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Business News for 9 January 2008

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European move for Arriva

Jan 9 2008

TRANSPORT group Arriva has extended its reach into Europe by increasing its shares in a Portuguese business....

Landmark site on the Tyne put up for sale

Jan 9 2008

THE last major development site on the urban stretch of the River Tyne has been put up for sale by one of Tyneside’s best known names....

Pinpointing why women go solo

Jan 9 2008

Women make up a bigger proportion of the North-East’s entrepreneurs than anywhere else in the UK. Karen Dent asks why....

Sealing a future for double glaze firm

Jan 9 2008

A DOUBLE-GLAZING firm has been bought out by senior management in a sanguine move that dispels some of the gloom surrounding a sector which has recently seen two high-profile casualties....

We won't agree to higher bid - S&N

Jan 9 2008

BREWER Scottish & Newcastle has said it will not agree to a takeover bid if a higher offer comes through from predators Carlsberg and Heineken....

Exports to US still buoyant

Jan 9 2008

NEWS this week that the US economy is officially in recession has failed to put the brakes on exports from the Tees area....

Firms urged to club together

Jan 9 2008

BUSINESSES in Stokesley are being brought together under a new umbrella organisation to share ideas and experiences....

Service sectors in region urged to raise their game

Jan 9 2008

NORTH-EAST companies are being urged to secure a greater share of the regional market for their goods and services. A new report reinforces well-documented research that the North-East runs a balance of payments surplus, with the region exporting more goods and services than it imports....

Nothing wasted in energy drive

Jan 9 2008

A TEES Valley consultancy has won a prestigious contract with an £80m biofuel facility to turn waste and packaging from northern food manufacturers into energy....