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Bristol Airport's £205m subsidy legal challenge against rival Cardiff Airport Welsh Government plans to subsidy the airport over the next decade will be decided by the Competition Appeal Tribunal

My take on Bristol Airport's legal challenge, which will be heard this week, against Welsh Government £205m subsidy plans for Cardiff Airport.... www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...

The firm sold for $10bn in which the Welsh Government once had a 20% stake If the Welsh Life Sciences Investment Fund had kept its full stake in Verona for the long-term it could have been a huge success story for the Welsh Government

The life sciences firm sold for $10bn in which the Welsh Government once had a 20% stake www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/s...

The hope was commercial revenues would have grown to offset dilution. WRU hoped to deploy in capital enhancing projects but with Covid most went to the regions who were saddled with Covid loans passed through by WRU.

Major data centre plans for Global Centre of Rail Excellence It has launched a competition to find an energy and data centre partner that could result in investment of several billion pounds

Could this help get a funding deal for the Global Centre of Rail Excellence over the line? www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...

Performance of city and growth deals in Wales questioned by Senedd committee The Cardiff Capital Region and Ambition North Wales have hit back at the findings of the report

Senedd committee report criticises the performance of city and growth deals in Wales, but CCR and Ambition N Wales hit back at the findings www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...

The amount the former owners of Cardiff Rugby failed to invest Joint administrators with PwC estimate that over a 100 unsecured creditors are owed collectively £2.4m.

The amount the former owners of Cardiff Rugby should have invested before its collapse & what creditors are owed www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/a...

Major step forward for huge floating offshore wind farms in the Celtic Sea The Crown Estate has drawn up a shortlist of bidders for its leasing round five with three Welsh ports confirmed as partners to assembly and help deploy the projects

Plans for 3 major offshore floating windfarms in the Celtic Sea take a major step forward.

Wales' share of annual £60bn in UK exports to the US more than 15%.

US firm Vishay confirms £250m investment at UK's biggest semiconductor… | BusinessLive Wales Major investment announcement at the UK's biggest semiconductor plant in Newport https://lnkd.in/esUZjNk4

Goods news for Newport and wider S Wales compound semiconductor cluster.... www.linkedin.com/posts/waleso...

Creditsafe to create 300 jobs at its new Cardiff HQ The business has relocated its HQ from Caerphilly to Cardiff where it has plans a major expansion

Business intelligence venture Creditsafe creating 300 jobs at new Cardiff HQ www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/c...

Joint home nations bid to host men's World Cup floated by Welsh soccer boss Football Association of Wales chief executive, Noel Mooney, said a home nations bid for a future men's World Cup, after winning Euro 28 and seeking to stage the women's 2035 World Cup, could prove com...

Future home nations bid to host the men's soccer World Cup floated by FAW boss www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...

DVLA turns to senior Welsh Government civil servant for its new chief executive Tim Moss will take up the role at the end of March

New CEO at the DVLA..

Cardiff faces demand for millions after bungling massive demolition contract Demolition firm Brown and Mason has won a court case in which it claimed that the way the Cardiff capital region handled the award of the £30m contract to demolish Aberthaw Power Station was unlawful

Cardiff Capital Region facing £10m damages claim over awarding of Aberthaw Power Station demolition contract www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Plans for new 120,000 sq ft Senedd headquarters building out to tender It has invited bidders to submit plans for a new 120,000 sq ft headquarters in Cardiff Bay but could ultimately opt to remain at Ty Hywel.

Senedd plans for new 120,000 sq ft new HQ building www.business-live.co.uk/commercial-p...

Billionaire Sir Terry Matthews on catching the next tech wave The Welsh billionaire said he is not money-orientated and is driven only by creating businesses in which giving equity to staff is important

Good to catch up with Welsh tech billionaire Sir Terry Matthews... www.business-live.co.uk/technology/b...

Wales and the west of England needs billions in new rail projects says report A programme of much needed rail enhancement projects for Wales and the west of England has been outlined by the Western Gateway Partnership

Another case for a fairer funding deal for Wales and the west of England

Global Centre of Rail Excellence project looking to close major financing deal If funding can be secured the shovel-ready project in the Dulais Valley would see Europe's first integrated testing facility for trains and rail infrastructure

Raising finance for major projects can be a challenge and 2025 is a crunch year for realising the £400m Global Centre of Rail Excellence project as it confirms it is in talks on a major debt deal www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...

UK and Welsh governments to announce direction of travel to address rail scandal It builds on discussions between Welsh Transport Secretary Ken Skates his UK Government counterpart Heidi Alexander and Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens

UK and Welsh governments agree that Wales needs funding to address decades of under investment in rail enhancement projects. But all roads lead to the Treasury and the multi-year spending review next spring www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Welsh Government planning decision delay on Cardiff Parkway indefensible Huw Thomas has written to First Minister Eluned Morgan warning that the continued delay could also be deterring investment into Wales

Leader of Cardiff Council Huw Thomas says more than two years and still no planning decision on Cardiff Parkway project from the Welsh Government is indefensible and deterring investment into Wales www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...

Next phase of Cardiff Crossrail project key to maximising benefits of the Metro Professor Mark Barry said the second phase at a relatively modest cost of up to £200m would transform rail services in Cardiff but also benefit the wider South Wales Metro

Proposed phase 2 of Cardiff Crossrail a vital investment for public transport in the capital, but also helping to realise the full potential of the S Wales Metro writes @swalesmetroprof.bsky.social www.business-live.co.uk/opinion-anal...

Fit-out costs aside they will save money with one lease as opposed to 2 and on biz rates and energy costs in a more energy efficient building. Staff are returning to the office and while hybrid is here to stay the amount of days at home is set to fall further.

Lloyds Banking Group confirms new hub in South Wales for 3,000 staff It has agreed a 10-year lease to occupy the entire soon to be completed John Street office scheme in the centre of Cardiff

Biggest office letting deal in Wales since Covid with Lloyds confirming a new hub in the centre of Cardiff for 3,000 staff www.business-live.co.uk/commercial-p...

Transport for Wales launches new high speed internet network It has installed the network in tandem with electrifying the Core Valley Lines into Cardiff

Smart move from @transportforwales.bsky.social to install fibre as part of the South Wales Metro rail electrification project www.business-live.co.uk/technology/t...

The ability to weed out under performing Welsh Government civil servants and its 5,000 headcount cap explored by @waterslee.bsky.social in his latest Fifth Floor podcast. Efforts to block bus reform an alarming example of why ministers needs more control. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/lee...

Cross-party Western Gateway Partnership facing loss of £1m core funding The lose of funding would undermine the momentum built up by the partnership over the last four years and could even lead to questions over its viability

Cross-border Western Gateway Partnership facing loss of UK Government core funding www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...

Great analysis and learned a lot. What leases under IFRS16 are now on balance sheet… would that be stuff like train lease financing for TfW?

Dart and dart board manufacturer Nodor Group in major private equity deal The Bridgend headquartered business has become majority owned by mid-market private equity firm Inflexion

Bridgend dart and dartboard manufacturer Nodor targeting global expansion on major private equity investment www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/d...

Planned South Wales to London train service has a new operator Grand Union Trains has sold its open access rights for the new route to FirstGroup

Understand there was interest from Transport for Wales but deal struck that sees new operator for Carmarthen to Paddington route starting in 2027 www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/p...

Think I spotted an anchovie in there, but not certain😃.

Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens on the economy, rail investment and Cardiff Parkway

Welsh Sec @jostevenslabour.bsky.social on Wales' place in the new industrial strategy of the UK Gov't, addressing rail underinvestment in Wales and the Cardiff Parkway project www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...