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Sheffield is "city of snooker now not steel" - Hearn
Celebrity sports promoter Barry Hearn has told Insider this year's World Snooker Championship has racked up record sales for what he expects to be the most competitive tournament in the event's history. Hearn declared "Sheffield is the city of snooker now not the city of steel" and said the sport has brought millions of pounds into the city's economy.
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Deals
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Ioko365 strikes £50m KIT deal
York-based ioko365 is to be bought in a deal worth nearly £50m ($79.4m) by US software business KIT Digital.
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Property
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£30.6m PFI project in Leeds gets green light
A £30.6m wellbeing centre for Holt Park in Leeds has been given the go-ahead. The development will be funded through credits from the government’s Private Finance Initiative (PFI) with the project overseen by Leeds City Council and its contractor Interserve Project Services.
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JF Finnegan secures St Paul's instruction
JF Finnegan has been appointed by St Paul’s Developments to construct 32,500 sq ft of retail space at its 50-acre Cortonwood Retail Park in Barnsley. The appointment follows pre-lets to bed supplier Dreams and toy retailer Smyths Toys Superstores.
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Business
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Back the Bid – we want your views
Insider has thrown its weight behind Northern Hub, Network Rail's £530m plan to revolutionise trans-Pennine rail with high-speed, non-stop services connecting cities across the north. High-profile Yorkshire business leaders, including Kevin Parkin, Tom Riordan, Andrew Cope, Richard Kendall and John Mothersole, have backed the bid - and now we want your views with our 30-second survey.
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Two new board members at LEP
Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership has appointed two new board members. They include the leader of Bolsover District Council Councillor Eion Watts after his local authority joined the organisation.
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Gamestec strikes Luminar jackpot
Horsforth-based Gamestec has secured an exclusive contract to supply slot machines to national nightclub operator Luminar Leisure.
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Nine Yorkshire businesses in Sunday Times list
Nine Yorkshire companies have made it onto the Sunday Times PwC Profit Track 100 list. The list names the UK’s top 100 private companies with the fastest-growing profits over the last three years.
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Something for the weekend
Insider's column looking at the week's quirkiest stories and events across the region. This week: MEPC living The Good Life; Cameron rails against royal red tape; Punting on bunting.
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The Top 500 Companies marketing database
Looking to source the biggest clients in Yorkshire? Insider’s brand new Yorkshire Top 500 Companies 2011 database is our comprehensive business marketing list, providing you with contacts for the region’s biggest companies. Order this month to receive a 20 per cent discount or request a free sample (offer expires 30th September).
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