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Welcome to BusinessLive Wales - your new home for business news. We'll bring you all the latest and breaking news from Wales plc - from our thriving life sciences and fintech sectors to manufacturing and financial services. Whether it's an exciting start-up or major employer like Admiral or Airbus, our experienced team has its finger on the pulse of Welsh business and unrivalled access to key decision makers. Our team will also bring you all the latest business and commercial property deals from Deeside to Cardiff Bay and Newport to Aberystwyth. Click here to sign up to receive regular emails straight to your inbox.

10:14, 9 May 2025
Opinion
TransportBus reform in Wales and how it could play out
EducationWelsh universities are in crisis and governance is part of the problem
EconomyIt's time for the Ƶ Government to show economic leadership
WalesWales has to address its governance problem
TechnologyCollaboration between human workers and technology is where the greatest opportunity lies
Commercial Property
Knight FrankPlans to redevelop the former Tillery Valley Foods factory site in Blaenau Gwent
Swansea Bay City RegionGo-ahead for £20m decarbonisation R&D centre in Port Talbot
property newsRise in investor and occupier interest in Welsh commercial property
Commercial PropertyResidential scheme in Tonyrefail secures £24.5m investment
property newsFormer Kwiksave warehouse in North Wales transformed into new business park
Manufacturing
By City AMAston Martin stock soars as US eases car tariffs ahead of trade deal with Ƶ
Aston MartinAston Martin limits exports to US over new tariffs
EmploymentOne of the biggest employers in the Vale of Glamorgan to shed 300 jobs
IndustrialBAE Systems announces 'breakthrough' in munitions production
TechnologyMajor manufacturer TT Electronics warns US tariffs 'could cast doubt' on trading ability
Professional Services
ConsultanciesAcuity Law acted on £60m of deals in the dental sector in Q1 of this year
Banking & FinanceTata subsidiary ƵSE exceeding targets on support to firms following ending of heavy steelmaking in Port Talbot
DealsBCRS Business Loans ramping up lending activities to Welsh SMEs
FinancePrincipality Building Society makes long-term commitment to high street presence
DealsThe latest acquisitions and equity investments in Wales
Tech
DealsWelsh Government takes £2m equity stake in Cornish tidal energy firm
AppointmentsFintech Wales boosted with new advisory panel
TechnologyThe Welsh space firm behind Ƶ's first in space advanced manufacturing mission
TechnologyCardiff fintech start up Burbank in partnership with global payments tech firm Transactility
DealsAlacrity Foundation spinout tech firm Lumin Solutions in equity fundraise boost
Enterprise
EnterpriseSwansea recruitment firm Equal Education Partners to open new US office
TechnologyWelsh tech firm behind an innovative wearable blood glucose sensor in £2m funding boost
DealsNorth Wales chocolatier expands with new factory
Cardiff Capital RegionThe Welsh firm where staff can work when and where they want
WalesThe Welsh firms receiving King's Awards for Enterprise
Retail & Consumer
Insolvency and AdministrationSteak restaurant with sites in Bristol and Cardiff collapses into administration
TransportGatwick, Stansted and Manchester worst for delays among Ƶ airports
WalesWelsh Heather Honey gets protected geographical status
HotelsHotel chain Britannia – named worst by Which? for more than a decade – sees profits fall
Retail & ConsumerWelsh retailers report a big fall in shopping numbers
Economic Development
Climate AgendaHynet carbon capture pipeline will start construction this August
Conservative PartyWelsh Tories pledge to cut income tax in Wales
ConstructionSocial housing boost construction workloads in Wales
DealsThe Welsh Government's £50m life sciences fund cost the taxpayer millions
Welsh GovernmentDonald Trump's tariffs will hit Wales more than England says First Minister