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Manchester United have cut their net debt by almost £70m and posted a strong return to pre-tax profit ahead of the club's proposed $1bn initial public offer (IPO) in Singapore next month. One analyst of the club's finances said the healthy performance can "only help to make" the share offering a success. READ MORE...
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Cygnet Catering, a provider of catering services to more than 450 schools and colleges across the UK, has been bought by listed food and support services giant Compass Group. Read More...
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Chorley-based care provider SLC Group has been sold by ISIS Equity Partners to Lifeways Community Care. Read More...
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Furniture chain Walmsley has become the latest victim of the slowdown in consumer spending after the retailer was forced to call in administrators. Read More...
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Manufacturing is placing an increasing drag on the country's economic recovery after activity sank to a 26-month low in August, according to a closely-watched survey. Read More...
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Manchester-based Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) is to change its name to Co-operative Banking Group. Read More...
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A sideways look at the week's weird, wacky and occasionally wonderful stories from across the region. This week: Baby blues; Rubber on the road; Sleeping your way to the top (or not); and Reach out. Read More...
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Peel Media's £600m MediaCity development in Salford has won the controversial annual award for the country's worst new building, with the Museum of Liverpool coming a close second. Read More...
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Former Knight Frank man Abid Jaffry has joined Lambert Smith Hampton's capital markets team as a director. Read More...
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Frozen food retailer Iceland is the latest company to sign up for space at the second phase of the Eden Square development in Urmston town centre. Read More...
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Tague on Tour: Parks get set go
New today: Shell's commitment to the Concord Business Park shows that south Manchester is one of the winners in an increasingly polarized business park market, says Neil Tague.
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Business Security: Confiscation proceedings
Robert Miller, associate at Forensic Accounting Solutions, outlines what impact government funding cuts will have on the defence of confiscation proceedings.
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Business Matters: Confidence building
Sue Douthwaite, divisional managing director for the north at Santander Corporate Banking, talks about the role banks have to play in increasing business confidence and assisting companies in achieving their growth potential across the North West.
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