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Journal Business News for 22 October 2008

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Lord Mandleson

£350m SMEs lifeline welcomed in North Oct 22 2008

SMALL business leaders in the North East have welcomed a £350m package of measures designed to help them weather the economic storm.Read

Industry leader calls for 'optimism and realism' Oct 22 2008

A NORTH manufacturing industry leader called for “optimism and realism” as the CBI revealed the sector’s confidence had seen its sharpest fall for 28 years.Read

Hopes rising for 200 staff at food firm facing axe Oct 22 2008

HOPES are rising that 200 employees at a Northumberland town’s major employer will still be in work next year after its administrators said they were hopeful of selling the factory to new owners.Read

Research team lifts top award Oct 22 2008

COMPANY analysts based in the North East have been recognised as the best in the country picking up a top Stock Market award.Read

Expanding dairy farmers hope to be ‘cream of the crop’ Oct 22 2008

A DAIRY farm is hoping to become the cream of the crop with its latest venture.Read

Fighting spirit helps engineers beat crisis Oct 22 2008

A “PHENOMENAL” effort by the management and staff of an engineering company has seen it recover after its offices were destroyed in a debilitating £250,000 flood.Read

FTSE 100 ends day lower Oct 22 2008

THE FTSE 100 closed 1.2% lower yesterday, reversing earlier gains to echo losses on Wall Street on Monday as investors bracing for global recession discarded battered UK banks and oil majors.Read

Bid will give businesses a say in the future direction of city Oct 22 2008

Sean Bullick, director of the Newcastle City Centre PartnershipRead

Q&A Oct 22 2008

What is the City Centre Partnership?Read

Start of Bid ballot a ‘significant moment’ for city Oct 22 2008

Voting starts this week on proposals to create a Business Improvement District in Newcastle’s commercial heart. Peter McCusker reportsRead

CURRENT IDEAS Oct 22 2008

Introduction of a “Legible Cities” scheme in the city centre to make the city easier to navigate by visitorsRead

CONCERNS AIRED Oct 22 2008

CONCERNS have been aired by some city centre traders and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) as to the necessity of Newcastle’s proposed BID.Read

THE FTSE 100 closed down 52.94 points at 4229.73 tracking a weaker opening on Wall Street. Oct 22 2008

Investors were also reminded of the weak state of the economy with poor data coming out of the manufacturing and residential property sectors. Furthermore the Confederation of British Industry warned of large scale job losses.Read

A refreshingly honest view Oct 22 2008

AS County Durham draws nearer to the launch of the new unitary authority in April 2009, the North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC) has seen a reinvigorated Durham committee. Members in the county have been called to action to help support the new authority bed in.Read

Pither quits to avoid conflict of interests Oct 22 2008

THE chairman and founder of one of the region’s fastest growing firms has stepped down from its board over concerns of a “potential conflict of interest” with other business ventures.Read

CASE STUDY Oct 22 2008

THE high level of public sector business in the North East makes the 10-day payment pledge a particularly important part of the package.Read

New post for top executive Oct 22 2008

A LEADING North East business figure is to take up a senior appointment with the Teesside-based Able Group.Read

Corporate mergers rise 16% Oct 22 2008

BARGAIN hunters and firms looking to join forces to survive the financial crisis boosted corporate dealmaking last month, new figures show.Read

Elliott will lead dedicated technology team Oct 22 2008

ONE of the region’s best-known solicitors in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) and technology law is joining Crutes to lead a new team.Read

Opportunity knocks for savvy investors Oct 22 2008

THE word ‘unprecedented’ has been used more often than any other adjective to describe the events of the last seven weeks. And rightly so.Read

We salute spirit in testing times Oct 22 2008

THE best companies know that their most important asset is their staff and the nebusiness awards aim to recognise the achievements of the very best businesses in the North East.Read

Sir Philip hits out at the banks Oct 22 2008

RETAIL tycoon Sir Philip Green hit out at the banks as he announced a fall in sales at his retail group Arcadia, which owns Top Shop and Miss Selfridge.Read

Pru ‘is strong enough to withstand downturns’ Oct 22 2008

INSURER Prudential has said it is strong enough to withstand much heavier downturns in stock markets and the economy as it seeks to soothe investor nerves.Read

Real need for more affordable rural housing Oct 22 2008

RURAL communities are under threat as house prices remain out of the reach of local buyers. Action is needed to change the situation, says Scott MunroRead

Town Hall comes to the rescue of flood-hit businesses Oct 22 2008

OVER 50 small businesses forced out of their permanent home by floods in Morpeth are trading again.Read

VAT veteran TOM STOKOE has been recruited by Ernst & Young in Newcastle as a senior manager. Oct 22 2008

Tom worked at HM Revenue & Customs from the introduction of VAT in 1973 to 1987 and wrote the well-known feature ‘VAT Facts’ in The Journal, while he headed PWC’s Newcastle VAT practice.Read

FACT FILE Oct 22 2008

170 businesses were affected by the floods.Read

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