Peel appeals for unity as port masterplan launched

Peel has formally launched its Mersey Ports masterplan, a £500m investment over ten years that it said could create 7,500 new jobs in Liverpool and along the Manchester Ship Canal.   READ MORE...

Sure Steps makes nursery stride

Mossley Hill nursery business Sure Steps has opened a second site after securing funding from Santander Business Banking.   Read More...

Life & Style on brink of administration

Life & Style, the business launched following the collapse of Ethel Austin, has filed notice of intention to appoint administrators.   Read More...

B&M hits sales milestone

Annual sales have topped the half-billion pound mark at Liverpool discount retail chain B&M Retail for the first time in the company's history. The 29 per cent rise in revenues came during a year when the business added more than 2,500 staff to its ranks and opened 80 new stores in the UK.   Read More...

Liverpool Chamber renews high-speed rail call

Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has renewed its call for businesses in the region to support the bid for high-speed rail.   Read More...

Businesses upbeat on profit growth, finds survey

Businesses in the region remain upbeat about sales and profit growth despite the stuttering economy, according to a survey carried out by North West financial recruitment consultancy Howarth Morris.   Read More...

Trade minister hails Liverpool successes

Trade minister Lord Green has visited three businesses in Liverpool that have been successful in helping to drive exports.   Read More...

Profits up at GB Group

Chester-headquartered security technology company GB Group has posted pre-tax profit of £1.7m for the year to 31 March 2011, up from £1.3m the previous year.   Read More...

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Downing greets Capital Cards

Capital Cards has signed a five-year lease on a space at property group Downing's The Capital building in Liverpool.   Read More...

DTZ reports falling industrial demand

Occupier demand in the North West's industrial market fell from 2.5 million sq ft in the fourth quarter of 2010 to 1 million sq ft during the first three months of the year, according to DTZ Research's Property Times UK Industrial report.   Read More...

House prices fall to new low

House prices have fallen at their quickest yearly rate for 19 months, according to figures by the Halifax. The average house in the UK now costs £160,519.   Read More...

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