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A manufacturer and supplier of specialist equipment for handling and moving patients has revealed plans to create 50 new jobs at its manufacturing sites in Bridgend and Rhyl after securing Welsh Government backing, a local news source can reveal.

A Port Talbot-based technology company will create up to 20 new jobs after securing a £275,000 grant from the Welsh Government, a news report in the local business media has been able to reveal.

A call centre operator has revealed plans to create 400 new jobs in Cardiff with the opening of a second contact centre with support from the Welsh Government, a news report has been able to reveal. Firstsource Solutions’ expansion, which is also backed by Cardiff City Council, comes after the company won customer service contracts with a UK media company and a global entertainment business.

A £2bn Chinese investment in new green energy power stations at two sites in Wales could potentially create thousands of new jobs in the country, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to reveal.

A popular Caernarfon Italian restaurant has decided to expand to a new location in Y Felinheli, creating 8 jobs in the process, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. Paolo Basetti Sani and Ferdinando Salvestrini launched Osteria Caernarfon in March 2014 and have now opened Enoteca Y Felinheli with backing from NatWest, Business Wales and Visit Wales.

A well-known tech consultancy has revealed plans to recruit more than 100 members of staff for its new application delivery centre in South Wales, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal.

One of the world’s largest automotiv manufacturers has revealed plans to invest £181m to build its next generation engines at its Bridgend manufacturing facility, securing 750 local jobs in the process, a recent news report has been able to find.

A financial services outsourcing and software provider with offices in Cardiff and Newport has revealed plans to take more than 100 new employees on board, a news report in the local business media suggests. The vacancies, the result of a number of contract wins for the company, Target Group, will include roles in IT, customer services, collections and compliance.

One of the world’s largest and best-known consumer electronics giants has revealed plans to create 30 new jobs at its Pencoed facility near Bridgend, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal.

One of the UK’s largest retail chains has revealed plans to double the size of its Merthyr Tydfil store, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to find.

An Ebbw Vale-based signage manufacturer was forced to lay off its 38 members of staff as it entered administration, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal.

An US-based clinical research firm has revealed plans to create 70 new jobs after deciding to establish its European HQ in Swansea, a news report in the local business media has been able to find.