M&S Bank is replacing the Liverpool Echo as the arena's main sponsor after 10 years and BT's sponsorship of the Convention Centre is also coming to an end. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool’s waterfront ECHO Arena will be renamed…

Signature, which operates the 30 James Street and Shankly Hotels, says it will create 150 jobs in the scheme and offer a new events space as part of the 80,000 sq ft location. Tony McDonough reports Developer Signature Living has…

Led by founders Neil Clark and Dean Ward, Bromborough-based Evoke supplies digital self-service kiosks, video walls, digital signage and payment terminals. Tony McDonough reports Wirral manufacturer of digital kiosks and video walls…

New report, the Annual Scaleup Review published by the ScaleUp Institute, also shows the number of of scaleup firms in the city region has risen from 550 to 610. Tony McDonough reports More than 58,500 people now work for…

Liverpool finance and business professionals Lisa Greenhalgh,  Mark Rathbone and Gaynor Dykes join forces to form the LCR Angel Network. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool city region now has its own business angel network thanks to a…

French-owned carmaker has promised a phased restructuring of the plant in 2019 and is 'committed' to avoiding compulsory redundancies. Tony McDonough reports Trade union Unite is demanding “urgent assurances” on the future of the…

JLR is spending £110m upgrading its Halewood factory, where more than 4,000 people are employed, to assemble the next generation of the vehicle that has proved a worldwide hit. Tony McDonough reports Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)…

Liverpool City Centre Connectivity scheme includes a yet-to-be-approved plan to create a bus Hub on Old Haymarket which has attracted significant local opposition. Tony McDonough reports Work will begin in January on a multi-million…

Bolton-based Forrest Construction is the main contractor on three major Liverpool schemes, one worth £100m, but has had to call in restructuring specialists. Tony McDonough reports Leading Liverpool property developer Elliot Lawless…

Fire tore through the car park at the ACC Liverpool complex on New Year's Eve last year and more than 1,000 vehicles left there by their owners were completely burnt out. Tony McDonough reports Work is starting on Wednesday to remove…