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2013
Articles from 24th Jan 2013
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Stock Market report: January 24, 2013
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
London’s blue chip index gained more than £17bn, buoyed by signs of the returning health of the US economy. Read
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Metquarter sold for £21m as owner plans to revitalise retail centre
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
LIVERPOOL’S Metquarter shopping centre has been sold for just £21m – less than a quarter of what it was worth before the recession. Read
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Easyjet expects to slash first half losses
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
Easyjet said it expects lower half-year losses after a strong start to the ski season and record numbers of business travellers. Read
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Classic cars drive Speke motorsport afficianado Kelvin Jones
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
THE notion of turning down a career as a professional footballer for a job in a garage seems preposterous, but 32 years on Kelvin Jones still has no regrets. Read
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Mammy Jamia’s wins listings in Booths and Asda
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
A MERSEYSIDE family firm behind a premium range of fruit preserves has won two new listings. Read
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Merseyside in mix of top gay-friendly employers
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
FOUR Merseyside firms and organisations have been named on a list of the best gay-friendly employers. Read
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Business diary . . .
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
thursDay, jan 24 Read
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McDonald’s pledges to create 140 Merseyside jobs
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
RESTAURANT chain McDonald’s says it will create 140 jobs in Merseyside in 2013 as part of a commitment to help young people come into work. Read
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Chester marketing firm Elygra wins three year school meals campaign contract
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
CHESTER-based Elygra Marketing Services has won a three year contract to promote school meals across local authorities in Read
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Ellesmere Port garage Port Tyres & Autocare named best in the UK
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
PORT Tyres & Autocare in Ellesmere Port has been named the UK’s best independent garage. Read
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Liverpool building firm Fletchrose wins £2m of new work
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
LIVERPOOL building firm, Fletchrose has secured three new contracts worth more than £2m in total. Read
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Funding package feeds food company KapaK’s appetite for growth
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
A SPECIALIST St Helens contract manufacturer and packer to the food industry relocates to new, bigger premises next month as part of its growth strategy thanks to a £2.4m deal. Read
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Thexton MD in Downing St talks over Green Deal initiative
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
THE head of a Wirral construction firm has taken part in talks at 10 Downing Street on how to reinvigorate the construction sector. Read
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Ben Hatton: Loyalty is vital for brands
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
AT THE start of every year, businesses in all sectors review their strategies to see how they can apply lessons learned to increase revenue. Read
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New Sovex Shanghai office wins £64k contract
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
PRENTON-based conveyor manufacturer Sovex has won a £64,000 order in China after opening a sales office in Shanghai last month. Read
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Lawyer Tim loves a life on the ocean wave
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
Tim Moulton is a solicitor at Liverpool law firm Maxwell Hodge and specialises in clinical negligence involving medical or dental care Read
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Regional Growth Fund fills bank lending gap for creative firms
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
WHEN banks aren’t lending, businesses need creative solutions if they need cash to grow. Thankfully for one Liverpool video games firm, Creative England and the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) were there to help. Read
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EU uncertainty is risk to Merseyside firms, warn business leaders
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
PRIME MINISTER David Cameron is playing a high-stakes game over Britain’s membership of the European Union that could damage the prospects of Merseyside firms, business leaders are warning. Read
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Search is on for pioneering businesswomen in First Women Awards
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
THE search to unearth Britain’s brightest female trailblazers has begun with the launch of the 2013 First Women Awards, held in association with Lloyds Banking Group. Read
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Liverpool and Chester magistrates’ courts chosen to trial extended opening hours
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
MAGISTRATES’ courts in Liverpool and Cheshire are taking part in an experimental scheme in which they sit outside traditional opening hours. Read
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Indian platform for Liverpool’s International Festival for Business 2014
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
LIVERPOOL will tell the cream of Asian business that the best opportunities for international trade in 2014 will be found on the banks of the Mersey. Read
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Tesco sweeps into mortgage market
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
HMRC is sparing no expense in its efforts to track down tax fraud. Could you be in the crossfire without even realising it? Kathryn Gaw reports Read
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Airlines use technical issues as excuse to refuse compensation, says passenger lobby group
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
THREE months this week the European Court of Justice ruled airlines must compensate passengers for delays of more than three hours, but many are using technical problems as an excuse not to pay out, claims a report by lobby group flight-delayed.co.uk Read
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New hope for local manufacturing
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
Britain’s youth is being encouraged to consider a career in manufacturing. Bill Gleeson reports Read
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PROFILE: Ian Ward, centre director of St John’s shopping centre
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
Tony McDonough meets IAN WARD, centre director at Liverpool’s St John’s shopping centre Read
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Japan must get financial balancing act right
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
OVER the last month or so we have seen radical policy developments in Japan with Mr Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) winning a landslide election in December. Read
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On the move . . .
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
LIVERPOOL wealth management firm Wilcocks & Associates has recruited a further new member to the team. Read
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Former Liverpool Sony developers launch Sawfly Studios
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
FOUR top developers from Sony’s former Liverpool studio have set up their own studio after rejecting job offers from rivals. Read
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Diary of an entrepreneur: Andrew Mills
Jan 24 2013 | Business News
MILLS MEDIA, the Wirral based creative production house, was established by my great grandfather in 1876. Read
