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Feb 7 2008
Homeowners received a much-needed boost today after Bank of England policymakers cut interest rates for the second time in three months....
Feb 7 2008
A CONSERVATION holiday company that has helped guide celebrities including Jack Osbourne and Ben Fogle in some of the world’s most extreme locations has merged with a competitor to double the number of locations it can offer to adventurous tourists....
Feb 7 2008
A RAPIDLY growing web-based financial services company is moving into new headquarters as it presses ahead with ambitious growth plans to increase its presence in the North-East and the UK....
Feb 7 2008
DESPITE heavy overnight losses on Wall St driven by concerns of a recession in the US and a negative performance from Asian markets, the FTSE 100 index opened in positive territory before ending the day 7.4 higher at 5875.4....
Feb 7 2008
NORWICH Union insurer Aviva has added another £75m to its estimate for claims stemming from last summer’s flooding crisis....
Feb 7 2008
The Regional Spatial Strategy, which sets the framework for future transport development in the North-east, looked to back a proposal by PD Ports to build a container terminal to rival the southern ports....
Feb 7 2008
And a booming order book has seen the Tees Valley workforce grow by 240 to 1,000 in the past 12 months....
Feb 7 2008
A NORTH-EAST finance specialist has warned many borrowers will not see the benefit of today’s expected quarter point interest rate cut....
Feb 7 2008
Set up with only £100 in 2005 by Simon Pitts and Tony Marshall, Sayu has grown spectacularly from a “bedroom-based” web electronics business to a £20m turnover company in three years. It expects to increase staff from 26 to 40 by 2010....
Feb 7 2008
ONLINE sales perfor- mance company buy.at has been bought in a multi-million pound deal by US industry giant AOL and is now set for expansion into Europe....
Feb 7 2008
A BUSINESSWOMAN who dispensed with the stresses and strains of pub management to run a rural tearoom, has seen her venture become an important part of her local economy....
Feb 7 2008
Managing director Robin Davison confirmed the group was in talks with three companies and hoped a deal could be done “within nine to 12 months”....
