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Breaking news: Jennings steps down from Liverpool One
Joanne Jennings, chief executive of Liverpool One, is stepping down after leading the launch of the £1bn retail and leisure development through its launch this year and setting up the 120-strong property management team. “I have enjoyed a challenging and exciting role and am extremely proud of what has been achieved here,” she said. “As we have now delivered Liverpool One’s three-year business plan, which will provide a road map up to 2011, I feel the time is right for me to move on to new challenges.” Liverpool One owner Grosvenor is now recruiting an estates director for early next year, rather than a new chief executive, as the required leadership role focuses mainly on day-to-day operations and service delivery.
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MTV could return to Liverpool, says Prattey
After the success of this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards held at the ACC Liverpool, the venue’s chief executive Bob Prattey has revealed that discussions have taken place with MTV bosses about the event returning to the city in the future. The ceremony, which has never previously been held in the same city twice during its 14-year history, will return to Berlin in 2010, the location of the inaugural awards show. “Historically the MTV Europe Awards haven’t been to the same city twice, but it has just been announced that they will be returning to Berlin,” said Prattey. “We’ve already had conversations with MTV about coming back again, as they had a fabulous time in Liverpool, and that’s what is really encouraging for us.” Prattey added that the venue was also in talks with retail property organisation BCSC to try and secure its annual conference in 2010. Meanwhile, MTV Europe, has refused to comment on speculation that it could be set to relocate its headquarters from London to Peel Holdings' MediaCity development in Salford. 
Culture year’s £800m bonanza
Liverpool’s year as Capital of Culture has generated £800m for the regional economy and brought in 3.5 million new visitors. Figures out today from the Liverpool Culture Company indicate a surge in cultural tourism to the city. The unprecedented media coverage is estimated to be worth more than £200m globally. A record one million hotel beds have been sold and occupancy rates are at an all-time high of 77 per cent. Visitors to cultural events are up 30 per cent on 2007. A final report will be published in summer 2009 by the Impacts 08 research programme at the University of Liverpool and John Moores University.
New orders for Surface Transforms
AIM-listed Surface Transforms has secured three new orders from leading European missile manufacturer MBDA, a jointly owned venture between BAE Systems, EADS and Finmeccanica. The orders, worth in excess of £150,000, are to supply a range of carbon-ceramic composite materials to be used on component design, fabrication and test performance. It further cements the relationship between the Ellesmere Port-based business and MBDA after the two agreed a separate three-year fixed-term contract in February 2008.
Vision launches city survey
Liverpool Vision has commissioned a city-wide survey of business leaders that will indicate how the credit crunch is affecting their organisations and how it will impact them in the future. The third annual independent Foundations for Growth survey by NOP aims to further understanding of what business needs from the city. About 800 businesses are being asked to rate their satisfaction in Liverpool as a business destination and what needs to be done to help business perform effectively. Mike Taylor, director of investment and enterprise for Liverpool Vision, said: “We need to find out the main business concerns to help plot a way forward and ensure the momentum and hard work in making Liverpool a top-class business destination is not lost.”
New website for TMP
The Mersey Partnership has launched a website designed to showcase the city region’s corporate incentive travel offer to the European business market. The site, www.incentivesliverpool.com, provides an overview of the main corporate hospitality activities from major sporting events and cultural institutions to restaurants and hotels. It has been designed by Liverpool-based digital agency Rippleffect.
NWDA gets close to banks
North West banks have assured the region that they are still providing new lending and renewing facilities for local businesses after meeting with the Northwest Regional Development Agency. The meeting was part of a coordinated response to discuss how the banking sector could support North West businesses during the economic downturn. There was an agreement to make businesses aware of the support services of Business Link North West, including access to finance as well as promoting awareness of public sector products within the banks themselves. There will be further bi-monthly meetings to review the state of the economy.
Bank launches £6m awards for social entrepreneurs
Not-for-profit organisations in North West are set for a huge boost as Bank of Scotland Corporate launches the £6m Social Entrepreneur Awards, created to encourage and nurture the British organisations that put the greater good ahead of personal profits. Two cash awards are up for grabs – up to £5m free of interest and arrangement fees for three years or a cash donation of up to £500,000; and up to £1m free of interest and arrangement fees for three years or a cash donation of up to £100,000. Each winner will receive mentoring from one of the UK’s best-known social entrepreneurs.
Export experts
The total value of exports from the North West continues to rise, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue and Customs. Figures for the year to 30 September show the total at £23bn, an increase of 11.7 per cent on the same period last year. The rise is in line with the total export figures for the UK, were up 12.9 per cent to £244.5bn. Imports during the same period were at £24.8bn, an increase of 19.8 per cent compared with September 2007. Imports for the UK as a whole up 11.3 per cent to £338.6bn.
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