EXECUTIVES at the top 250 companies in the North East remain positive about their businesses’ prospects for 2008 despite the doom and gloom prompted by the global credit crunch.Read
THE region’s digital hub has received a £1.4m boost to press ahead with the second phase of its development as a major UK centre for hi-tech businesses.Read
CRISIS? What crisis? The results of our Business Barometer published in nebusiness today will make surprising reading for some people, especially those who interpret the state of the economy through the grey-tinted spectacles of the national media.Read
BUSINESSES can stay afloat with the help of a river cruise company. Tyne cruise operator River Escapes has launched a floating meeting room for local and visiting executives to do business some- where different to the usual hotel venue.Read
A MASSIVE investment in one of Middlesbrough’s finest historic buildings, which links its newest business quarter with the town’s commercial past, has been praised by Princess Anne during her visit to Teesside.Read
THE managing director of a rapidly expanding New- castle based recruitment agency has turned to his old employer to help further his ambitious plans for growth.Read
WITH the region still smarting from the Northern Rock crisis and global financial turmoil continuing to dent customer confidence and profits, there’s no doubt the North East – like the rest of the UK – faces an uncertain future.Read
THESE are turbulent times for the world economy. Rising commodity prices, driven by demand from emerging economies, have raised inflation expectations.Read
ALMOST 200 passengers and crew of the Herald of Free Enterprise died on March 6, 1987, after the ferry capsized as a result of criminal acts and gross negligence throughout the operating company.Read
ROMANS invaded Northumberland and headed for Hadrian’s Wall. But these walkers were not of Italian descent – they had come up from Newton Aycliffe to raise money for charity.
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BUSINESS support service Business Link North East (BLNE) is putting its faith in the entrepreneurial talent of the region’s youngsters by sponsoring this year’s Young Enterprise Awards.Read
