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 Manchester's reputation may have taken a bruising following the disorder this week, but the agency charged with the promoting the city on a national and international stage is stepping up its efforts to restore its image. Marketing Manchester will today launch a new campaign calling on businesses to back a 'We Love MCR day' on 26 August to show their support for the city. READ MORE...
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Trumeter Technologies, headquartered in Bury, has expanded its US footprint with the acquisition of Connecticut-based Redington Counters in a deal backed by Capital. Read More...
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A £20m funding pot will be made available for retailers affected by the rioting, the government has announced. Read More...
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A Burnley-based bakery, which supplies the likes of Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Asda, is targeting sales of £10m after secured funding to expand from NatWest. Read More...
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Wigan retailer JJB Sports has this morning been told that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has provisionally decided to close its investigation into alleged anti-competitive conduct in the sports retail sector. Read More...
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Dormant companies are costing the North West about £80m a year in unnecessary costs, according to analysis from Deloitte. Read More...
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Car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said its turnaround in fortunes has continued thanks to booming sales in China and Russia that have offset falls in the UK. It also revealed that the new Range Rover Evoque, built at Halewood and on sale from next month, has received about 18,000 orders. 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: The Silva sword; Jimmy eat world; looking for that steel; for crying out loud; and hey, student. Read More...
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Bamber Bridge-based Eric Wright Construction has won a contract to build a £4.6m building at Bury College's Woodbury Centre. Read More...
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Peel Group has said the feedback for its £100m International Trade Centre plan in Birkenhead has been positive, but stressed that scheme could take some time to materialise. Read More...
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DTZ's industrial team in Manchester has sold Gateway House in Pilsworth, Bury, for £2.5m on behalf of DTZ Investment Management. Read More...
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