The Northern Echo | Business http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/ The Northern Echo /business/ en-gb Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:40:46 +0100 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:40:46 +0100 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/images/850268/?type=rsslogo The Northern Echo | Business http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/ Estate agents merge http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/4475165.Estate_agents_merge/?ref=rss A WELL-KNOWN County Durham estate agent has merged with a larger group. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:39:05 +0100 9537536af5d4136e1af4deab6b3a5030 Redundant workers taken on by dairy firm http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/4475164.Redundant_workers_taken_on_by_dairy_firm/?ref=rss A COUNTY Durham dairy has received funding to triple production capacity and to take on workers made redundant following the collapse of Dairy Farmers of Britain (DFB). Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:38:37 +0100 528b7724b7ca22223b82ec04b1908a4c ‘Distractions’ put shares back http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/4475166.___Distractions____put_shares_back/?ref=rss JOHN LEWIS sales returned to negative territory this week after hot weather and sporting events overshadowed the start of its summer clearance. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:39:37 +0100 d20b7b9e7492f8bc398c01702b93f89e Market report http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/4475169.Market_report/?ref=rss THE FTSE 100 Index clung to its opening mark yesterday as progress was held back by poor corporate news flow and disappointing figures from the key services sector. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:40:28 +0100 c6d2b635266eede14110681c5ec36f26 Firm is driving force in vehicle leasing market http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/4472893.Firm_is_driving_force_in_vehicle_leasing_market/?ref=rss A FAMILY-RUN vehicle leasing firm has significantly increased its market share despite demand nationally halving during the economic downturn. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:35:18 +0100 c9d45dcc017f71b696256478990c7737 Jobs at risk as attempts to sell refinery draw blank http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/4472898.Jobs_at_risk_as_attempts_to_sell_refinery_draw_blank/?ref=rss HUNDREDS of workers at a Teesside refinery are being warned of redundancy after attempts to find a buyer for the site have so far drawn a blank. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:39:04 +0100 87610da9957ee383cb3e237ff9db30cb Corus talks will go ahead, says MP http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/4472899.Corus_talks_will_go_ahead__says_MP/?ref=rss NEGOTIATIONS between Corus and a consortium which pulled a vital steel contract, putting 3,000 jobs at risk, will happen it was claimed yesterday. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:39:41 +0100 5223cf88f46b27a58763b385c4ce59ed Big chef’s menu launched in region http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/4472903.Big_chef___s_menu_launched_in_region/?ref=rss JOBS will be created when a North Yorkshire Little Chef becomes one of the first three in the country to feature chef Heston Blumenthal’s menu. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:41:44 +0100 2048c14089ce0b766a9d1830c5fbcaf5 Designs destined for the web http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/4472901.Designs_destined_for_the_web/?ref=rss A FASHION graduate who has styled for world-famous designer Nicole Farhi is to bring her range of vintage retro to the region. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:40:44 +0100 216339d1b4ef5dbcc28d2e4952f7d7a4 Getting naked for positivity http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/4472895.Getting_naked_for_positivity/?ref=rss A DESIGN and marketing agency has laid itself bare by asking employees to get naked as a means to increase positivity and productivity for a TV documentary. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:36:54 +0100 de61bf8fe568350f64bb058a503e3dd5