Oct
2009
Articles from 7th Oct 2009
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Technology training scheme lands £1.67m cash boost
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
A TRAINING centre has landed £1.67m to extend a scheme to help smaller companies, and hopes to create 90 jobs and secure many more. Read
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Blackfriars bridges gap with the past
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
AN historic Newcastle restaurant has re-opened after a major refurbishment which used reclaimed parts from one of Tyneside's bridges. Read
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Expert heads Down Under to give advice
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
SOCIAL enterprise champion Margaret Elliott is heading down under to spread the social enterprise message in Australia. Read
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North deals soar as the national trend is defied
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
THE value of deals in the North East shot up by almost 500% quarter-on- quarter, bucking the national trend which fell by 26.6%. Read
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Law firm heralds a new era after year-long merger fails
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
THE head of Newcastle law firm Mincoff says it is entering a new era after regaining its independence following a failed year-long merger with Jacksons of Teesside. Read
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Sneaker customisation means couple's firm is on the upper
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
A PAIR of fashion designers have come up with a new way of allowing youngsters to customise their trainers are now looking to expand their business into South America and Asia. Read
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Cash boost for hi-tech centre
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
A MIDDLESBROUGH-BASED technology centre has won £1.67m to strengthen the area's expertise in manufacturing for renewable energy industries. Read
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Housing market may be emerging from slump
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
FURTHER signs the housing market may be emerging from the slump have been revealed by residential landlord Grainger plc, which is forecasting a sales increase of around 20%. Read
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Fastest 50 Awards are putting regional enterprise on the map
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
THE excitement is mounting as the countdown continues to this year's Ward Hadaway Fastest 50 Awards. Read
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Firms get date with the City
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
SOME of the country's top fund managers are coming to the region later this week to meet some of the North East's major companies with opportunities for investment on the agenda. Read
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Event could lead to birth of businesses
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
A SEMINAR that could prove the catalyst for the launch of new business opportunities in the North-East is set to take place. Read
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Economy takes toll on sales
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
NORTHERN Foods, the maker of Fox's biscuits and Goodfella's pizza, has revealed a weakening in sales growth. Read
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Drugs giant to ship new swine flu batch
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
DRUGS giant GlaxoSmithKline said today that it was shipping another 149m doses of its swine flu vaccine as governments step up their fight against the pandemic. Read
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Recession poses few obstacles for grocery chain
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
THE UK's largest grocer maintained it is successfully tackling “the challenges of recession” as it reported half- year profits nudged up 1.5% to £1.4bn. Read
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Industries face bumpy road out of recession
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
A SURPRISE fall in manufacturing output during August has underlined the fragility of the UK’s pull-out of recession. Read
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Colour X-ray machine scoops boss award
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
THE boss of a fast-growing Durham science company aiming to help catch terrorists was honoured at one of the UK's top business award ceremony's last night. Read
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Job cuts at Bran Sands
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
NORTHUMBRIAN Water has said 30 staff are at risk of redundancy at its Bran Sands treatment plant at Teesport. Read
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Stairlift firm is going up in the world of sales
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
A STAIRLIFT company plans to step up its share of the worldwide market with an export drive after seeing revenues soar in the UK. Read
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Entrepeneurs band together to ride out recession
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
BRINGING independent rural businesses together in a cluster may not be a new trend but it’s one that’s helping some small firms gain a foothold during the recession. Read
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Government rates handling slammed
Oct 07 2009 | Business News
BUSINESS groups have hit out at the Government's handling of the controversial revaluation of business property. Read
