A FOOD manufacturer which closed one of its North East plants two years ago is finally set to re-open the factory and is looking to fill 75 new positions by the end of the year.Read
BUS and train operator Go-Ahead has defied the increasing oil price by keeping costs down and now expects a “significant” profit increase by the end of its financial year.Read
CUT price houses for one weekend only... In a move more usually associated with high street retailers, builder Barratt is touting homes at two sites in Teesside this weekend as being available at bargain basement prices.Read
A TEES Valley firm is urging more females to take up the engineering challenge after being nominated for a national award for attracting the fairer sex into its workforce.Read
THE OUTGOING deputy governor of the Bank of England told Tees Valley business leaders that he was “sorry” the Bank had not managed to broker a private rescue deal for Northern Rock.Read
THE TV Licensing Authority has warned it will blitz Middlesbrough bosses if they see they a repeat of last year’s illegal sports viewing on firms’ time.Read
PROPERTY finance specialist Dunbar Bank has reported a 25% hike in new North East business as the company celebrates its 10th anniversary in the region.Read
FURTHER evidence that the housebuilding industry is under the most severe pressure for 20 years came with news that Stockton-based Caterpillar UK has shed 75 temporary workers.Read
THE prospect of an interest rate hike has loomed with news that retail sales rose by an “astounding” 3.5% last month – the biggest since records began more than 20 years ago.Read
