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2010
Articles from 15th Jul 2010
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Measures needed to avoid another slump
Jul 15 2010 | Business News
NEW measures should be considered to fend off a possible future credit crunch other than just “whacking up interest rates“, according to the chairman of the Financial Services Authority. Read
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Weatherspoon is more upbeat about trading
Jul 15 2010 | Business News
PUB giant JD Wetherspoon sounded a slightly more upbeat note about trading after returning to sales growth and predicting a “resilient“ performance. Read
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FES helps out in oil disaster operation
Jul 15 2010 | Business News
NICHE oil and gas company Flexible Engineered Solutions has designed a £1m oil recovery system which is helping recover leaking oil from the Gulf of Mexico. Read
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Contractor redundancy notices - no need to panic
Jul 15 2010 | Business News
DEMOLITION and earthworks contractor Thompsons of Prudhoe has entered a consultation period on possible redundancies, but says it has not yet decided whether any are to be made. Read
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Leo programme helps people roar back into work
Jul 15 2010 | Business News
SOME of the region’s most talented entrepreneurs, executives and professionals have found themselves without a job as the economy struggled over the last couple of years. John Hill finds out how they are getting back to work with the help of a special course. Read
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Chapman steps down as chief of Tyneside oil giant Wellstream
Jul 15 2010 | Business News
THE boss of oil and gas company Wellstream is to step down after more than 15 years with the Newcastle company which saw him lead its biggest expansion. Read
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Seventh Events gears up for Lovebox festival
Jul 15 2010 | Business News
A STOCKTON-BASED events company is making final preparations for its biggest music gig since it launched earlier this year. Read
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Fears over North-east jobless toll
Jul 15 2010 | Business News
THE number of people out of work in the Tees Valley continued to drop in the last month. However the North-east jobless total remains the highest in the UK, new figures have shown. Read
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Thousands thank foreign investors
Jul 15 2010 | Business News
OVERSEAS investment created or safeguarded almost 6,673 jobs in the North-east over the last year, it was announced today. Read
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EEF powers up drive for greener energy
Jul 15 2010 | Business News
THE Government needs to get energy policy back on track - and Teesside manufacturers can help lead the way, a top trade body has claimed. Read
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Brulines upbeat ahead of Annual General Meeting
Jul 15 2010 | Business News
EXPANDING beer and fuel monitoring company Brulines says it is confident of sustaining its growth despite the wider economic gloom. Read
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Barratt hoping for double annual operating profits
Jul 15 2010 | Business News
HOUSEBUILDER Barratt is expecting its annual operating profits to more than double after a surge in sales during the last six months. Read
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Arriva pips Nissan to top Journal business award
Jul 15 2010 | Business News
TRANSPORT giant Arriva may be about to be taken over but yesterday it celebrated being the biggest company in the North East. Read
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Machine giant JCB’s profits increase
Jul 15 2010 | Business News
HEAVY machinery giant JCB has posted an increased profit for 2009 despite seeing sales fall by a third on a year earlier. Read
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Thorntons sales melt in summer heatwave
Jul 15 2010 | Business News
CHOCOLATE retailer Thorntons said sales declines deepened in recent weeks as it announced a head office jobs cull to cut costs. Read
