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2010
Articles from 9th Mar 2010
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MPs deliver scathing report over Corus plant blow
Mar 09 2010 | Business News
SHORT-SIGHTED, counterproductive and devastating - the three words used by MPs to describe the mothballing of the Teesside Cast Products in a report highly critical of both owner Corus and the Government. Read
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Concerns over energy league table
Mar 09 2010 | Business News
TEES Valley bosses have voiced their concerns over new carbon emissions laws they claim could penalise businesses that have already acted to cut their energy use. Read
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More graduates needed, says Teesside University
Mar 09 2010 | Business News
TEESSIDE University bosses today said increasing, not reducing, the number of graduates emerging from higher education was essential as the region emerges from recession. Read
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Fuel saving moves for test centre
Mar 09 2010 | Business News
TEES Valley driving instructors have given a mixed reaction to calls by a leading industry body to make fuel efficiency an official part of the driving test. Read
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MPs vent anger at Corus for 'devastating' regional economy
Mar 09 2010 | Business News
MPs yesterday tore into Corus for "devastating" the regional economy by mothballing Teesside Cast Products with the loss of up to 1,600 jobs. Read
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New owners look to take Robson Brown global
Mar 09 2010 | Business News
THE new American owners of Newcastle advertising and marketing agency Robson Brown say they will use the North East as a platform for growth across the UK and eventually the globe. Read
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Teesside firm warming to growth with new contracts
Mar 09 2010 | Business News
A GEOTHERMAL heating company has doubled its space with a move into new premises after winning contracts to warm up buildings including Blenheim Palace. Read
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Masterclass in becoming an export expert
Mar 09 2010 | Business News
EXPERT help to boost your company’s overseas sales is on offer at the latest masterclasses organised by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI). Read
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Birtley truck firm exporting oil to Middle East
Mar 09 2010 | Business News
A TRUCK company in County Durham is proud of winning a deal to sell oil to the Middle East. Read
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Stagecoach train performance on track
Mar 09 2010 | Business News
TRANSPORT firm Stagecoach said it is seeing light at the end of the recessionary tunnel after rail revenues improved in line with a slight upturn in the economy. Read
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Gas tariff reduced by 6%
Mar 09 2010 | Business News
ENERGY firm E.ON plans to cut its standard gas tariff by 6% from the end of this month. Read
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Prudential widens the net for cash call
Mar 09 2010 | Business News
INSURER Prudential will bring forward plans to list shares in Hong Kong as it looks to widen the net for a record investor cash-call being used to finance its mammoth Asian acquisition. Read
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Beauty and the corporate beast
Mar 09 2010 | Business News
PRIVATE business will have to put its hand in its pocket if the cultural clock is not to be turned back on areas like Teesside. Read
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Yorchem on top of world
Mar 09 2010 | Evening Gazette Business News
AN INDUSTRIAL coatings specialist is going global with a string of new clients. Read
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Orders on the up
Mar 09 2010 | Evening Gazette Business News
THE North-east economy has been boosted by a record rise in new orders despite private sector expansion easing to the slowest rate in six months. Read
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Sales are deceptive
Mar 09 2010 | Evening Gazette Business News
RETAIL sales bounced back by 2.2% last month as shoppers returned to the high street after January’s wintry weather, figures revealed today. Read
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CARBON allowances relating to Teesside Cast Products are set out in yesterday’s report by the House of Commons North East Regional Select Committee, which says Corus will soon receive a new allowance under the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
Mar 09 2010 | Evening Gazette Business News
The report said: “If any such allowance relates to Redcar and Lackenby, any profit made from trading the allowance on plant that is not emitting simply because it is not working must be put into supporting the workforce and the regional economy.” Read
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Home shortage eases
Mar 09 2010 | Evening Gazette Business News
THE shortage of homes for sale began to ease during February as more properties were put on the market, research showed today. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said the number of people selling their home rose quicker than the number of potential new buyers entering the market for the second consecutive month during February. Read
