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United Utilities is ramping up its infrastructure investment programme to £700m over the next 12 months as it also takes steps to tackle the growing spectre of bad debts.
Recycling and waste management firm Roydon Group has secured a £2.6m funding boost to buy a new sorting machine which will process 1,000 tonnes of household rubbish a week.
Chancellor George Osborne was accused of 'getting it wrong' over the economy after revised estimates showed Britain's double-dip recession is deeper than previously thought.
A scholarship worth £16,000 is up for grabs at Manchester Metropolitan University's Business School to attend its Executive MBA programme, which starts in October.
Government scheme to stimulate entrepreneurship is being launched in Manchester today.
Copper cable and optic fibre manufacturer B3 Industries has gone into administration.
Bowdon Group, the Altrincham-based buy-and-build enterprise headed by Brian Benson, has added £1m to its annual turnover with a swoop for a distressed mechanical and electrical contractor.
Insurance broker Moscrops today announced plans to double in size over the next three years through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth.