Today's North East business news from Insider |
Dianne Sharp, CEO at The Leadership Academy, says why is it that we treat leadership as something we should all inherently know and not something that still needs work? Professional development shouldn't stop when you reach the top of the career ladder. If anything, it's only just begun. Read More… |
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Newcastle-based chartered financial planning firm Fairstone has acquired a business in Berkshire. Read More… |
Just under 1.2 million businesses in the UK have been supported by finance from lenders through government-backed Covid-19 lending schemes, according to new figures from HM Treasury. Read More… |
The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally blocked the merger of FNZ and GBST following an in-depth investigation. The retail invesment software specialists both have a significant presence in the UK. Read More… |
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Teesside International Airport has secured a new daily connection to Heathrow, its first flights to the UK's biggest airport in more than a decade. Read More… |
The economic recovery will be "in train from 2021", according to KPMG's chief economist in the UK Yael Selfin. Providing her outlook for the coming months, Selfin joined Insider's Future of Funding Online Forum on Tuesday 4 August. Read More… |
North East offshore wind cluster Energi Coast is set to undertake a project to produce a report of the region's supply chain capabilities with the aims of increasing opportunities in the offshore wind industry. Read More… |
Up to 1,500 jobs could be cut by WHSmith as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the retailer has announced. Read More… |
Pre-tax profits jumped at the UK arm of an international logistics giant, which works with the likes of watch maker Seiko, Mitsubishi and AstraZeneca, during its latest financial year. The company also revealed it is braced for a fall in revenue because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More… |
The registrations of new cars in the UK rose for the first time this year in July, according to new figures. Read More… |
Listed lifestyle brand Joules made a pre-tax loss of more than £25m during its latest financial year while its revenue dipped below the £200m mark, new figures have shown. Read More… |
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Reforms designed to overhaul the planning system and revamp the way the country builds have been outlined by the housing secretary. Read More… |
Property consultancy Knight Frank has been appointed to manage a trio of flagship office developments in the North East. Read More… |
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Cleveland Bridge UK has reported a significant increase in its on-site activity during the first six months of the year despite the Covid-19 outbreak. Read More… |
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