Nov
2008
Articles from 5th Nov 2008
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GSK keeps eye on UK changes
Nov 05 2008 | Business News
THE FTSE 100 Index ended yesterday’s session 196.22 points higher at 4639.50. Read
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34% dip in profits at M&S
Nov 05 2008 | Business News
MARKS & Spencer has said half-year profits fell by a third after sales suffered in the toughest conditions to hit the retailer since the early 1990s. Read
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Legal staff play Santa clause for youngsters
Nov 05 2008 | Business News
LEGAL staff lived up to the old adage that Christmas is for giving when they donated more than 200 boxes crammed with gifts to an appeal. Read
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If you’re proud of your firm, tell the world
Nov 05 2008 | Business News
INNOVATION in business is vital to the success of the North East in these demanding times. Read
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Shake-up pledge at RBS
Nov 05 2008 | Business News
ROYAL Bank of Scotland’s new chief executive has pledged the bank will remain a global business, but also announced a “thorough” review that will see costs targeted and divisions potentially sold off. Read
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Deadgood designers get flash of genius and funding
Nov 05 2008 | Business News
WHEN great ideas come up they flash with the spark of genius. Less bright ones flicker and glow before they eventually disappear, but for one Newcastle design company, a light bulb has literally gone on. Read
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Firms put good causes on a firm foundation
Nov 05 2008 | Business News
As the Community Foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary in the region, Iain Laing looks at how it works and why businesses give to charity. Read
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Car fitting firm sees upturn in downturn
Nov 05 2008 | Business News
A CAR fitting business expects to see its turnover rocket from £350,000 to £2m in five years as more motorists look to improve their existing vehicles as a way of dealing with the credit crunch. Read
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Ebac plan £7m scheme to start making fridges
Nov 05 2008 | Business News
A WATER cooler and dehumidifier manufacturer is planning to move to £7m facilities to make its own fridges, if planners give the go-ahead for a new Tesco supermarket on its current factory site. Read
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300 jobs to go as drugs giant tightens belt
Nov 05 2008 | Business News
DRUGS giant GlaxoSmithKline has started a voluntary redundancy programme at its County Durham site as part of a global shake-up which has already seen 300 jobs go at its plant in Cumbria. Read
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170 workers hit by Caterpillar axe
Nov 05 2008 | Business News
CATERPILLAR is to axe 170 workers in the North East just months after making more than 130 staff redundant. Read
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Creative way to lift region
Nov 05 2008 | Business News
THE region’s creative industries sector has been bolstered by news that a £75m national organisation to give children access to arts and culture is to be based in the North-east. Read
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Gulf foothold for tech firm
Nov 05 2008 | Business News
BREAKTHROUGH technology company Tracerco is to open a base in Abu Dhabi - the financial powerhouse of the oil rich United Arab Emirates - as it strengthens its foothold in the Middle East’s oil extraction and processing sectors. Read
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University to build business links
Nov 05 2008 | Business News
THE new boss of Newcastle University Business School has revealed his plans to develop the school. Read
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Firm is hitting back - by running at a loss
Nov 05 2008 | Business News
A TEESSIDE recruitment company has taken an unusual approach to riding out the economic downturn - by deliberately running at a loss in the hope that customers will stick with it in the long term. Read
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How you can mix business with parenting
Nov 05 2008 | Business News
PARENTS and carers are being targeted in a £1m effort to persuade them to start their own businesses. Read
