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What is influence?

WHAT does it mean to be influential? It is something that we thought long and hard about, believe me, as we developed the idea for the Influential 500. Read

Leadership and talent attraction are increasingly important issues for the North East, so there has never been a better time to celebrate the contribution of those people who are playing a positive role in the region. But what does it mean to be influential? Read

NRG glad to back the 500

NRG is synonymous with quality recruitment services throughout the North East and beyond. Read

Inspirations from history

We couldn't present the North East's most influential people without studying who and what has gone before. Alastair Gilmour looks at some of those who have shaped our lives and moulded the region's determination. Read

Challenging business

Newcastle Business School is transforming the landscape of the region – and not just thanks to its award-winning new £70m City Campus. Read

Wanted: An entrepreneur to dig out our pure gold

The brightest and best entrepreneurs are being sought for the coveted David Goldman Visiting Professorship at Newcastle University Business School. Read

Are you a leading light that can make the North East shine?

Do you have the ambition to reach the top? The passion to drive the North East’s growth? The desire to make the most of your talent and skills? Read

Innovation take-off on Teesside

WHEN The Economist magazine paid a visit to the North East in May to check out the region, they sent their home affairs reporter to Middlesbrough to see whether a town-and-gown partnership with One NorthEast was really helping to stem the flow of graduate talent from the region. Read

Placing people first

LED by chief executive Lorna Moran, NRG has been a familiar name on the North East business scene for more than three decades and has developed a reputation second to none. Read

Fresh thinking ensures national delivery success

A RECRUITMENT business headquartered in the North East with regional offices in Yorkshire and Scotland might not be the obvious choice for a national Government contract but Newcastle based NRG recently landed a slice of the biggest ever temporary recruitment contract to be let by the Home Office. Read