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Economy findings published

THE Mersey Partnership will publish its latest Merseyside Economic Review tomorrow. Read

Dockside bars chalk up record sales in Culture Year

TWO of Liverpool’s best-known bars are reporting record sales, thanks to Capital of Culture and the opening of the Echo Arena and BT Convention Centre. Read

Acquisition completed

LONDON stockbroking firm Charles Stanley has completed the acquisition of the financial services division of Liverpool insurance broker Griffiths & Armour. Read

Senate passes new bail out plan

The US Senate passed a £385 billion rescue package for the nation’s troubled economy today. Read

PR brief for Red Hot book

LIFESTYLE marketing agency Think Publicity has won the worldwide PR brief for a new book about funk-rock titans Red Hot Chili Peppers. Read

City ready to seize China Expo 2010 opportunities

THE importance of culture in Chinese life will present huge opportunities to Liverpool’s creative sector in the next two years, according to a leading figure in the city’s arts world. Read

Liquid sign bag deal

DESIGN and marketing firm Liquid has helped designer handbag firm Radley launch into the US marketplace. Read

Trade slump puts stop to ferry investment

PLANS to invest millions of pounds in Irish Sea shipping services from Birkenhead have been scuppered by the economic downturn and rising costs. Read

Concerns over Lloyds TSB takeover terms of HBOS

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was confident that Lloyds TSB’s planned takeover of struggling Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) would go ahead despite growing doubts in the market today. Read

‘Financial crisis is worst I’ve seen’ says Wolfensohn

FORMER World Bank president and leading international financier James D. Wolfensohn has told the Daily Post the world is suffering the biggest financial crisis he has seen in his lifetime. Read

Radical legislation at ports could see 3,000 jobs lost

THE Government’s move to revamp the business rating system for ports could cost 3,000 Mersey- side jobs, it has been estimated. Read

£1bn tidal power bid takes step forward

THE developer of a proposed £1bn scheme to generate tidal power on the Mersey says the project has passed another key milestone. Read

Salary survey shows higher wages despite the credit crunch

A NEW salary survey by Chester-based financial recruitment specialist, Sellick Partnership, shows that those in commercial and industrial financial positions are earning increasingly higher wages, despite the current downturn in the economy. Read

City surveyor’s retirement

MICHAEL ROBERTS, one of Chester’s longest- serving and most respected surveyors has retired, but will remain as a consultant with Mason Owen. Read

Nostalgia makes running business a piece of cake

Alistair Houghton meets CHRIS McLINTIC, managing director of Southport bakery Mellors Read

Agency adapts to times of change

LEE & Nightingale is a business that has never stood still in more than 150 years of trading. Read

Champagne and discounts on the menu as credit crunch bites

As the credit crunch bites deeper, shoppers are changing their habits, as Alex Turner reports Read

Restaurants making a loss

THE owner of Piccolino and the Restaurant Bar & Grill has suffered further losses. Read

Superblog created at innovation centre

DARESBURY Science & Innovation centre has launched a superblog for its 70 companies. Read

Brazilan road show in city

THE Brazilian Tourist Board is bringing its 2008 Brazilian Road Show to Liverpool this week to promote Brazil to travel agents and tour operators. Read

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