Business News Round Up (14/06/19)
Scottish Edge awards more than £1m to Scottish start-ups
Scottish Edge has awarded more than £1 million to Scottish start-ups during the Scottish Edge Round 14 awards to help them grow their businesses.
https://www.scotsman.com/business/scottish-edge-awards-more-than-1m-to-scottish-start-ups-1-4947245
New bio-manufacturing hub opens at University of Manchester
A new facility at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology has opened to make the manufacturing process more environmentally friendly as part of a new Local Industrial Strategy for Greater Manchester.
Top ten cities in UK for economic growth led by Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the city with the best prospects for UK economic growth, according to the 2019 Vitality Index by Lambert Smith Hampton, with Cambridge and Manchester coming in second and third, respectively.
https://workplaceinsight.net/top-ten-cities-in-uk-for-economic-growth-led-by-edinburgh/
Manchester commits to 2038 carbon neutrality
Greater Manchester has committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2038, more than a decade ahead of the national target.