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2009
Articles from 20th Jan 2009
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Celebrating business success in North-east
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
THE Evening Gazette, The Journal and Business Link want to make this year’s nebusiness awards the best yet and we need your help to do it. Read
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Boom for dispute ‘refs’
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
THE collapse of the global construction market has been good news for a Stokesley firm which specialises in contractual fall-outs. Read
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Quorn firm puts £35m investment on the menu
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
THE world’s only producer of vegetarian products based on micro protein said it was pressing ahead with a £35m investment on Teesside as it revealed strong growth forecasts for its Quorn brand. Read
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RBS signals highest ever losses for UK of £28bn
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
SHARES in Royal Bank of Scotland plummeted yesterday after the beleaguered lender revealed it was on course for a record annual loss for a UK company. Read
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Bank of Ireland chief is to retire early
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
BANK of Ireland chief Brian Goggin is to retire a year early from the troubled institution. Read
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Strong performance by Barratt
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
AS was predicted, the FTSE 100 index opened significantly higher following news that the government has announced a second package of measures aimed at encouraging banks to lend. Read
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Rock looks to start lending again
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
Northern Rock has been thrust into the heart of the Government’s economic rescue package. Read
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Responsibility can pull in the punters
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
SUZANNE McCREEDY from the Awards’ main sponsor Business Link, gives an insight on why CSR and environment matters Read
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A helping hand is the truewinner
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
nebusiness awards: CSR & Environment Read
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New way to beat downturn
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
A RECRUITMENT specialist has found an unusual way to reduce staff costs for cash-strapped construction firms. Read
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Law firm deal may be first of many
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
THE acquisition of a North East law firm by a national competitor is its first purchasing foray into the region, and there may be more to come. Read
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Filtronic aiming to grow
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
OVER 50 jobs have been shed at the County Durham production arm of Bradford-based Plc Filtonic, but the company says it is now well-placed to take advantage of the recovery in the global economy when it comes. Read
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Giraffe on the move to bigger premises
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
A RECRUITMENT company has shrugged off the economic downturn to announce a move into bigger offices. Read
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New Jurys Inn hotel for Gateshead
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
Irish hotel chain Jurys Inn to invest in new 200 room quayside hotel. Read
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£35m Marlow plan on track
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
MARLOW FOODS - the world’s only producer of vegetarian products based on micro protein, grown and harvested on Teesside - said it was pressing ahead with a £35m investment as growth forecasts for its Quorn brand outstripped even the most optimistic food producer’s hopes for 2009. Read
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Demand weakens
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
THE wireless communications and electronic defence equipment group Filtronic, which sold its Newton Aycliffe semi conductors business to RF Micro Devices in 2007, says it expects weaker demand in the months ahead Read
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Rock changes tack on loans
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
NORTHERN Rock said it was to slow the pace at which it jettisoned borrowers as the government pumped more money into the ailing banking sector. Read
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Camerons’ fears to cheers?
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
CAMERONS Brewery is in the running for a UK Publican of the Year award, despite a gloomier than average forecast for the Tees Valley’s pub trade. Read
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Troubled firms rise by 81%
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
THE number of distressed companies in the North-east and Yorkshire facing collapse leapt by 81% last year, according to a leading restructuring specialist. Read
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Cash backing for small firms
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
WILL the Government’s multi-billion pound rescue package, announced last week, finally unblock lending to small firms hit by the financial crisis? Read
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Cleveland poised to double its turnover
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
A FULL order book and the "imminent award" of another major contract will create 200 new jobs at engineering company Cleveland Bridge, almost doubling its turnover to around £70m this year after a bitter legal battle over work on Wembley Stadium plunged it into the red. Read
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New outdoors retail jobs for North East
Jan 20 2009 | Business News
GO Outdoors, the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer, has said it will open three new stores, including one in the North East. Read
