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UK Prosperity Index ranks region second of 12 regions. Invest North East England (INEE) has welcomed a new report that ranks the region as the best place to do business outside London. The 2016 UK Prosperity Index said the region’s “potential for transformation is significant” after its analysis found its business environment was performing well […]
Nissan has announced, that it will produce the next Qashqai and will add production of the next X-Trail model at its Sunderland Plant …
A company which designs and sells merchandise for the video gaming industry has purchased a 16,000sqft facility in Jarrow, South Tyneside. Industrial property specialists, HTA Real Estate acquired the Rolling Mill Road property for over £500,000 on behalf of Rubber Road, which works with some of the world’s leading gaming brands as well as its […]
Work by Durham County Council to pave the way for an expected 3,200 jobs and an economic boost of nearly half a billion pounds is now underway at its Forrest Park development site. With £13 million funding from the Local Enterprise Partnership, Durham County Council is carrying out work to prepare the 52 hectare Forrest […]
Invest North East England’s Director Guy Currey on why the North East of England is a fantastic location for business investment …
Representatives from NECA’s seven local authorities, Invest North East England, and the region’s property and business sectors will be at MIPIM next week…
The development of a 200-acre site in County Durham has taken a major step forward this week as contractors have been invited to tender for the first phase of infrastructure works. In April this year developer Citrus Durham Ltd received outline planning permission for Integra 61, a multi-million pound, mixed-use scheme which will include up […]
New University Technical College – UTC South Durham – welcomed its first intake of students this week; almost exactly one year since building work began at Long Tens Way, on Aycliffe Business Park, close to Hitachi Rail Europe’s new rail vehicle manufacturing facility. Founded by the University of Sunderland and business partners Hitachi Rail Europe […]