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- Epistem Holdings wins US contract
3:45 p.m., Thu - Epistem Holdings, the Manchester-based drug testing and discovery company, said it has been selected by Humanetics Corporation of Minnesota to provide preclinical testing services for agents likely...
- AGMA to decide on TIF referendum tomorrow
3:43 p.m., Thu - A decision on whether a referendum will be held on Greater Manchester’s £2.7bn TIF bid will be made tomorrow.
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- BT executive to chair economic development commission
2:35 p.m., Thu - Mike Blackburn, BT’s regional director in the North West, has been appointed chair of Greater Manchester’s Commission for Economic Development, Employment & Skills.
- Co-op Travel fears downturn in second half
2:39 p.m., Thu - Mike Greenacre, managing director of The Co-operative Travel, expects trading to worsen in the second half of the year because homeowners often renegotiate their mortgages between July and October.
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 'Judgement day' fears for Thaksin
Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra is losing the battle to clear his name and recover around £900m in frozen assets, according to observers of the political scene in Thailand. Page 1
 Style in, hiring in, buying out
The state of the economy is turning buyers into renters, and not just in the property market. Page 1
 Second only to Wal-Mart: Bolton duo with one shop
Two Bolton-based entrepreneurs who run a single hi-fi shop have finished second only to Wal-Mart in a worldwide marketing competition. Page 1
What's News
Shaid Luqman, the former managing director of Lexi Holdings who was convicted last year of misappropriating £75m, has been released from prison. Luqman, 39, was jailed for 18 months last July for contempt of court. Page 1  Why Stay City didn't stay long at Issa Quay
The serviced apartment company brought in to operate BSC Group's Issa Quay scheme on Dale Street in Manchester, dumped the development just one month after moving in. Page 3
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 Leading the safety parade
Event security is not just about controlling the public; it's about maintaining a positive atmosphere among revellers and portraying the right image for the organisers. Page 11
Keeping patrollers on guard
Life can be lonely for a night security guard patrolling corridors with no one to keep him company — or to check that he is doing his job properly. Page 11  Showing a different picture of CCTV
Retailers need security devices such as CCTV to deter shoplifters and protect their bottom line. But Middleton-based ID Technology Group tells its customers that they can use the systems to increase sales as well. Page 13
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 Other Views: Airport sale would be short-sighted
The future of Greater Manchester's transport network is an incredibly important and emotive subject, and never more so than now as we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to secure significant Government funding for a scheme that will bring huge... Page 9
 Other Views: Government needs to act on property crisis
Over the last week the national house builders have announced over 8,000 job losses in the industry and this number could rise over the next few weeks. However, this scale of losses will not be confined to house builders. Page 9
 Sales Strategies
Ever been told that sales is a numbers game? Of course you have. Problem is, it's wrong. The Lottery is a numbers game, because statistically the more tickets you buy, the greater your chance of winning (small though it remains). Page 9
 NW firms lack home grown non-executives
If you're looking for a non-executive directorship, you may be living in the wrong part of the country. Only eight out of more than 30 non-executive directors of Greater Manchester's 10 largest quoted companies have home addresses in the North West. Page 6
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