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PragmatIC raises $80m Series C
PragmatIC Semiconductor, the Cambridge-based global player in flexible electronics, has raised $80 million of Series C funding. The scale-up investment will be used to build a second FlexLogIC fab in the North East of England, to meet the growing demand for ultra-low-cost flexible integrated circuits (FlexICs) for the Internet of Everything, and strengthening the position …
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Energy crunch powers growth slowdown in ‘unstable’ China recovery
Power shortages and supply chain difficulties are being widely blamed for a slowdown in China’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.Official figures from the country’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed the world’s second-largest economy grew by 4.9% in July-September from a year earlier. Economists polled by the Reuters news agency had expected a figure …
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Ford backs UK plant with £230m investment to support electric car future
Ford has revealed plans to transform its gearbox plant on Merseyside to build electric power units from 2024, safeguarding 500 jobs.Sky News revealed last month that the Halewood factory was in competition with a site in Germany to secure the work. Ford said the government was supporting its investment through the Automotive Transformation Fund.The company …
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Facebook plans to hire 10,000 people in Europe to build its metaverse
Facebook plans to hire 10,000 people in the European Union over the next five years to help build its metaverse, the social media giant has announced.The social network said in July that it was creating a product team to work on the metaverse, which would sit within Facebook Reality Labs, its augmented reality and virtual …
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End Clothing lines up former Gucci chief to fashion growth spurt
A former boss of Gucci is being lined up by Carlyle, the global buyout giant, to fashion a fresh growth spurt at End, the British online clothing business it bought this year.Sky News understands that Patrizio di Marco, who left Gucci in 2014 and subsequently had a spell with Dolce & Gabbana, another famed Italian …
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Newcastle transport firm Go-Ahead loses southeastern rail franchise
Newcastle transport group Go-Ahead has lost one of its rail franchises in the south of England after failing to declare £25m of taxpayer funding. Train services on Southeastern’s network have been taken over by the Government, completing the switch first announced last month in which the Department for Transport (DfT) runs trains under the Operator …
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Newly-listed Northcoders to double headcount and expand across the UK
The founder and CEO of one of the most recent companies in Greater Manchester to go public has revealed plans to double the number of staff and expand further across the UK. Chris Hill established Northcoders in 2015 after previously working at the likes of Sky, Zen Exchange and CrowdMission. His business floated on the …
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Record number of social enterprises formed during the pandemic
A record number of social enterprises were formed during the pandemic as budding entrepreneurs seek to improve their communities – with the North seeing some of the strongest organisations formed. A new report from Social Enterprise UK and Barclays – No Going Back: State of Social Enterprise Report 2021 – reveals that a record-breaking 12,000 …
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Gateshead modular building firm wins £5.8m contract for regeneration scheme
A Gateshead firm has won a £5.8m contract to deliver an innovative regeneration scheme using modular building techniques. Acrol Modular hopes to create around 10 jobs in the scheme, which will see it work with Cheltenham Borough Council, Workshop and a group of local entrepreneurs in the Gloucestershire town on the Minster Exchange scheme, which …
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Commercial leases emerging from Covid-19: pandemic clauses and rent arrears
Covid-19 has affected  our businesses and led to an increased number of disputes followed by court proceedings and some interesting judgments, writes Chi Collins of Greenwoods GRM. Commercial lease renewals Under the statutory renewal process of a commercial lease under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 the Courts can be asked to decide the terms …
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It isn’t just the UK that’s suffering supply chain issues. In the US, the crisis may last until the summer
The backlog of cargo ships at the busiest port complex in the US – images of which have come to define the global supply chain crisis – is unlikely to return to normal before next summer.The executive director of the Port of Long Beach in California says plans to switch to 24/7 operations, pushed by …
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The lack of skills needed to boost the economy remains a major concern
As the economy emerges from the slowdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, there continue to be skills shortages. That is the message from the latest Business Barometer published recently by the Open University in partnership with the Institute of Directors. Through surveying 1,500 senior business leaders across the UK last month, it focused on examining …

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