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Alex Hoye, chief executive of Warrington-based digital marketing agency Latitude Group.

Profile: Marathon man sprints ahead to bring change in Latitude

Alex Turner meets ALEX HOYE, chief executive of Warrington digital marketers Latitude Group Read

Analysis: Mersey firms get better with age

Three historic firms were honoured at last week’s Regional Business Awards. Alistair Houghton reports Read

Maria Colleran, director of Lets Support

Working Day: Maria Colleran of Lets Support

MARIA COLLERAN, 34, is director of independent inventory specialist Lets Support. Read

Matt Johnson: It’s amazing how far a little common sense can go with recycling

WHAT we waste has rarely been a bigger issue. In business and at home, everything from energy to food is coming under the scrutiny of those driving conservation and related green issues. Read

Trading gossip: Glitz, glamour and several hundred hired dinner suits

GLITZ, glamour and several hundred hired dinner suits were all on show as the region's top business bods gathered at St George's Hall for the Daily Post Regional Business Awards. Read

Walking a fine line over inflation

ARE we seeing green shoots or mildew? Certainly, receding fears of further economic decline mean the second quarter has ended in brighter mood than the first. Read

Bill Gleeson: Robbing Peter to pay Paul is no good at all

DON’T be fooled. The Government is trying to persuade us it has found new resources to stimulate the economy, but it hasn’t. Read

Steven Ballard, director of Performance Products in Runcorn.

Profile: Golfer uses GPS technology to help drivers go straight

Alex Turner meets STEVEN BALLARD, director of Runcorn-based Performance Products Read

Lord Stephen Carter at the launch of the Digital Britain report

Stuck in the digital slow lane

Super-fast broadband is the quickest vehicle, writes Alex Turner – but Liverpool is out of gear Read

Report highlights wider economic benefits of next generation broadband

NEXT-GENERATION broadband will have significant wider economic benefits, according to a UK industry-government forum. Read

Working Day: Tim Sung of Downtown Liverpool in Business

TIM SUNG, 25, has been a membership co-ordinator for Downtown Liverpool In Business since January. Read

Regional business awards

Business awards find the silver linings on the clouds of recession

EXCITEMENT is building ahead of next week’s Liverpool Daily Post Regional Business Awards final. (View special supplement here) Read

Building links between Liverpool and Shanghai

OLIVER HAYAKAWA is chief Shanghai representative of the Liverpool Shanghai Partnership (LSP). Read

Market watch: National debt to dominate planning

PEOPLE will draw their own conclusions from the political ructions in Westminster in recent weeks and the pattern of voting in the European elections. Read

The Apprentices with a lot to learn about handling the selection process

THE Apprentice has been a three-month job interview that has kept viewers glued to the screens. Read

How to avoid the bozo factor

Psychometric testing can help recruiters pick staff with the X-Factor, reports Alex Turner Read

Working Day: Darren White of Morecrofts Solicitors in Birkenhead

DARREN WHITE is 25, from Chester, and is a solicitor specialising in contact issues within family law, including cases involving domestic violence. Read

Small is beautiful for optician with expansion in his sights

Alistair Houghton meets JOHN WELSBY, managing director of Conlons Opticians Read

Working Day: Michele Webb of Michele Webb Property Management

MICHELE WEBB, 32, is managing director of Michele Webb Property Management in Aigburth, Liverpool, which specialises in the sales, letting and management of properties in south Liverpool. Read

Work ethic that drives on the paper tycoon

Tony McDonough meets STEVE SEALEY, chairman of North West-based Aquarius Equity Partners Read