Newcastle International Airport ‘best in world’
Newcastle International Airport ‘best in world’
Newcastle International Airport ‘best in world’

Airport bosses are full of cheer after landing a global honour.  Newcastle International Airport has been crowned best in the world at the World Routes Conference, in Bahrain.  The site was named overall winner at the ceremony, which bosses say marks the first time a UK airport has secured the accolade. It pipped Edmonton International […]

Insight | South by South West – learnings from the US and beyond
Insight | South by South West – learnings from the US and beyond
Insight | South by South West – learnings from the US and beyond

Having just returned from South by South West, an annual conference held in Austin, Texas, Invest North East England Inward Investment Manager Rachel Burdis looks at the opportunities available for our region. The 10 day festival brings together creatives across the tech, film, creative and music industries and offers them multiple opportunities to connect, learn, […]

Creative Assembly North established in Newcastle
Creative Assembly North established in Newcastle
Creative Assembly North established in Newcastle

The Creative Assembly™ Ltd., part of SEGA® Europe Ltd., today announced a third development location in Newcastle, UK. This new studio sits alongside the studio’s headquarters in Sussex, UK and their European studio in Sofia, Bulgaria, across which there are over 850 permanent employees. The newly established Creative Assembly (CA) North is home to a growing flexible […]

Multinational defence and security firm Leonardo to create 200 jobs at its new high-technology science and engineering facility in Newcastle
Multinational defence and security firm Leonardo to create 200 jobs at its new high-technology science and engineering facility in Newcastle
Multinational defence and security firm Leonardo to create 200 jobs at its new high-technology science and engineering facility in Newcastle

Multinational defence and security firm Leonardo has announced that it is investing in creating a new high-technology science and engineering facility on Newcastle Helix, a ground-breaking 24-acre city centre development that brings together industry leaders, businesses, and top researchers into an internationally renowned innovation cluster. Leonardo UK expects to employ over 200 people at the […]

CGI develops homegrown talent with new North-East office
CGI develops homegrown talent with new North-East office

CGI formally announced the opening of its Newcastle office in the Newcastle Helix, which houses prominent UK technology and science businesses. This latest investment further supports the leading IT and business consulting services firm’s commitment to providing career opportunities for those in the local area, working in partnership with NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI), which CGI recently […]

Newcastle United collaborates with e-sports brand VOV
Newcastle United collaborates with e-sports brand VOV
Newcastle United collaborates with e-sports brand VOV

Newcastle United is excited to announce an innovative, strategic collaboration with VOV – a leading online and offline gaming company who will work with the club to grow a global digital and e-sports presence. VOV, a subsidiary of Savvy Games Group, are specialists in building e-sports and competition venues connecting online players around the world. […]

How the North East’s industrial fabric is the base for our exciting green future
How the North East’s industrial fabric is the base for our exciting green future
How the North East’s industrial fabric is the base for our exciting green future

Never has there been a more important time for the Offshore Wind sector. The North East is at the centre of the quest for net zero – and it’s one of few places which boasts all the ingredients to transform its rapidly growing offshore wind cluster into a global powerhouse. Some of these ingredients are […]

Fintech sector in North East England could create over 2,000 jobs in the next three years
Fintech sector in North East England could create over 2,000 jobs in the next three years
Fintech sector in North East England could create over 2,000 jobs in the next three years

A new regional growth strategy, developed in response to a national strategic review of FinTech, has identified the opportunity to create more than 2,000 new jobs in the North East by the end of 2025, taking the size of the sector’s employment to more than 7,700 jobs. The new strategy has been developed by Whitecap […]