Stone Roses promoter SJM boosted by ticket rush

Music promoter SJM Concerts, the Manchester company behind the comeback of iconic indie band the Stone Roses, has forecast a "significant" improvement in its financial performance this year thanks to huge tours by the likes of Take That and Peter Kay.   READ MORE...

Byzak sold to Enterprise

Bamber Bridge-based support services group Enterprise has bought £55m-turnover civil engineering contractor Byzak for an undisclosed sum.   Read More...

App55 secures cash injection

App55 has secured funding from Manchester-based small loans provider Business Finance Solutions.   Read More...

Booth hails "solid" performance as sales creep up

The executive chairman of family-owned grocery retailer EH Booth & Co has praised the company's "solid" performance despite the continued economic malaise on the high street.   Read More...

Home shopping giant QVC defies retail gloom

Television shopping giant QVC, which employs more than 1,300 staff at its Knowsley base, has reported a leap in profits at its UK business thanks to increased demand for Freeview TV and strong growth in online shopping.   Read More...

Greater Manchester GVA expected to outperform UK

Greater Manchester's GVA will be 1.7 per cent in 2011 compared with 1.3 per cent in the UK as a whole, according to statistics released by New Economy.   Read More...

McBride boosted by European sales

Personal care products group McBride this morning said a strong performance in central and eastern Europe has helped to push revenues up by 2 per cent.   Read More...

Insider's fraud breakfast – last few tickets remain

There are just a few tickets remaining for Insider's Fraud and Business Security Breakfast, which takes place this Friday.   Read More...

BAM wins £15m Aintree Hospital contract

BAM Construction has won a £15m contract to modernise Aintree Hospital in Liverpool, which includes building a new accident and emergency unit.   Read More...

Everton training complex on the market at £15m

Everton FC's training complex at Finch Farm is up for sale with a price tag of more than £15.3m. DTZ has been instructed to sell the complex on behalf of a private client of the firm.   Read More...

Contracts hat-trick for Redbridge Interiors

Manchester-based fit-out company Redbridge Interiors has secured three contracts worth about £1.5m.   Read More...

BRC calls for lower business rates

Blue Transmission wins wind farm licence

Chubby upbeat despite Rory McIlroy loss

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