Oct
2008
Articles from 31st Oct 2008
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Pipe and slippers gamble pays off
Oct 31 2008 | Business News
A FORMER academic who started a company at the age of 52 with money from his pension fund was last night named the North East Business Executive of the Year 2008. Read
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£4bn in the pot for small businesses
Oct 31 2008 | Business News
UP TO £4bn from the European Investment bank (EIB) has been secured to help ease the credit crunch on UK small businesses and free up access to bank loans. Read
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Work is one long party for Sonia
Oct 31 2008 | Business News
A FORMER civil servant has put some colour back into her life as well as the lives of countless youngsters after launching a face painting and party business. Read
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BT warns on profits
Oct 31 2008 | Business News
TELECOMS giant BT issued a surprise profits warning today after its division providing services to multinational companies failed to hit targets. BT said its Global Services arm continued to grow strongly but the slower-than-expected delivery of cost savings had impacted on earnings. Read
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Efficiency campaign’s call to recruit
Oct 31 2008 | Business News
ENERGY company E.ON, which earlier this week joined British Gas, EDF and regional supplier Ebico at a fuel poverty summit in Darlington, has launched a campaign to recruit 10,000 “energy marshals” from Britain’s business community in a bid to slash energy bills by £2.5 billion. Read
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Royal Dutch Shell joins bonanza with 71% jump
Oct 31 2008 | Business News
OIL giant Royal Dutch Shell has joined the profits bonanza from record high oil prices with a 71% jump in third-quarter earnings. Read
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Recruitment firm wants to buy back shares and de-list
Oct 31 2008 | Business News
THE North East’s biggest recruitment company NRG has announced its intention to buy back shares at a cost of £2.72m and de-list from the stock exchange. Read
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At the heart of the revolution
Oct 31 2008 | Business News
ECO experts on Teesside claim its share in the future of green transport lies in hydrogen and fuel cell technology, as motor industry leaders met to discuss mass production of green vehicles this week. Read
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Oz firm boosted by Tees clinic
Oct 31 2008 | Business News
Tees Valley Treatment Centre in Middlesbrough, which is contracted to provide up to 17 services, including general surgery and specialist treatments to all five local primary care trusts, has seen patient numbers double to 8,000. Read
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Learning conference heads to Teesside
Oct 31 2008 | Business News
Organised jointly by the Evening Gazette, Middlesbrough College, Hall Garth Community Arts College, Teesside University and training organisation A4E, the event will take place at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium on Thursday. Read
