Business News Wales

2 September 2026

Employee-Owned Orchard Closes With Around 70 Jobs Affected

One of Wales' best-known independent communications and events agencies has ceased trading after its board concluded the business was no longer sustainable in the face of a shrinking market and increased competition.

Employee-Owned Orchard Closes With Around 70 Jobs Affected

New Scheme Targets Long-Term Youth Unemployment in Wales

New Qualifications to Support Wales’ Future Construction Workforce

£4.1m Skills Programme to Target Growth in AI, Semiconductors and Advanced Manufacturing

Planning Approved for £41.8m Regeneration of Former Revlon Factory Site in Maesteg

£1.9m Community Lending Boosts Welsh Businesses and Supports 381 Jobs

Seaweed Festival Returns to West Wales

Business News Wales Podcasts Specials

Skills Mismatch and Funding Gaps ‘Undermining Productivity Ambitions’ in Wales

More Than 1,300 Welsh Businesses in ‘Critical’ Financial Distress

National Energy Strategy to Outline New Vision for Energy in Wales

New Report Highlights Impact of Skills Investment on Wales’ Food and Drink Sector

Welsh Government Launches National Conversation on Future of Wales

Welsh Organisations Offered up to £250,000 to Invest in Innovation and Technology

Private Capital Drives Positive Quarter for Welsh Commercial Property

Skills Mismatch and Funding Gaps ‘Undermining Productivity Ambitions’ in Wales

Record Cricket Crowds Strengthen Cardiff’s Sporting Success

Government Launches Review to Make Pub and Hotel Rates Fairer

£67.2m Funding Secured for 30-Storey Cardiff Development

City Centre Businesses Can All Play a Part in Newport Food Festival

South West Wales Sets Out Ambition to Become Leading Regional Economy

New Coach Service to Transform North-South Wales Travel