Feb
2010
Articles from 24th Feb 2010
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Car dealership Pendragon back in the fast lane after scheme
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
BRITAIN'S biggest car dealership returned to profit last year, helped by the "cash for bangers" scheme and strong recovery in used car margins. Read
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Barratt reduces losses and boosts order book
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
FURTHER evidence of recovery in the housing market came today in Barratt's latest set of results, which showed the housebuilder has cut its losses, increased its selling prices and boosted its order book. Read
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No brain drain over BBC move
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
THE BBC’s decision to move part of its operation to a multi-million pound development in Salford could help Teesside retain home-grown digital talent, a leading creative professional has claimed. Read
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North-east firms flocking to access superfund
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
MORE than 350 applications have been received from North-east businesses looking for growth cash from the region’s new taxpayer-backed £125m superfund since its launch a month ago. Read
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Wilton site owner Sembcorp strikes gas well deal
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
WILTON site owner Sembcorp has struck a deal to supply gas for its power station from a newly developed multi million pound well next-door to the site. Read
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Government admits £65m is not all new money
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
THE Government admitted yesterday that nearly £65m of so-called “new investment” for regional development agencies, including One North East, to help industry recover from recession was not in fact new but previously allocated cash, much of which had been re-prioritised. Read
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Peterlee firm MetroMail expects to increase turnover
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
A PRINTING company has invested £600,000 in new machinery which has helped it to break into the financial services sector - and the firm expects to add £5m to its turnover as a result. Read
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Lord Mandelson wants more flexibility from Corus
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
BUSINESS Secretary Lord Mandelson yesterday confirmed bidders are still talking to Corus about buying the Teesside Cast Products (TCP) and called on the steel company to be more open-minded in discussing a takeover. Read
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Sage boss backs bid to slash energy costs for firms
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
SAGE'S UK boss has backed a new drive for North East businesses to cut energy bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read
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nebusinessawards2009 finalists
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
THESE companies' success in the nebusiness awards, organised by The Journal and its Teesside sister paper the Evening Gazette in association with Business Link, amply demonstrates the strength of the North East economy despite the recession. Read
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We’re on final lap
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
THE Government today sounded “last orders” for the ‘cash for bangers’ scheme which has boosted the motor trade on Teesside. Read
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Fund to unlockyouthpotential
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
YOUNG people struggling to find or secure work due to the economic climate have received a welcome boost thanks to a £1.5m fund aimed at helping them to fulfil their potential. Read
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Biotechnology entrepreneur Will Dracup set to unveil new vision
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
ONE of the region's leading entrepreneurs will talk about plans for a pioneering new project at a lecture in Newcastle next week. Read
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Mervyn King hints at chance of more QE
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
BANK of England Governor Mervyn King has kept the door ajar for further money supply-boosting measures after warning that the UK's economic recovery was still in the balance. Read
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Government car scrappage scheme ending
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
THE Government has sounded last orders for the car scrappage scheme as the offer of a £2,000 discount on new models entered its final phase. Read
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Record profit for Leeds Building Society
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
LEEDS Building Society has shrugged off economic woes and intense competition for savings deposits to post a record profits haul for 2009. Read
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Helius Energy looking for green power plant sites
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
BIOMASS power company Helius Energy has said it is still looking to build at least one power plant on Teesside over the next five years, despite moving its headquarters out of the region. Read
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Sembcorp secure local gas suppliers
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
THE new power plant at Wilton chemical complex on Teesside is to be powered with locally-produced gas after a new deal between its operators and a natural gas company. Read
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'Tremendous' response to £125m North East superfund
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
MORE than 350 applications have been received from North East businesses looking for growth cash from the region's new taxpayer-backed £125m superfund since its launch one month ago. Read
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Northern Rock confirms 100% guarantee to go
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
NORTHERN Rock savers will no longer be protected by the Government's 100% guarantee from May this year. Read
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North East to benefit from fund
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
THE first company to benefit from the new £125m fund to support North East businesses is expected to be named within weeks. Peter McCusker takes a look at how the fund works and who will benefit. Read
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Euro drinks giants raise a glass to profits
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
THE European drinks giants which own Scottish & Newcastle say they are taking a bigger share of a shrinking beer market. Read
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Art company Juo urge people to study for PhD
Feb 24 2010 | Business News
TWO arty entrepreneurs whose postgraduate studies helped develop their business are urging others to follow suit. Read
