Mar
2009
Articles from 12th Mar 2009
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Mother and son hoping for chain reaction
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
A MOTHER and son team of entrepreneurs are peddling their pedaling business to companies across Tyneside to join the drive for sustainable transport. Read
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Warning as the recession starts to bite
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
ECONOMIC experts have warned the North East that the gains made in the last 10 years will be wiped out by the recession unless regional leaders act now. Read
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Toyota latest to cut hours as aid summit meets
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
CAR group Toyota announced cuts in production and pay at its two UK factories yesterday just minutes before the Government held a summit to discuss the crisis in the industry. Read
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Holding on to young talent is vital for prosperity of region
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
RECENT figures showed the brain drain of young people from the North East had been arrested, but will the recession force the brightest to leave the region once more? Read
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Companies are jumping on the fast track to success
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
MORE businesses in County Durham are being given the chance to access support from a programme that is already taking more than 60 companies on a fast track to growth. Read
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Drug group makes Euro base on Tyneside
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
A GROWING Chinese drug development company has chosen the North East for its European base. Read
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Last-ditch bid to keep project in the North East
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
THE company behind the Sea- Dragon project could make a decision as early as next week on a last-ditch bid to keep the work in the North-east. Read
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Bid to create 110 construction jobs
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
ONE of the region's biggest construction and engineering companies is looking to grow its turnover by almost £80m and create around 100 jobs with the help of a number of major public-sector contracts. Read
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Amec engineers twice the profits
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
ENGINEERING giant Amec, which employs 700 at sites in Darlington and Wynyard, today said its profits had doubled in the last 12 months - and said it was confident about 2009, despite increased market uncertainty. Read
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Branch out using wood
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
HAILING wood as a renewable fuel of the future, the UK’s first wood fuel expo, Ignition09, got under way at The Sage Gateshead yesterday. Read
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Tees team move out
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
A TEESSIDE stockbroking operation has closed its doors for the last time. Read
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Innovate for success
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
STAY green to stay on top - that was the message to Tees Valley companies from a government environment minister at Middlesbrough’s national climate change conference. Read
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Number's up on BT pay rises
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
TELECOMS giant BT is to freeze the pay of all its staff this year, including its most senior executives. Read
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On growth trail after new line investment
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
TRAILER manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull is aiming for nationwide growth after investing a “seven figure” sum in a new production line to double capacity. Read
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Think big, top names tell young ventures
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
A GROUP of blossoming North East firms spent yesterday locked in talks with two heavyweight financial experts who could hold the key to vital investment and a multitude of opportunities in North America. Read
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Morrisons goes South
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
NORTHERN supermarket chain Morrisons said it was to continue its march southwards after revealing a 7% hike in full-year pre-tax profits to £655m. Read
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Jules B clothing store set to expand
Mar 12 2009 | Business News
A CLOTHING store which has dressed well-heeled Northeasterners for the last 25 years, is to expand into a new 10,000 sq ft warehouse and take on a team of digital staff after enjoying soaring global internet sales. Read
