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Region’s successes belie gloomy national picture May 25 2012

THE North East's businesses have been told not to lose heart at the news of the UK's fall into recession.Read

Economists pour scorn on downbeat ONS figures May 25 2012

A GROUP of economic forecasters is confident the latest downbeat economic figures will be adjusted upwards shortly, but warned confidence may well sink in the meantime.Read

Insolvencies in North East are now lowest in UK May 25 2012

FOR the second month in a row, firms in the region have seen the biggest fall in business insolvencies in the UK.Read

Banknote security firm's 'disappointing' 12 months May 25 2012

ANTI-COUNTERFEITING specialist OpSec Security has plunged into the red after a difficult 12 months of lower sales to international governments, and costs associated with a bid to take over the company.Read

PricewaterhouseCoopers to split its regional practice May 25 2012

BUSINESS services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced it will split its Northern practice into two regions, the North West and the North East.Read

Exchanging ideas on sustainable transport in North East May 25 2012

A DELEGATION of experts from around Europe visited Sunderland yesterday to see how the city was creating a more sustainable transport network.Read

'Disappointing' year for OpSec Security May 24 2012

ANTI-COUNTERFEITING specialist OpSec Security fell in to a pre-tax loss as revenues dipped during what the company said was a "disappointing" year.Read

Alnwick firm Marishal Thompson is sold in £5m deal May 24 2012

A NORTHUMBERLAND tree specialist has been snapped up in a £5.2m deal which is set to create around 20 jobs in the short-term, and more in the future.Read

Digital start-up accelerator Ignite100 returning to Newcastle May 24 2012

EUROPE'S first £1m digital start-up accelerator is returning to Newcastle in early September.Read

Scheme to help best performing North East firms grow May 24 2012

HIGH-potential businesses across the North East are being urged to take advantage of a £200m Government-backed GrowthAccelerator programme which was launched by Business Secretary Vince Cable yesterday.Read

Jobs secured as Hartlepool firm Expamet is sold May 24 2012

BUILDING supply company Expamet has been bought out of administration, saving the jobs of the firm’s 87 staff.Read

Half of firms in North hit as profits take a dive May 24 2012

PROFITS at almost half of businesses surveyed across the North fell over the first three months of 2012.Read

iPad man Sir Jonathan Ive knighted for work in design May 24 2012

NORTH East university graduate and Apple design genius Sir Jonathan Ive has received his knighthood.Read

Caterpillar Stockton doubles up on apprenticeships May 24 2012

ONE of the world’s leading construction businesses has shown its support for the future of manufacturing in the North East by adding two new apprentices to its 400-strong team.Read

Teesside's LEP gets cash boost to fight youth unemployment May 24 2012

TEESSIDE’S Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has secured more than £800,000 to help tackle youth unemployment across the area.Read

Recruit joins energy team at TAG Energy Solutions May 24 2012

TAG Energy Solutions has recruited its first apprentices since the completion of its multi-million pound offshore wind turbine facility in Billingham.Read

Newcastle Lloyds Bank team help fund mine contract May 24 2012

INDUSTRIAL services group Hargreaves has started extracting coal on the site of one of the world’s oldest deep mines helped by a £21.5m funding package from the Newcastle team at Lloyds Bank.Read

Apprenticeship campaign closes in on 1,000 May 24 2012

THE Journal’s 100 Days: The Apprenticeship Challenge campaign is closing in on the magnificent total of 1,000 new apprenticeships.Read

David Cameron urges EU leaders to be decisive May 24 2012

DAVID Cameron has urged fellow EU leaders to take "decisive" action over Greece and agree longer-term plans to beat the wider eurozone crisis.Read

Licensing deals for retro footy shirt firm TOFFS May 23 2012

RETRO football top maker The Old-Fashioned Football Shirt Company (TOFFS) has signed two major licensing deals and is looking at the Japanese market in what is proving to be a busy year.Read

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