Welcome to the second edition of the Sheffield Stories Newsletter, featuring good news stories from our city.  Please forward this on and spread the word!  If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact us here at Creativesheffield.

MTV has commissioned creative agency Humanstudio to produce a series of new promotional animations.  For more on this click here.

Venturefest, a showcase of Yorkshire’s entrepreneurial spirit and innovation saw some of the region's brightest ventures being rewarded for their efforts.  For more on this click here.

The 4iP project was launched by Tom Loosemore from Channel 4 at Sheffield's new Digital Campus building.  For more on this click here.

Electric Works has officially opened its doors.  The building has received national and international coverage.  To see the CBS News coverage, click here.

Sheffield Business Park, has revealed plans for a second phase of more than 900,000 sq ft of office and industrial space.  For more on this click here.

DavyMarkham have prevailed against international competition, securing a $20 million contract for winding gear and associated technology to IAMGOLD Corporation, Canadian gold producer.  For more on this click here. 

Dormer Tools has opened their multi-million pound site in South Yorkshire, signally the start of a new era.  For more on this click here.

AtraNova, an innovative water treatment company, has relocated to the Evolution development at the Advanced Manufacturing Park, on the Rotherham/Sheffield border, after receiving a £500,000 equity-based investment from South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF). The move, to expand and develop its unique product, could see businesses save hundreds of thousands of pounds. For more on this click here.  

Sheffield City Hall has triumphed at a Yorkshire tourism award ceremony beating off stiff regional competition from Leeds and Harrogate to take two prestigious accolades, the title of Large Venue of The Insider Business Tourism Awards - Destination Yorkshire 2009 and the Grand Prix Award - the champion of champions honour.

Sheffield Hallam University has confirmed its place in the top ten of new universities with a huge increase in funding for research.  The additional income comes in part as a result of the recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) which looked favourably at Sheffield Hallam's research activity. For more on this click here.

The University of Sheffield, which is among the top ten in the Russell Group, has launched a unique centre, based at its Department of Journalism Studies, which aims to expose ways in which media freedom is undermined or abused and to examine news media standards of independence and truthfulness.  For more on this click here.

The 2009 World Snooker Championship comes to town for the 32nd time in April. For more on this click here.

A documentary celebrating the life of Sheffield climbing hero and international artist Andy Parkin has been voted best film at Sheffield Adventure Film Festival.  For more on this click here.