Part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Activate was launched in  November 2017 to help SMEs grow by exploring and adopting emerging technologies. Tony McDonough reports A quarter of Liverpool city region tech…

OPEN Outdoor Media operates two digital advertising sites in Liverpool and has secured backing from MSIF to support expansion at lucrative sites in Manchester and London. Tony McDonough reports Outdoor advertising specialist OPEN…

Firm will start work on the £90m Baltic Triangle scheme, Parliament Square, in 2019 and aims to build 2,000 homes in Merseyside over the next five years. Tony McDonough reports Legacie Developments has unveiled plans to invest £300m…

New report shows the Liverpool’s Dream event offered a massive boost to the visitor economy with more than 1.2m people flocking to see the Giants on both sides of the river. Tony McDonough reports October’s return of the Giants…

Managed by EPIC Hospitality Group, the Seel Street Hotel in the city's Ropewalks district offers 128 rooms and  rooftop hotel suites. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool’s newest hotel - the £20m Seel Street hotel - has opened its doors…

Swiss manufacturer Stadler says Merseytravel has completed its first inspection of the bogies - structures with wheels attached that carry the bodyshells of the trains. Tony McDonough reports Production of Merseyrail’s new £460m…

Low-cost carrier will begin flying from Liverpool to the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Varna three times a week from July 1 next summer. Tony McDonough reports Wizz Air has announced a new route from Liverpool John Lennon Airport…

Baltic Creative CIC says work on Digital House, a 19th century red-brick former docklands warehouse at 61–65 Norfolk Street, is close to completion with tenants already signing up. Tony McDonough reports A new £2.6m business hub…

Liverpool’s closest rival, Manchester, is predicted to be one of the strongest-performing cities in the UK over the same period with GVA expected to grow by an average 2.2% a year Liverpool ’s GVA growth is predicted to accelerate to…

Computer-generated images show a new public square outside Lime Street station and an expanded plateau outside St George’s Hall. Tony McDonough reports New images show how Liverpool’s Lime Street could be transformed to create a…