Today's North East business news from Insider |
| Wednesday 2 September 2020 |
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Latest News | Plans for the construction of two student accommodation blocks containing a total of 258 rooms at the University of Sunderland's City Campus have been recommended for the go-ahead.
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Lee Humble, associate partner at MHA Tait Walker, looks at the emergence of management buyouts in the M&A market.
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A consortium of destination management organisations has joined forces to launch a campaign promoting tourism in NewcastleGateshead, North Tyneside and Northumberland with the support of government funding.
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Antifriction Components, which supplies critical moving parts for industry, has acquired the industrial arm of the BRT Group in a deal which will create a 150-strong distribution firm.
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The merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson has completed, creating a wealth management and professional services group with more than £47bn of assets under management.
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The North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has confirmed the appointment of a new chair of its board.
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Breakdown giant RAC "remains on track" to achieve its ninth consecutive year of growth after profits surged during the first half of its financial year.
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The chief executive of The Gym Group has said that the business is "well placed" for the future despite slipping to pre-tax loss as a result of Covid-19, according to new interim results.
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Plans to develop almost 100 new homes in Middlesbrough have been recommended for refusal ahead of a planning committee meeting later this week.
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Next has completed the expansion of its store at the Bridges in Sunderland with the opening of its new homewares department.
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A proposed bungalow development aiming to bring almost 40 new homes to Middlesbrough looks set to receive the green light.
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Proposals to develop a new two-storey Volvo showroom in Sunderland look set to accelerate after receiving a thumbs up recommendation ahead of a planning committee meeting later this week.
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The nuclear industry has set out a framework to cut the cost of constructing new power stations in the UK, according to a new report from the Cost Reduction Working Group of the Nuclear Sector Deal.
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Pre-tax profits almost halved during Barratt Developments' latest financial year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, new figures have revealed. The listed company's revenue also fell by nearly 30 per cent.
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Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen has revealed plans to launch a new academy designed to give local people the skills needed to take advantage of the new jobs that are being created at the Teesworks site.
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