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A £90m venture capital fund, which aims to help small and medium sized enterprises with a base in Yorkshire, will is launched this month.

A Yorkshire healthcare IT company set up by two doctors who saw an opportunity to computerise patient records, is to float on the stock market valued at £200m.

Yorkshire company CPP Group is to float on the stock market valued at £450m as part of its plans for major international expansion, including a move into China.

Rotherham has become the first place in England to join one of the world’s most elite groups of business locations.

The Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has announced a landmark multi million pound investment into Yorkshire and Humber’s manufacturing industry, putting the region at the very heart of the UK’s energy sector.

A £25m cutting-edge technology development centre planned for Hull will put Yorkshire at the forefront of biofuel technology development.

Science City York is pushing ahead with major expansion plans, which will create nearly 700 jobs after securing £19.7m in European funding.

Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to secure £250,000 of investment in their ideas as part of a competition launched by York University.

Coaster designer and manufacturer The Katz Group based in Leeds, has been bought by German based The Koehler Paper Group, which has an annual turnover of more than £600m.

More than half of global companies plan to pursue joint ventures (JVs) in the next two years despite the number dropping this year by 75%, according to a survey carried out by accountancy firm KPMG.

International greetings cards group Hallmark Cards plc has invested £12.2m in a state-of-the-art warehousing and distribution facility in Yorkshire.  Set to revolutionise the UK greeting cards sector it will give customers, including Yorkshire retail giants Asda and Morrisons, a more efficient service while also allowing for future growth.