Sep
2009
Articles from 25th Sep 2009
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Taste of history
Sep 25 2009 | Business News
BREAD was four pence a loaf, Queen Victoria was still on the throne, and one of the region’s best-known firms was born. Read
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Academics hail university impact move
Sep 25 2009 | Business News
TEESSIDE academics have given a cautious welcome to proposals to change the way research projects are funded and make universities more responsive to the needs of business and society. Read
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Tees Valley is aiming for Olympic gold
Sep 25 2009 | Business News
THE Olympics could be the springboard for Tees Valley companies to win a share in £100 billion of other major projects due to roll out in the south of England rolling over the next three years. Read
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Bidding for Universe
Sep 25 2009 | Business News
ACQUISITIVE Stockton data management firm Brulines is in talks over a possible buy-out of an AIM-listed electronic payment specialist. Read
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Medical tourists get Afghan medicine
Sep 25 2009 | Business News
A HARTLEPOOL company which supplies blood clotting agents to the battlefields of Afghanistan, has opened up a lucrative new trade route, keeping medical tourists safe in Asia. Read
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Executives enjoy Alternative Business Awards
Sep 25 2009 | Business News
EXECUTIVES from the North East let their hair down and took to the stage at the Alternative Business Awards. Read
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VT group ends link with shipbuilding industry
Sep 25 2009 | Business News
VT Group has ended its 150-year link with the shipbuilding industry by sealing a deal to sell its naval interests to BAE Systems. Read
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GNER may run again but not to North East
Sep 25 2009 | Business News
TRAINS could once again be running up part of the East coast under the GNER name – but not as far as the North East. Read
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Jaguar will decide next year on plant closure
Sep 25 2009 | Business News
CAR giant Jaguar Land Rover is to close one of its Midlands plants but plans to create 800 jobs on Merseyside to make the new Range Rover. Read
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Harry Costigan defies slump with bars expansion
Sep 25 2009 | Business News
A FORMER director of one of the region’s biggest pub companies is defying the gloom in the on-licenced trade by unveiling plans to treble his bars portfolio as other operators look to make further closures. Read
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Duncan Bannatyne backs clothing business plan
Sep 25 2009 | Business News
A YOUNG entrepreneur’s hopes of opening a fashion store have been realised with help from a television Dragon. Read
