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How rational decision making might seem fickle

WHEN MBNA moved to Chester it was hailed a prize inward investment coup for the region and the country.Read

Can the north pull its weight?

Lack of growth in the north of England is hindering the UK recovery, Bill Gleeson reportsRead

UK is not dependant on just two industrial sectors

THE work foundation has put a lot of effort into studying what can be done about the north-south divide and rebalancing the UK economy.Read

Profile: Tech firm AppSense looks to growth

Alistair Houghton speaks to CHARLES SHARLAND, co-founder and chairman of Warrington technology firm AppSenseRead

Corporte dividends offer a ray of hope to investors

IT HAS been a bumpy few days on the international markets.Read

Trading Gossip: Investec goes wild

THOSE stockbroker types at Investec Wealth & Investment in Liverpool have gone a bit wild.Read

Britain’s businesses will keep going through thick and thin

CONTRAST the generations of hard work that went into building up the Reeves furniture store, in Croydon, with the destruction of this week’s riots.Read

Profile: Mark Friend, managing director of Bistro Qui?

Tony McDonough meets MARK FRIEND,MD of Bistro Qui?Read

New era for Stanlow refinery under Essar

Essar takes over landmark site and offers investment pledge, as Alistair Houghton reportsRead

Working Day: Giles Agis, executive director of Brouhaha International

Giles Agis is executive director of Brouhaha International. He has ultimate responsibility for the Brouhaha International Festival that has just taken place in Liverpool. This was his dayRead

Trading Gossip: Make your tea from a twecipe

WE KNOW many of the high-flying executives reading this right now are so busy that some days they don’t know whether they’re coming or going.Read

Windfarm

Business debate: Will the green economy be Merseyside's saviour?

WIND power may have grabbed the headlines, but there are many more opportunities for Merseyside businesses to make money from the green economy. That was one of the messages from the last in a series of LDP Business debates on the sectors that will shape the city region’s economy in the future. Read

Sellafield

Will the Government’s drive towards a low carbon economy boost business and industry in Merseyside and Cheshire?

COMPARED to the industrial revolution, the potential of the low carbon economy (LCE) seems a damp squib.Read

Profile: Rob Farnham, chief executive of Venmore

Tony McDonough meets ROB FARNHAMCEO of VenmoreRead

Alex Turner: About time we heard about some real business success stories

Alex Turner is the general manager of financial training firm Ambitious Minds.Read

From shelf-stacker to web guru

Alistair Houghton meets MATT BULLAS, chief executive of Click Consult, in HootonRead

Queen’s Awards a ‘badge of honour’ for companies

A trio of city region firms are the latest recipients of Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. Tony McDonough reportsRead

How to enter the 2012 Queen’s Awards for Enterprise

THERE are three categories that businesses can enter for the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.Read

Trading Gossip: Flush with cash

WHILE bankers in the City of London enjoy a lavish lifestyle funded by huge bonuses, their colleagues in the provinces are finding the whole business a little less glamorous.Read

Profile: Growing Merseyside’s life sciences sector

Alistair Houghton meets GEOFF WAINWRIGHT and RHYS ROBERTS, of 2BioRead

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