People across the Wrexham, Flintshire Denbighshire and Chester areas have all been affected by the economic turmoil this year.
Dozens of jobs have been lost in North East Wales and Chester, and many other companies are struggling to readjust to the effects of the credit crunch.
The Evening Leader has plotted some of the region's major financial news stories, from the past months, onto a special timeline and Google map.
Fortunately it's not been all bad news for North East Wales with big developments like Wrexham's Eagles Meadow creating hundreds of jobs for the area, and other firms reporting steady growths.
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