THE first businesses to take advantage of the newly-created Tees Valley Enterprise Zone have revealed their ambitions to double turnover and employment in the next five years.Read
ELECTRONIC technologies firm Stadium Group expects first-half trading to be lower than last year, but is confident its fortunes will rise in the second half.Read
A CALL centre operator is back on the road to recovery after the economic slowdown led to it shedding staff and shelving plans to recruit 400 people.Read
TEESSIDE’S renewable energy industry has been dealt a hard blow with Hartlepool losing out on plans to build a multi million pound wind turbine facility which would have created hundreds of jobs.Read
A MULTI-MILLION homes and leisure development which will include state-of-the-art "air dome" sports facilities has been given the green light by Hartlepool Council.Read
HARTLEPOOL'S long-established Stadium Group has a new man at the helm after Nigel Rogers stood down after a decade in the job. Stephen Cape went to meet chief executive Stephen Phipson.Read
A BUSINESS working on one of the iconic buildings for the London 2012 Olympics says its ambitious plans are back on track after it was forced into "survival" mode in the recession.Read
THE founder of North East engineering business GT Group has been invited by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) to join prime minister David Cameron on a business delegation to Russia.Read
STADIUM Group has promised to be more "aggressive" in hunting for contracts in future, and has added it is on the lookout for potential acquisitions.Read
REVENUES at Stadium Group have inched up over the last six months, and the Hartlepool firm believes it is in a strong position to grow further in future.Read
A HARTLEPOOL re-upholstering business is set to expand in to the online market with the launch of its first company website, thanks to a partnership with housebuilder Yuill Homes.Read
PREMIER Property Group has a new anchor tenant at its Middleton Grange Shopping Centre in Hartlepool after BHS took a 15-year lease on 35,000sq ft.Read
SPECIALIST inventory tracking firm Propeller Holdings hopes to set up a North East centre of excellence for radio frequency technology in the next three years.Read
AS the son of a Durham miner, Geoff Turnbull is proud of his efforts in maintaining the North East's industrial roots. Christopher Knox met up with the chairman of Peterlee-based manufacturer GT Group and discovered that the 64-year old also has an eye on the future of the region's economy.Read
ENGINEERING firm GT Group has secured a contract with a Russian engine manufacturer which is worth as much as £50m and will help the firm create around 200 jobs.Read
THE boss of a successful North East engineering firm says it is time to raise interest rates to nullify the spectre of high inflation and the long-term damage it could inflict.Read
A RIDING and holiday centre set up on the County Durham coast when coal was still king is expanding to keep up with the changing demands of customers.Read
TEESSIDE electronics manufacturer Stadium Group has seen profits almost double in the last 12 month as it said its ambition was to deliver even more growth.Read
HARTLEPOOL'S Heerema has clinched a North Sea offshore contract which will create almost 200 jobs at the peak of construction - and secure jobs at the site until next year.Read
A SOFTWARE company has secured a £700,000 investment as it gears up for the launch of its responsive LED lighting technology into the international gaming market.Read