HAULIERS and commercial fleet managers under the cosh from rising fuel prices are turning to sophisticated technology to beat prices at the pumps.
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SMALL firm investment specialist NStar Finance and Business, which helps Teesside firms get off the ground, has itself been bought out by two aspiring entrepreneurs on the management team.
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SPIRALING costs are forcing Tees manufacturers and retailers to put the squeeze on consumers, as official figures showed UK factory gate prices and producers’ costs rising at a record pace.
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COMPANIES in the Tees Valley have contributed to the North East spending more than £2bn on training - up 44% from 2005, the highest percentage increase in England, according to findings from the National Employer Skills Survey 2007.
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JOB prospects and long-term career success are increasingly being influenced by individuals’ willingness to mix their working lives with time spent studying.
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As someone who spent four years studying for a journalism degree, followed by on-the-job training at the Gazette, and with my last ever exams still to take in October (fingers crossed!), I was a bit miffed at this claim to say the least.
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A STOCKTON WOMAN who fulfilled a lifetime’s aim by starting her own business, is about to embark on an expansion programme that will give confidence for others to realise their dreams.
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NEWS that two of the defence and engineering firms working on a contract to deliver the biggest aircraft carrier ever built in Britain are ready to sign a deal has been welcomed on Teesside.
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AS the doors open on Stockton’s new Asda store on Portrack Lane, we asked independent Teesside retailers if supermarkets are death to high streets.
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