4 June 2021
Business & Economic Resilience Updates
Green Light for Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram’s £150m COVID Recovery Fund
The fund will be used to help create jobs and support businesses as the region emerges from the pandemic.
26 May 2021
Business & Economic Resilience Updates
Metro Mayor launches The Good Business Festival youth programme at Knowsley Safari
The three-day event takes place across the city region from 7-9th July focusing on ethical, inclusive and purpose-driven business.
17 May 2021
Business & Economic Resilience Updates
Metro Mayor Sees Impact of “Lifeline” Funding as Hospitality Businesses Re-open
The Combined Authority has made available a vital £44 million lifeline to nearly 4000 businesses hit hard by the pandemic, through a range of grants.
10 May 2021
Business & Economic Resilience Updates
Metro Mayor Delivers £150m COVID Recovery Fund on Day One
The Mayor said that the next tranche of the Combined Authority’s devolved gainshare funding would “form the bedrock of our COVID recovery fund."
12 April 2021
Business & Economic Resilience Updates
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Invites Bids for UK Community Renewal Fund
The intention of the Fund is “to support people and communities in need across the UK. It will invest in skills, communities, businesses, and by supporting people into employment.”
10 February 2021
Business & Economic Resilience Updates
New £10m Local Business Support Grants Launched for Liverpool City Region
The new Local Business Support Grants, of between £3,750 and £13,500 per business, are aimed at businesses who have not yet accessed funding from the Liverpool City Region.
8 February 2021
Business & Economic Resilience Updates
Additional support announced for Liverpool City Region taxi drivers
A further £2m fund, established by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to enable its six local authorities to contribute to the costs of taxi licences, has been announced.
4 February 2021
Business & Economic Resilience Updates
Steve Rotheram Welcomes Liverpool City Region Town Centres Commission Report
Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, has welcomed the report of the city region’s Town Centres Commission, which he established in January 2020.
28 January 2021
Business & Economic Resilience Updates
£10m Top-Up Grants announced for Liverpool City Region businesses
A new £10m round of top-up grants will be made available for all 1500 businesses supported by the first two rounds of the Liverpool City Region’s emergency COVID-related support grants.
15 December 2020
Business & Economic Resilience Updates
£2.65m from Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to create 300+ jobs across three sites
Construction is now underway at three development sites across the Liverpool City Region following an investment of £2.65m from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Light Industrial Fund.
