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  • Companies worry over cyber risks

    Thursday 4 April 2013 5:00

    Risk management and crisis readiness pose the most significant challenges to companies according to KPMG.
  • Student awarded ICE scholarship opportunity

    Thursday 4 April 2013 5:00

    A student has been given the opportunity to develop a career as an engineer after the Institution of Civil Engineers, ICE, North East awarded him a scholarship.
  • Firm sees concrete results from trade mission

    Thursday 4 April 2013 5:00

    A Northumberland company is planning to export to Sweden following a successful trade mission to the country.
  • No triple dip according to BCC

    Wednesday 3 April 2013 5:00

    A strong performance by UK service industries during the first quarter has kept the economy growing and will avoid triple dip recession, according to the British Chambers of Commerce, BCC.
  • Job numbers keep on growing

    Wednesday 3 April 2013 5:00

    Growth in the UK jobs market continued throughout the first quarter of 2013, according to the latest Reed Job Index.
  • End is nigh for SMEs – but they’re not ready

    Wednesday 3 April 2013 5:00

    Despite the looming deadline of financial year-end, more than one in four SMEs, 27%, admit they do not set aside the money they need to cover tax liabilities, according to new research commissioned by British Gas.
  • Teesside sees bigger docks for bigger ships

    Wednesday 3 April 2013 5:00

    Middlesbrough-based multimodal logistics company, A V Dawson, is to improve and re-engineer its wharf area to accommodate bigger and heavier ships.
  • Software firm gets £250,000 to fund growth

    Wednesday 3 April 2013 5:00

    A Middlesbrough software company that services the call-centre sector has secured a £250,000 investment to develop new products and create two jobs.
  • Early boost for building partnership

    Wednesday 3 April 2013 5:00

    A partnership between two building companies has been boosted by being included in a new multi-billion pound house building framework.
  • Staybridge gets an Irish hat-trick

    Wednesday 3 April 2013 5:00

    The team at Staybridge Suites Newcastle is celebrating after scooping three awards at the 2013 Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) Europe Star Awards in Dublin.
  • Castle vision moves a step closer

    Wednesday 3 April 2013 5:00

    A City council backed community bid to make historic Hylton Castle a focus for a range of education and cultural activities has taken a step forward.
  • Disposal company makes the shortlist again

    Wednesday 3 April 2013 5:00

    Innov8 Disposal, is one of six finalists chosen to compete for an award in the 2013 National Recycling Awards, having also been a finalist in 2012.