Thursday evening business bulletin

Sportswear retailer enjoys health and fitness boost; Yellow Pages publisher receives some rare good news; FTSE 100 pegged back by falling commodities. Read

Technology

North firms vie to connect across the pond; Microsoft leaders in thrall to Northern expertise; Businesses urged to join Fast 50 showcase.Read

Latest North-East Business News

Drug giant boss lays out his strategy for change

THE new head of Glaxo SmithKline has said the drug giant must change to survive the growing threat of generic competition which has already pushed it to axe hundreds of North jobs. Read

What is influence?

WHAT does it mean to be influential? It is something that we thought long and hard about, believe me, as we developed the idea for the Influential 500. Read

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End of an era

Sir Mike Darrington talks about the past, present and future as he prepares to retire from his 25-year career at the helm of Newcastle baker Greggs.

Business village for small and growing industries

WORK has started to build a new £6m ‘business village’ development on the South Church Enterprise Park in Bishop Auckland. Read

Welcome for Hill Farm Allowance replacement

FARMING leaders have welcomed Defra’s plan for the replacement of the Hill Farm Allowance Scheme announced this week. Read

Stephen’s gone from ‘my way’ to mellow

A £4,000 Business Link grant in 2001 has seen Stephen Gibbens’ financial services firm grow to handle well over £45m of investments. He welcomes tighter regulation of an industry that’s been pilloried for its handling of other people’s cash, as JEZ DAVISON reports. Read