Updated 5:49am 21 May 2013

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Iain Laing

Iain Laing

Harnessing region's strength

PROFESSOR Roy Sandbach has been chosen as the 10th Goldman Visiting Professor of Enterprise and Innovation at Newcastle University Business School, after years working for Cranfield University and leading global innovation at Procter & Gamble in Newcastle. Read

Businesses aim to make a name for themselves

THE NORTH EAST has emerged as a leading centre for digital start-ups with numerous companies basing themselves within the region while looking to make a name for themselves internationally.Read

Export boost for Ford as sales hit a landmark high

ENGINEERING company Ford has capped 12 months of success at home and abroad by surpassing £11m of sales for the first time.Read

Newcastle Business Forums project will help put Heaton businesses in the spotlight

NEWCASTLE Business Forums (NBF) has been awarded funding by the South Heaton Ward Committee to administrate a £5,000 project to put the spotlight on Heaton.Read

Challenge begins to find North East entrepreneurs

A SEARCH is launching next week to find the North East’s most promising entrepreneurs.Read

Teesside University launches start-ups bootcamp

TEESSIDE University has launched a project to support up to 10 internet start-ups with investment and intensive mentoring during a 12-week “bootcamp”.Read

UK annual retail figures at top of the agenda

THE retail sector will dominate the agenda again this week, with annual results from supermarket giant Tesco as well as figures from department store Debenhams and Burberry.Read

Construction sector's grim start confirmed

THE weather-hit construction industry’s grim start to the year has been highlighted in figures for February showing a 7% slide in output on a year ago.Read

Marshalls agrees to sell four quarries

PAVING slabs specialist Marshalls has agreed to sell four quarries in a deal worth up to £19m with Derby-based Breedon Aggregates.Read

Pressure growing on former HBOS bank bosses

PRESSURE is mounting on disgraced former HBOS bosses amid anger over mammoth pension pots and nearly £1m of “bonuses for going bust”.Read

JP Morgan Chase in record profit

US banking giant JP Morgan Chase revealed an £5.5bn pay and bonus bill for the first three months of the year after profits jumped 33% to a record £4.2bn.Read

M&S sales go up despite clothing range slump

MARKS & Spencer reported sharply contrasting fortunes as buoyant trading in its food halls helped offset more dismal sales figures in clothing.Read

Hays UK division returns to growth

RECRUITMENT firm Hays has said its embattled UK division had returned to sales growth but that conditions remained “fragile” amid an ongoing clampdown on hiring in the City.Read

Drum roll as CENE awards shortlist is revealed

THE shortlist for the ninth Constructing Excellence North East (CENE) awards, celebrating the success of North East construction projects and those working in the construction industry, has been revealed.Read

Mothercare post better-than-expected sales figures

MOTHERCARE said it was on a “firmer footing” today after jettisoning loss-making stores and posting better-than-expected sales figures.Read

Oil giant BP fights off pay critics

OIL giant BP fought off criticism over its pay deals for top bosses despite being slammed for offering hefty rewards for “unchallenging” targets.Read

Website links traditional learning with the digital world

A FORMER Teesside University IT manager has launched a business which runs a new website to link traditional forms of learning with digital technology.Read

Maximising region's potential - our hopes of Adonis

BUSINESS organisations are hoping the Adonis report will maximise the region’s potential when it is announced today.Read

Immunodiagnostic Systems predicts lower sales

MEDICAL testing kit company Immunodiagnostic Systems (IDS) expects revenues to be lower this year as its market continues to tighten.Read

Recycling firm up J & B Recycling for top award

A NORTH EAST recycling firm is in line for a prestigious national award after proving to be one of the best waste management companies in the business.Read

Author Profile

Iain Laing has been business editor for four years. He started his ncjMedia career as a Durham district reporter in 2000. He has served as a reporter at the Evening News in Edinburgh and the Northern Echo in Darlington.

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