STACK shelves plans for Durham and Whitley Bay venues
Newcastle-born leisure operator will focus on other developments across the North East and northern England.
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County Durham business news
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Lockheed Martin's £85m County Durham satellite factory awaits Skynet decision
The proposed NETPark facility is tied to the US group's bid for Britain's next military communications satellites.
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Durham University and Microsoft launch AI Skills Centre of Excellence
AI training will begin with students, graduates and staff before extending to regional organisations.
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Filtronic wins record $68.1m SpaceX order
Sedgefield manufacturer expects to fulfil most of the £51.3m contract during its financial year ending May 2028.
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New Magnitude Biosciences raises £1.3m to expand drug discovery platform
The company will use the investment to scale its screening platform, add equipment and recruit staff.
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Filtronic wins $8m follow-on contract with US customer for satellite prototype units
The Sedgefield manufacturer is moving from a June development contract into prototype build with the same customer.
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How STACK is turning a temporary Newcastle concept into a national regeneration business
The North East operator has adapted a temporary format for vacant town-centre property across England.
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NETPark's four semiconductor businesses named in national manufacturing cluster
A government study groups the region with Scotland and South Wales for manufacturing and materials.
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Graduates of North East universities owe more than £10bn on Plan 2 loans
FT analysis of Student Loans Company data shows Newcastle with the region's highest average balance, while Northumbria sits above Durham.
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Property and development Long Read · 9 min read
Can Durham Innovation District repeat the NETPark model?
The Durham Innovation District will replace County Hall with up to 400,000 sq ft of workspace.
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Newcastle Long Read · 10 min read
The money behind North East football
What actually funds Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough football clubs.
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Deep tech and science Long Read · 12 min read
NETPark is keeping the companies it grew
What two decades of public investment in Sedgefield has delivered and whether the model can keep scaling.
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Sedgefield-based Filtronic builds £200m-capacity factory on the back of record SpaceX orders
Revenue has doubled in two years supplying critical hardware to Starlink.
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County Durham housebuilder Banks Homes sets out plan to quadruple annual output
The wider Banks Group is putting tens of millions of pounds behind the expansion.
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Hargreaves Services appoints Simon Hicks as chief executive
Gordon Banham hands over after 20 years, staying on to lead the German joint venture.