Feb
2009
Articles from 16th Feb 2009
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Rapid growth is marked with 15 new acquisitions
Feb 16 2009 | Business News
CASH reserves plus bank credit have seen a rapidly growing tyre, exhaust and car servicing company purchase 15 new trading outlets for £3m. Read
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Shannon deal will keep Adams on the high street
Feb 16 2009 | Business News
CHILDRENSWEAR chain Adams will remain on the high street after a rescue deal with its former owner that will preserve 1,900 jobs, administrators have said. Read
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Fair aims for North workers
Feb 16 2009 | Business News
OIL and gas businesses from Aberdeen will head to the region later this week as they look to fill 150 job vacancies with North East workers. Read
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Training courses will boost skills at Allied Bakeries
Feb 16 2009 | Business News
THE baker of some of the nation's best-loved brands of bread has successfully put 60% of its Gateshead based dispatch department through a training programme to boost skills. Read
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Clubs fear for future as revenues fall
Feb 16 2009 | Business News
NEW data has highlighted the decline of the humble working men’s club amid growing fears over the industry’s future. Read
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SeaDragon project is now ‘too risky’
Feb 16 2009 | Business News
THE company behind the SeaDragon project has revealed it is too risky to carry out the work on Teesside. Read
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Incubator units provide hi tech work space
Feb 16 2009 | Business News
NEW incubator business units opening today will provide space for nearly 200 workers as companies move into a science business park in County Durham. Read
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Battle for EU CO² cash
Feb 16 2009 | Business News
A DECISION on major EU funding for a £1.5bn Tees project to capture and store under the seabed is expected in the next few months. Read
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Economic forecasts don't get any better
Feb 16 2009 | Business News
THE rapidly-deteriorating global economy and the continued difficulties UK businesses are facing in accessing credit will push the economy deeper into recession later this year, according to the CBI. Read
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Retailers set to reveal how the crunch is biting
Feb 16 2009 | Business News
A RAFT of retailers including B&Q parent Kingfisher and Sports Direct will update the market this week, while transport giant Go-Ahead will reveal how it has fared in the downturn. Read
