Welcome to Yorkshire to explore funding cocktail

Welcome to Yorkshire has won through to next month’s World Travel Awards on the back of its acclaimed marketing campaign. Looking forward from this success, chief executive Gary Verity told Insider the tourism body will explore a variety of funding options for when its Yorkshire Forward contract expires in 18 months, including corporate partnerships.

Wednesday confident of deal

Sheffield Wednesday have moved to reassure their fans about the mystery investors who has agreed to provide a £2m cash injection into the League One football club. Chairman Howard Wilkinson confirmed he had been in meetings with the investors, part of a mult-national company, and was confident a deal will be done.

Bank backs charitable merger

Yorkshire Bank has backed the merger of Chesterfield and District Community Transport with Amber Valley Community Transport. The charitable organisations have joined forces to become Community Transport for Town and Country (CT4TC).

CITG wins CEMEX contract

Morley-based Concorde Informatics Technology Group (CITG) has secured a multi-year contract with building solutions company CEMEX UK to provide hardware maintenance. CEMEX has a UK network of 415 locations.

Scriven set for Chinese mission

Sheffield Council leader Paul Scriven is hoping to boost South Yorkshire's trade links with China as part of an eight-day visit to Beijing and Chengdu. It comes following an invitation from the Chengdu Blades, the Sheffield United associated football club in the Sichaun region of the Far Eastern country.

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You can now purchase Insider’s Complete Set of Top 500 Companies 2010/2011 Databases at an exclusive promotional rate: A bundle of our accurate and comprehensive regional business marketing lists - featuring six UK regions. Special promotional offer expires 31 January 2011.

Conferencing business helps Utd perform off the pitch

Leeds United chief executive Shaun Harvey has hailed the club's conference and banqueting business as an important source of revenue. He told Insider the link with the football club and its history lends the business a valuable USP.

Yorkshire economy benefits from heritage investment

Investing in historic visitor attractions has benefited the Yorkshire economy, according to a report by English Heritage. More than £2.1bn of visitor expenditure is generated by heritage tourism annually in the region, with local communities and businesses in particular profiting.

Council aids Weidenhammer relocation

Packaging company Weidenhammer UK has committed its future to Bradford after the council helped it locate a new larger site. Weidenhammer, whose parent group is based in Germany, had considered leaving the city to locate suitable premises.

Southdale completes care home

Halifax construction business Southdale has completed its first residential care home. The business, traditionally known for its work in social housing, has built the £2.2m Hill House centre for Leonard Cheshire Disability, the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of services to disabled people.

In focus: Is the CSR on track?

With the CSR looming, will increasingly vital transport improvements be brushed aside for other spending priorities? Jim Pendrill explains why it shouldn't.

Your questions answered - Selling to private equity providers

Andrew Rose, partner at Sterling Corporate Finance, is our latest Selling Your Business expert to answer your questions. He explains what businesses must do to make themselves more attractive to private equity.

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