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Chamber loses £700,000 but promises quick return to health
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has reported losses of more than £700,000 for its 2009/2010 financial year. The Chamber itself recorded a loss after tax of £308,000 and, with revenues for major contracts deferred beyond the year, its two wholly-owned training subsidiaries Trident Training and Mersey Chamber Training lost a further £409,000 between them.
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Deals
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Baa Bar expands to Nottingham
Liverpool-headquartered bar and pub operator Baa Bar has announced plans to expand outside its North West heartland after securing an undisclosed funding package from Yorkshire Bank.
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Business
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Franklins to double in size with Manchester move
Catering business Franklins Hospitality, based in Liverpool, is set to double in size with the launch of two new outlets in Manchester.
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Suttons invests £7.2m in its fleet
Widnes logistics company Suttons Group, which specialises in moving bulk liquids and chemicals, has expanded its bulk tanker fleet following a £7.2m investment.
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Regional body could sit with LEP structure
Support is growing for the creation of a regional body that could sit alongside local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) to ensure the North West retains its voice in Whitehall and Brussels.
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PSP chief: Entrepreneurs can take jobs strain
The region’s private sector must be encouraged to create jobs with public sector cuts looming, Private Sector Partners (PSP) leader Len Collinson has said.
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Property
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Starwood to sell Campanile hotels
Starwood Capital has put the freehold interests of 18 hotels up for sale, including the Campanile brand building in Birmingham.
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Work set to start on library revamp
Restoration work on Liverpool's historic Central Library is due to start in the autumn after plans for the scheme were approved.
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Agents to market former Ethel Austin HQ
Property agents Mason Owen and CB Richard Ellis have been instructed to market the former distribution facility and head office of Knowsley retailer Ethel Austin.
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