Articles...
Feb 6 2008
Rock hits back at zombie bank jibe....
Feb 6 2008
A PROMINENT figure in the subsea oil and gas industry has praised the North-East for having an “entrepreneurial spirit” that is absent in the UK offshore capital of Aberdeen....
Feb 6 2008
ARECRUITMENT agency aimed at helping North-East businesses find workers from the ranks of the long-term unemployed has been given an £850,000 cash boost....
Feb 6 2008
DOES anyone remember a time when skilled workers were the lifeblood of the country?...
Feb 6 2008
OIL giant BP has pledged to close the “performance gap” with its rivals after a 22% fall in profits last year....
Feb 6 2008
A BOOKMAKERS founded by two former school pals has secured a multi-million pound war chest to fund its rapid expansion with a view to making it one of the largest in the UK....
Feb 6 2008
THE latest trading statement from troubled technology group Bede saying it was still in talks with a possible buyer saw shares rally slightly....
Feb 6 2008
ACOMPANY developing a new drainage system could see its technology used at sports grounds including Wembley Stadium following a six-figure cash injection....
Feb 6 2008
A NORTH-EAST advertising business has picked up a prestigious award for its work on London Zoo’s Gorilla Kingdom....
Feb 6 2008
DEVELOPER Landid is looking into expanding Doxford International Business Park in Sunderland with a new office scheme providing nearly 30,000sqft of space....
Feb 6 2008
TEESSIDE PROPERTY tycoon Raj Singh, who built his empire on the back of growing demand for high-end living for the elderly, is planning another £3.7m, 67-bed care home on the former site of Skerne House on the outskirts of Darlington....
Feb 6 2008
A TEES Valley financial expert has warned that domestic and global market turbulence could affect the ability of the new Northern Rock owner to meet financial terms imposed by the Government....
Feb 6 2008
A STOCKTON metal company has become one of the first on Teesside to sign up to a new tendering system that matches more than 50,000 contracts for the London Olympic project with local firms....
Feb 6 2008
TEESSIDE communications company Main-Tel is predicting a record turnover of £2m this financial year - 40% up on last year - following an intensive period of expansion....
Feb 6 2008
NEWCASTLE United owner Mike Ashley is expanding his Sports Direct retail empire into China under a deal to sell the company’s brands in the Far East....
Feb 6 2008
DEALS always make headlines in The Journal – they are the lifeblood of a healthy economy. But the men and women who work tirelessly to make these deals happen often go unnoticed....
Feb 6 2008
NORTH-EAST companies looking to exploit the Norwegian oil and gas boom are being invited to attend a conference aimed at opening routes into this lucrative market....
Feb 6 2008
BUSINESSES are confused by the Government’s new training diplomas and scared about the amount of commitment expected of them....
Feb 6 2008
ENVIRONMENTALLY conscious homemakers are driving demand for biodegradable British wool carpets and reviving the fortunes of one well established North-east firm....
