Jun
2010
Articles from 18th Jun 2010
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Teesside hospital decision condemned as '100% disastrous'
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
THE DECISION to cancel a £464m hospital, which was to have unlocked plans for a world-class pharmaceutical and healthcare cluster at Wynyard, was condemned today as “100% disastrous” for the construction industry and the wider economy. Read
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Hartlepool power station takes green road
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
HARTLEPOOL’s nuclear power station became a test-track for the latest electric car technology recently. Read
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European funding creates jobs boost
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
MORE than £200m of European funding is helping to create more than 11,000 jobs and almost 2,700 new businesses across the North-east, it has been claimed. Read
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Blow as business support fund scrapped
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
A BUSINESS support fund, which helped develop Middlesbrough’s DigitalCity and the Boho Zone, has been scrapped as part of £2bn of spending cuts announced by the coalition Government. Read
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Hillstreet Shopping Centre snaps up award
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
AN INNOVATIVE Bluetooth marketing system has helped the Hillstreet Shopping Centre in Middlesbrough win national recognition. Read
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Buyer saves social networking site Bebo
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
SOCIAL networking site Bebo has been spared the axe today after parent AOL sold it to a US turnaround specialist just two years after buying it for £574m. Read
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Family law team separate from Dickinson Dees
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
THE family law team at the North East’s biggest law firm is to go it alone as an new independent firm. Read
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Work starts on high-profile business centre
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
THE regeneration of the South Shields riverside has taken a step forward with work starting on a £10.5m business centre that will house communications giant BT. Read
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Entrepreneurs’ talents lauded at awards night
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
THREE North East entrepreneurs were named among the best in the North and Midlands at a prestigious awards evening in Manchester last night. Read
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International success for wi-fi firm Nomad Digital
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
TECHNOLOGY company Nomad Digital has won another contract with trainbuilder Talgo, which will see it provide wireless broadband to services across the US and Canada. Read
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Grainger considers new joint venture
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
PROPERTY giant Grainger is considering entering a 50-50 joint venture to carry out its £34.6m takeover bid for equity release firm Sovereign Reversions. Read
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Venture capitalist’s £100k investment in firm
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
A NEWCASTLE-BASED venture capitalist is investing £100,000 to support the growth of a digital company with offices on Tyneside and Essex. Read
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Schmitz Cargobull UK face threat of 125 job losses
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
A COUNTY Durham trailer company is in danger of being shut down with the loss of 125 jobs after its German parent said it may pull out of manufacturing in the UK. Read
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Dance tutor Deloris aims to get us working out
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
SUNDERLAND dance school owner Deloris Lolita Martin is joining celebrities such as Davina McCall and Jessie Wallace on the shop shelves by releasing her own fitness DVD. Read
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Russian car-maker Avtovaz’s budget vehicle plans
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
THE Russian car giant which makes Ladas has said its loss doubled in 2009 as sales fell in the economic crisis. Read
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Robin Hood tax crusade
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
UNION activists have stepped up their campaign for a so-called Robin Hood tax on financial transactions, saying it would be a better way of tackling the budget deficit than “slash and burn” spending cuts. Read
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Trend still positive, says CBI
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
DEMAND for UK manufactured goods weakened during June after a significant improvement in the previous month, according to the CBI. Read
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22% profits jump for fashion firm Mulberry
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
LUXURY fashion firm Mulberry has reported a 22% jump in annual profits after demand for its ranges exceeded expectations. Read
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Retail sales up as World Cup shoppers splash out
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
RETAIL sales bounced unexpectedly higher in May as shoppers splashed out on televisions before the World Cup. Read
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Game Group’s battle
Jun 18 2010 | Business News
VIDEO games and consoles retailer Game Group has that its said sales would decline throughout 2010 as it turned to a former Vodafone boss to help revive its fortunes. Read
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Undefined Headline
Jun 18 2010 | Evening Gazette Business News
Tirade at BP boss Read
