuclear fusion start-up pioneering tech to help treat cancer secures £23m

UK opens huge drone warfare centre in Swindon

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Welsh rugby makes a huge economic contribution shows new report

Greater Manchester's economic growth has not boosted outer borough incomes, report finds

Business improvement districts in Swansea and Cardiff win ballots for five more years

Manchester's economy grows 34% in a decade, outpacing UK average and rival cities

DEALS

Merthyr industrial door maker for Harrods under new ownership

Wealth manager Fairstone Group set to acquire more than 20 firms by year-end

Imperial Brands snaps up US tobacco alternative business Black Buffalo for $150m

Tyneside underwear brand OddBalls set for growth after Alcuin backing

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Humber Hydrogen project could unlock 50,000 jobs and £17bn economic boost, research shows

Topps Tiles cuts profit forecast as heatwave disrupts UK construction and tile sales

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