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    Matthew Forster

    In the business spreading an artistic empire Jun 29 2009

    THE Art Works gallery has allowed many of the region's aspiring North East artists to reach a wider public. Read

    Richard Elphick

    Architect has grand designs on home city Jun 22 2009

    THE architect who created the £36m Trinity Gardens development on Newcastle's Quayside has strong views on the city's buildings. And as regional chairman of the Institute of Directors, his forthright opinions do not stop at bricks and mortar. Read

    Dr Guy Turnbull

    Helping others help themselves in an ethical way Jun 15 2009

    WHILE the commercial banks flounder, the co-operatives will flourish and the world will be a better place for everyone. Read

    Geoff Hodgson

    Back home and bringing world with him Jun 08 2009

    Lots of luck, hard work and a passion for the North East are key to the make-up of former brewery boss turned tourism champion Geoff Hodgson. Karen Dent reports. Read

    Yorkshire hero on a crusade for good times Jun 01 2009

    The Head of Steam pubs are a Tyneside institution famous their atmosphere, fine beers and cutting edge live music. Christopher Knox caught up with its managing director Tony Brookes as his business takes a new step forward Read

    Andrew Moffat

    The Tyne of his life May 26 2009

    THE port on the River Tyne has been at the heart of the region's economy for centuries and is still growing. Read

    Mike Mullaney

    Interesting times for top banker May 18 2009

    MIKE Mullaney was on gardening leave from RBS, waiting to begin his new job as LloydsTSB's top North East business banker, when the queues began forming outside Northern Rock offices across the UK. Read

    Gary Thompson

    Turning ideas into products that sell May 11 2009

    HE'S survived a coma and a brain tumour, broken more bones than you can count and reckons that less than four hours' sleep a night is ample. Karen Dent meets Gary Thompson, the man helping to transform some of the region's best ideas into products people want to buy. Read

    John Barton

    'This will help us get out of recession' May 05 2009

    IT'S hard not to feel a little intimidated in the presence of John Barton, not because he is by any means a daunting figure, rather that his CV is so impressive. Read

    Sean Bullick

    Quest to recapture greatness of city Apr 27 2009

    Companies in Newcastle city centre have voted to establish the busiest and one of the most ambitious Business Improvement Districts in the country. Christopher Knox meets the man behind it, Sean Bullick. Read

    Ramy Zack

    How haven for art is made with widgets Apr 20 2009

    Not content with running the family business, Ramy Zack created the Biscuit Factory art gallery and studio. Now he also wants to create a cultural colony in a corner of Newcastle, reports Peter McCusker. Read

    Jane Atkinson

    Face of engineering always wears lipstick Apr 14 2009

    JANE Atkinson has become one of the most high-profile women in UK industry in the past decade. Read

    Stoker Frater

    Farmer who likes to look on the bright side of life Apr 06 2009

    FROM building a business up from nothing to championing Northumberland’s farmers, Karen Dent hears about Stoker Frater’s dream of leaving a lasting legacy on the land. Read

    Mark Dobson

    It's a wonderful life for revived cinema with rare history Mar 30 2009

    THE Tyneside Cinema has become of the region's best cultural venues, providing access to films and documentaries from across the globe. Christopher Knox talks to the man behind its recent transformation, chief executive Mark Dobson. Read

    Graham Wylie outside Close House Hotel

    In the right place at the right time Mar 23 2009

    IT took years for one North East entrepreneur’s company to become an overnight success. Alastair Gilmour talks to Graham Wylie. Read

    Family’s trust has been well rewarded Mar 21 2009

    Personal finance planning should be exactly that – personal. Alastair Gilmour reports on three generations of trust Read

    Barry Webber

    United's new signing bigs up the brand Mar 16 2009

    LAST month Newcastle United recruited one of the youngest directors in English football in a bid to boost revenues at home and abroad. Read

    Alex Brodie

    Ex-newsman has barrels of optimism Mar 09 2009

    THE BBC foreign correspondent turned ale brewer Alex Brodie talks to Alistair Gilmour about the quiet revolution he is leading from a converted mill in Cumbria. Read

    Tony Walton

    From action man to history man Mar 02 2009

    GIVE them as near as life-threatening experience as you possibly can’ was Tony Walton’s brief before he headed to Chile for the first of the 26 expeditions he would lead for Operation Raleigh. Read

    John Thompson

    Wagons welcome travellers back home Feb 23 2009

    One of the region’s best-known companies will soon start work demolishing one of its biggest eyesores. Peter McCusker speaks to its chairman. Read

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