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Furniture retailer Dwell is planning to expand its business, following a £5 million investment from Key Capital Partners (KCP) - the Leeds-based private equity house.

Yorkshire human resources and recruitment firm Synergy People Solutions has made its entry into the sporting world by teaming up with four football clubs.

A private investor has purchased a North Yorkshire residential park from a Scotland-based company Crown Park (Estates).

Leeds-based intellectual property firm IP Group announced that its portfolio companies had made good commercial progress over the past six months.

Coal mining business UK Coal said production has soared at two of the UK's biggest collieries after it began operating new seams.

Yorkshire-based ICM Continuity Services has won its largest contract to date, worth £19 million.

Cleckheaton-based Westex Carpets has purchased a Yorkshire mill for an undisclosed sum, it has emerged.

The University of Hull will be assisted by a BP executive to develop a new foundation degree for workers in the refinery and petrochemical industry.

Leeds-based firm Virtual Data Centre Services (virtualDCS) has appointed PR agency Brand8 PR to manage its business-to-business public relations work.

A Chamber of Commerce chief is urging firms in the country to take advantage of Yorkshire's manufacturing expertise instead of sourcing products from outside the UK.

With regional development agencies (RDAs) set to be abolished by 2012, negotiations have begun regarding the distribution of £50 million of Yorkshire Forward's assets back into the region.

Syntopix has announced it has given the rights of a new chemical compound, which is currently being clinically tested, to a world leader in marketing health care brands.

Plans for the land development project around Sheffield's Meadowhall Shopping Centre are underway, it has been confirmed.