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Greater Manchester partnership will drive growth – Blackburn
Greater Manchester's local enterprise partnership (LEPs) can play a vital role in securing sustainable economic growth for the city region, according to its newly-appointed chairman Mike Blackburn. Speaking to Insider, he said the LEP would build on the existing public-private sector links to help increase productivity and competitiveness, secure further inward investment and provide a voice for businesses.
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Deals
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TJ Hughes sold to management team
Liverpool discount retailer TJ Hughes has been sold to its management in a deal backed by private equity firm Endless. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
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Buyer found for Beetham hotel businesses
Beetham Hotels Liverpool and Beetham Hotels Manchester have been bought out of administration by two companies set up to complete the deals.
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Turbo fizzes after angel investment
Penrith-based Turbo Drinks Company, launched earlier this year by former drinks marketeer Nigel Tarn, has secured £200,000 backing from three groups of angel investors as it looks to market its premium strength shandy.
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K3 moves for Clarita
Software company K3 Business Technology, based in Manchester, has bought rival Clarita Solutions for £820,000.
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Business
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Shearings confident as sales rise
Coach tour operator Shearings Group, based in Wigan, has reported a 4 per cent rise in sales to £187.1m during 2010 despite being hit by two spells of adverse weather during January and December.
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Ultimate cooks up Russell Hobbs deal
Oldham-based Ultimate Products, a retail supply group, has secured a licensing deal to produce a new range of homeware products under license from electrical appliances brand Russell Hobbs.
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Property
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Midas moves back to Trafford Park
Manchester inward investment agency Midas is moving back to Trafford Park – a year after relocating to the Voyager office building at Manchester Airport.
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Furness Academy gets go-ahead
Plans to build a new £22m Furness Academy building have been given the green light by Cumbria County Council. The authority and Kier Construction are behind the proposals which will now be considered by the Department for Education.
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Cheshire East to fight Sandbach scheme
A planning appeal for a controversial residential scheme in Sandbach will be fought by Cheshire East Council. Fox Land and Property’s proposal to build 280 homes on land off Abbey Road was refused permission by Cheshire East’s strategic planning board late last year.
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Other News
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O’Carroll takes control at Fingershield
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Emirates on recruitment drive
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PH Media to open London office
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