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Bill Gleeson

If we continue to be entrepreneurs we will be strong

WHAT chance the UK economy will escape recession? Read

Smart developers will grow stronger as rivals go bust

VERMONT Developments has become the latest Liverpool property firm to succumb to the harsh climate presently affecting the world’s property market. Read

Developer is placed into administration

LIVERPOOL-BASED Vermont Developments has been placed into administration after a £40m residential development in Salford was put on hold. Read

Banking giant appoints new credit card chief

BANK of America has appointed a new boss at its European credit card headquarters in Chester. Read

A&L takeover set to secure Mersey jobs

THE Spanish bank that yesterday revealed a £1.25bn deal to buy Alliance & Leicester said it was keen to retain the British group’s Bootle-based commercial banking arm. Read

Region’s superport plans launched

A SCHEME to market the region’s transport plans to public sector funders and private sector investors was launched yesterday by the The Mersey Partnership. Read

Liverpool skyscraper developers Beetham agree deal with bankers

Beetham founder says: We are in extremely good shape Read

Troubled waters – but a wave of success for others

"THERE'S always a problem with Matalan somewhere in the business and there's always an excuse." Read

Risk is on the rise as the US slows down

Risk is on the rise as the US slows down

The latest Merseyside and North Wales Business Prospect, published by the Liverpool Research Group in Macroeconomics, is out this week. Editors Patrick Minford and Peter Stoney review the outlook for the national and local economy Read

Business News Column

The decision by the Minsitry of Defence to place a £180m contract with Northwestern Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders is a landmark for the local industry. Read

Moment of truth for HBoS rights issue

WHEN does specul- ation become market abuse? The question lies at the heart of the Financial Services Authority’s attempt to clamp down on speculators intent on driving Halifax Bank of Scotland’s share price down beneath its rights issue price. Read

First Airbus plane parts set off for China

AIRBUS has started transporting the first aircraft segments to the new single-aisle assembly line in China. Read

Inflation's demise has been greatly exaggerated

COULD inflation be making a comeback? For 10 years now, economists everywhere have been celebrating the death of inflation. Read

Top-name speakers pull in the crowds for Hub event

LDPBUSINESS HUB: Top-name speakers pull in the crowds for Hub event

HUNDREDS of visitors attended the first day of the LDP BusinessHub at the Echo Arena Liverpool yesterday. Read

New life to be breathed into tired brands

SAYERS the Bakers and Ethel Austin share something in common. Read

‘Super cabinet is nothing but a new talking shop’

THE proposal for a super cabinet populated by a group of local politicians amounts to the creation of yet another talking shop when what the region really needs is action. Read

Raising your brand awareness gives sporting chance of success

A WEEKEND of British sporting success has been rounded off by publication of the latest list of the world’s most powerful brands. As with sport, the British success stories are plentiful, sending a powerful message not just to customers but to global market places, too. Read

Bed firm lifts covers on expansion plans

A WIDNES-BASED furniture chain is defying growing fears about the economic outlook by unveiling an expansion plan. Read

Young gamers bring a touch of culture to city mystery

A NEW computer game featuring the streets of Liverpool was launched last night. Read

By-election loss would mark new low for Labour

THE timing of the Crewe and Nantwich by-election tomorrow coincides with a new low in the Government’s popularity. Read

Author Profile

Bill Gleeson is award winning business writer and broadcaster, has been covering business and economics in the Merseyside region for more than a decade. His weekly column and LDP Business Week show on CityTalk105.9 are compulsory reading and listening for influential movers and shakers. Tel 0151 4722319

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