Sep
2008
Articles from 3rd Sep 2008
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Award firm lands £8m contract to secure jobs
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
THE reigning Journal North East Company of the Year has landed an £8m contract – securing the jobs of hundreds of workers until 2016. Read
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Speakers line up for excellence seminar
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
LEADING international business speakers and consultants are lined up to speak to North East businesses at this year’s service excellence seminar. Read
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More of us are now hopping on the bus
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
High fuel prices, the growing strength of the green lobby and modernised, more reliable services are giving a boost to Britain’s public-transport sector. Karen Dent investigates how the industry is expanding in a cold economic climate. Read
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Oil prices fall to four-month low
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
OIL prices have fallen to their lowest level for four months after the threat from a weaker-than-expected Hurricane Gustav faded. Read
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Government ‘optimistic’ on UK outlook
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
THE Government remains optimistic the UK will avoid recession despite such a prediction from a leading think-tank. Read
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Employers hold the key
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
THE FUTURES of thousands of 11-year-olds who headed off for their first day at secondary school today will be in the hands of Teesside employers attending a unique conference on improving skills. Read
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Experts warn over companies’ ‘IT ignorance’
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
AS GOOGLE launched its most audacious challenge yet to Microsoft by unveiling a browser to rival Internet Explorer, a team of computer experts at Teesside University said firms were failing to make the most of similar open source software. Read
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Stamp duty exemption is a step in right direction
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
HOMES worth £175,000 or less will from today be exempted from stamp duty for the next 12 months. Read
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UK recession looks likelier than not
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
TWO global trends have dominated financial markets in recent months: global growth has continued to weaken, while inflationary pressure has eased. Read
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Care group sells three of its homes
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
ONE of the region’s care home operators has sold three of its properties in a £5m deal. County Durham-based Autumn Care Group has sold two sites in Durham at Seaham and Ferryhill and a further site in Jarrow, South Tyneside, to Kent-based firm DOSON. Read
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Berghaus to open stores in China
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
OUTDOOR clothing company Berghaus is to open 200 stores in China as part of its expansion into Asia. Read
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Green group’s fresh fields give rich yield
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
INCREASED diversification has helped environmental services company eaga’s revenue rocket by almost a third to £639m in its first full year as a listed company. Read
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Restaurant supplier’s growth bid
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
AN ONLINE entrepreneur who supplies restaurants with wine and food from his Italian homeland is targeting national expansion after seeing his client base more than double to 50 in the last 12 months. Read
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Virgin interested in Gatwick bid idea
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
SIR Richard Branson’s airline Virgin Atlantic has confirmed its interest in bidding for Gatwick Airport as part of a consortium. Read
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Ex-BT chief Alcatel boss
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
FORMER BT chief executive Ben Verwaayen is the new boss of troubled telecoms equipment firm Alcatel- Lucent. Read
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Renaissance Awards are launched for another year
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
NORTHUMBRIA University’s director of estates Trevor Thurlow yesterday kicked off this year’s search for the winners of the Renaissance Awards. Read
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Search on to find stars of our business world
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
THE search is on to find the stars of the North East business world in our prestigious North East Business Executive of the Year Awards 2008. Read
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£10m to help firms thrive in doldrums
Sep 03 2008 | Business News
NORTH EAST businesses are to be given support worth £10m to help them deal with the economic slowdown. Read
