THE total value of investments being sought by North East firms from the new £20m Growth Fund has exceeded the value of the fund less than six months after it was launched.Read
A TYNESIDE manufacturing business has become the first to benefit from a new investment fund and has landed £200,000 to develop a guard rail system.Read
NEWCASTLE back specialist Dr Fatemeh Sajadinia is opening a clinic in the country's most exclusive home for private medical practices - Harley Street.Read
WORRIES over a double-dip recession caused by savage belt-tightening across major economies have given Bank of England rate-setter Adam Posen sleepless nights.Read
PHARMACEUTICALS giant AstraZeneca saw its shares rocket yesterday after it won a three-year battle over its Crestor cholesterol drug which will keep rivals at bay in the US until 2016.Read
RETAILER HMV has said its "three pillar" strategy of new products, live music and reviving the Waterstone's book chain was showing early signs of success after an 18% rise in profits.Read
THE future of around 70 workers has been secured following a management buy-out of the three Tees Valley operations of accountancy firm Vantis, which went into administration on Tuesday.Read
FAST-growing pharmaceuticals company Aesica has made its third acquisition in four years and says it is eyeing more takeover targets in Europe and the US.Read
THE future of around 75 jobs at accountants and insolvency practitioners Vantis were in doubt this morning after the firm itself fell into administration.Read
THE coalition Government was last night accused of dealing the North-east economy a double blow by clawing back regeneration cash and snatching powers from the region.Read
THE Pensions Regulator has ordered a Belgian company to stump up £5m after it found it had put a Gateshead subsidiary into pre-pack administration to avoid its existing pension liabilities.Read
WORKERS who got their marching orders from BemroseBooth, the struggling print firm that was put into administration on Monday, have blasted management.Read
THE head of a leading North-East business group has urged the Government to keep private business at the heart of its agenda if it is to avoid a 'double dip' recession as a result of its cuts in the public sector.Read
A NORTH EAST drugs company's plans to see sales rise to £100m within five years have been boosted after it got the green light to sell its most popular product in the US.Read
