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Students are the future, says City Residential
The success of Liverpool’s universities in pulling in numbers of students could make or break the city centre residential lettings market, according to the latest quarterly update from estate agent City Residential.
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Deals
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Vision+Media welcomes £2m games fund
Vision+Media, the region's creative and digital support organisation, has welcomed a new government fund designed to help grow the UK's games industry.
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BVCA announces regional winners
The acquisition of Cheshire retailer Pets at Home by US private-equity house Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has won the North West private equity-backed team of the year (large buyout) award at the BVCA Portfolio Company Management Awards 2010.
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Business
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Council urges government to support Mersey Gateway
The coalition government is being urged to support the Mersey Gateway project by Halton Borough Council.
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Transport group calls for radical action
The Foresight Group has called for a more radical approach to address the region’s future transport needs in the light of recent funding cuts.
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North West third for foreign investment
The North West remains the leading region outside London and the South East for foreign direct investment, according to a new report.
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Suttons wins three-year deal
Widnes logistics business Suttons has won a three-year contract with Grace Construction, a supplier of specialty construction chemicals and materials.
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Property
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Big shed deals boom in North West
The North West “big shed” industrial market recorded its highest ever second quarter take-up figures, according to consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton.
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Kier and Ryder deliver for Carmel college
Carmel College in St Helens has said the Dalton Building, the last building in its £22m new build programme, is now complete and will open to students in September.
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Mason Owen markets Observatory
Liverpool property agent Mason Owen has been appointed to market three floors in the city’s landmark Observatory Building.
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Other News
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Claimant count falls in the North West
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