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2009
Articles from 28th Jul 2009
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Triple pledge on Ciy flights
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
THE region’s newest airline yesterday confirmed it will “definitely” be running a three times a day service from Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) to London City. Read
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Backlash after jobs blow
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
ANGRY workers at Artenius’ plastics plant in Redcar are considering sueing the company over job losses. Read
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Former Rock shareholders lose legal bid
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
FORMER shareholders in nationalised bank Northern Rock today lost their renewed legal bid to outlaw the Government's "zero return'' compensation scheme. Read
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Jobs boost at printable electronics site
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
UP TO 250 new jobs are expected to be created in the region over the next four years on the back of a £20m expansion of the printable electronics factory in County Durham. Read
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Nissan's new green engine is revealed
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
NISSAN has unveiled the electric car technology which could soon be being built in the North East. Read
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Chancellor tells banks how low they should go
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
ALISTAIR Darling demanded businesses be given the lowest possible interest rates on borrowing last night after holding talks with bank chiefs. Read
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Housing schemes are set to be revived across North East
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
RECESSION-HIT housing schemes across the North East are to be rescued as part of a £1bn Government building project. Read
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'Exclusive talks' taking place, insist Stagecoach
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
TRANSPORT group Stagecoach yesterday said it was in exclusive talks with potential buyers of ailing rival National Express over a possible break-up of the firm. Read
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Council will lend cash to save high street jobs
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
CITY leaders are to set up their own bank after growing fed up with the Government's failure to force high street lenders to do more to help small businesses. Read
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Acquisitions are a Vertu
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
FAST-GR0WING car dealership chain Vertu has moved taken on the Chevrolet franchise for the first time with the acquisition of a London site. Read
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Growing HR specialist sees green shoots
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
A SPECIALIST human resources company is aiming to break the £1m turnover barrier in the next three years after broadening its geographical reach and the services it offers. Read
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New bosses invest to stay ahead of rivals
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
AN industrial coatings firm has made a major investment in new equipment as it begins to expand after a management buy-out last year. Read
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137 jobs axed as plant is put into administration
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
TEESSIDE'S industry has suffered another blow as the Artenius chemical plant was put into administration by its Spanish parent company leading to the loss of 137 jobs. Read
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Lasting recovery 'two years away'
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
RECENT signs of life on the high street are unsustainable and a lasting recovery may not emerge until 2011, a leading ratings agency has warned. Read
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Price cuts lure fliers but hit profits at Ryanair
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
BUDGET airline Ryanair has warned that its full-year profits will be hit by aggressive slashing of fares to attract cash-strapped fliers. Read
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More jobs to be axed in Shell overhaul
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
ROYAL Dutch Shell is planning a fresh wave of job cuts under new chief executive Peter Voser’s group-wide overhaul. Read
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Ikea assembles four-hour queue at newest store
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
THE wait ended yesterday for thousands of Ikea lovers when the Swedish furniture group opened its first store in the Irish Republic. Read
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Drug development firm expects to exceed target
Jul 28 2009 | Business News
A DRUG development company that is working to combat MRSA and cancer has said its products are almost ready to go to market and that it expects to exceed its previous target of becoming a £100m business. Read
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D-day on zero return
Jul 28 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
FORMER shareholders in nationalised bank Northern Rock will learn today whether they have succeeded in their renewed legal challenge to the Government’s “zero return” compensation scheme. Read
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Finger licking good
Jul 28 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
MORE than 30 new jobs will be created in Thornaby when a fast food restaurant opens its doors this summer. Read
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Oil giant profits pain
Jul 28 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
BP is expected to reveal further profits pain in its half-year results today after the recession impacted oil prices and global demand for crude. Read
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Chiefs meet to discuss next moves
Jul 28 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
A ‘WAR CABINET’ of local process chiefs was being held yesterday as the 137 Artenius job cuts were announced. Read
