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Category: Financial, Professional and Business Services
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Development manager Bankfoot APAM wants to deliver 578 homes, a 12-storey transport hub, and 100,000 sq ft of office space at the 8.5-acre Ordsall Lane site. Salford City Council will determine the…
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The Our Manchester Strategy 2025-35 sets the city’s priorities for the next ten years. Priorities chosen by many thousands of the public who fed their ambitions for the city. It details the goals…
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Global sportswear brand, Puma will open its new UK HQ in Manchester, having agreed a 20,000 sq ft lease at the city’s Circle Square development. Located on the Oxford Road Corridor – known as the…
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The University of Manchester has been ranked the fourth highest academic institution for the total number of spinout companies generated in the Spotlight on Spinouts 2025 report. Between 2011 and…
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Stephen Young, the current chief executive of Halton Council, has been appointed to take over as the chief executive of Salford City Council, succeeding Tom Stannard. Stannard departed at the end…
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Leaders of the ten Greater Manchester local authorities have voted to support £10m of investment to help start the development of GM Live Well, Greater Manchester’s commitment to ensuring great…
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New campaign launched as even more employers across Greater Manchester get involved in offering T Level placements – unlocking benefits for their business, young people, and the local economy…
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Citylabs 4.0, the newest phase of Manchester’s world-leading health innovation campus, has officially opened its doors, further strengthening the city’s reputation as a major centre for life sciences…
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves visits BNY's new Angel Square hub for its 2,000 staff. Global bank BNY says it wants to expand its office in Manchester where it already employs 2,000 people – and its CEO…
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The North West of England is set to play a central role in the global space economy after Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram signed a…
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