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Business News for 29 February 2008

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£4m staff windfall as bank profits rise

Feb 29 2008

MORE than 2,000 North East bank staff are to share almost £4m after the Royal Bank of Scotland unveiled profits of £10.3bn despite further losses from the credit crunch....

High flier is worthy winner in the final

Feb 29 2008

NEWCASTLE International Airport was last night crowned Company of the Year in the Tyneside and Northumberland heat of the North East Business Awards 2007....

New jobs to be created as seaside hotel is sold

Feb 29 2008

UP TO 40 jobs are expected to be created a result of a £1.5m facelift at a Northumber- land coastal hotel....

Football saviour strikes into action

Feb 29 2008

THE Newcastle administrator who helped find a new buyer for Leeds United – falling out with Ken Bates in the process – says he is optimistic of now successfully saving another football club....

Costs fuel a green worry

Feb 29 2008

A TEES Valley energy expert has refuted claims that biofuel production has caused recent price hikes in commodities, such as wheat and barley - if anything, it threatened supplies of feedstocks for fuel, he said....

Premier feels pinch as food prices on the rise

Feb 29 2008

PREMIER FOODS, owner of Teesside’s vegetarian Quorn-making facility, is the latest victim of rising commodity prices this week....

The power to make millions

Feb 29 2008

A LEADING member of the British atomic energy team involved in building the next generation reactor has urged Teesside engineers to get on board the programme, which could bring millions of pounds to the local economy....

Shares in Barratt lose ground

Feb 29 2008

THE UK stock market fell into negative territory for the second successive session yesterday as the FTSE 100 Index plunged by 110.8 points and closed at 5965.7....