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Teesside CCS plan remains despite Yorks decision

BOSSES behind a major carbon capture and storage (CCS) project for Teesside say they remain undeterred, despite a rival project being named a UK front-runner for the technology.Read

Teesside gearing up for Nissan Leaf spin-offs

TEESSIDE’S manufacturing supply chain received a boost today with news that car giant Nissan is to make its new electric car in the North-east.Read

Onyx plan to set up New York office

STOCKTON-BASED data security group Onyx plans to set up its first international office in New York by the end of the year.Read

Jobs market still ‘fragile’, says CBI

THE North-east labour market remains “very fragile” business leaders have said following a drop in the monthly unemployment figures.Read

Axe for Teesside stores

TWO Teesside stores are among the latest list of those closing their doors at embattled retail chain Ethel Austin and Au Naturale.Read

Northgate warns of further cost-cutting

DARLINGTON vehicle rental firm Northgate has warned of further cost-cutting measures in “uncertain” economic conditions as it reported an improvement in fleet hire rates.Read

MPs demand changes in ports plans

GOVERNMENT plans for expanding ports such as Teesport are “not fit for purpose” until major changes are made, according to a damning report by MPs.Read

Tees Valley concrete company plans to cut costs

A TEES Valley concrete company has cemented plans to reduce its impact on the environment and reduce haulage costs by nearly a third.Read

Turn to wind

THE economy of the North-east needs to be rebalanced away from an over-reliance on the public sector and towards manufacturing.Read

From Corus to college

WORKERS affected by the mothballing of Teesside Cast Products can discuss their career options at an event organised by Redcar and Cleveland College later today.Read

Grant is aid to growth

BUSINESS is blooming for a North-east florist thanks to help from a grants scheme.Read

Make a date with new technology

FIRMS from the region's creative and digital sectors can find out about new business opportunities at a series of new events designed to strengthen the sector in the region.Read

Glanbia's recipe for success

THE MIDDLESBROUGH-based division of Irish nutrition and functional foods giant Glanbia said it was planning to get bigger by making consumers thin.Read

Libyans feeling at home at Redcar & Cleveland College

REDCAR & Cleveland College is helping to develop the skills and knowledge of dozens of Libyan students in the oil industry.Read

Southdale braced despite contracts

A DARLINGTON construction firm is celebrating a large round of contract wins - but bosses say it could be the industry "storm before the calm".Read

Jobs to go at Hertel

FIFTEEN redundancies have been made at a Wilton industrial fabrication firm as it went into administration today with a further 80-90 jobs under threat.Read

Network dream is given a new life

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We’re rising to challenge, says chief

DEPARTMENT store Debenhams today said it had maintained sales and profit growth through the cold snap and “challenging” trading conditions.Read

Strike fears receding

STEEL unions appeared to pull back from threatened industrial action over Teesside Cast Products, but said they would canvass opinions among thousands of workers on the future of Corus, which they described as a “company in meltdown”.Read

‘Cadbury’s Law’ call

UNION leaders were today calling for company takeover laws to be strengthened in the wake of the sale of Cadbury’s to US food giant Kraft. The controversial takeover was being examined by MPs on the Business Select Committee, who are due to question executives from both firms as well as officials from the Unite union. Unite has warned the multi-billion-pound takeover has left a question mark over the future of thousands of Cadbury’s workers, especially as the US changed its mind about keeping open the Somerdale factory near Bath. Kraft had said it would keep the plant open, but later changed its mind, saying it will close after all, with the loss of 400 jobs. Jack Dromey, Unite’s deputy general secretary, who was to give evidence to the committee today, was to call for a “Cadbury’s Law” aimed at preventing hostile takeovers of British companies which are not in the public interest.Read