Today on Kent Business, the only website and newspaper dedicated to the county's business news:

* Business editor Trevor Sturgess looks at the forces hitting our manufacturing sector, as the recession shows little sign of improving

* A senior Tory councillor admits Kent County Council could have been clearer about its business ambitions

* Jobs to go at a major Kent firm

* John Lewis thanks heavens, and a new brand, for Waitrose profits

* Massive shopping centre discovers the old art of the apprentice

Read more at Kent Business every day.