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A major retail chain has created 100 new jobs in Sunderland after opening a new store in the area, a news report in the local business media was able to reveal. The Range will stock more than 65,000 products, which will be opened by mayor of Sunderland councillor Stuart Porthouse alongside Chris Dawson, the owner and founder of The Range. The 100 jobs will be a range of positions from sales assistants and store managers.

A well-known supplier for the automotive industry has revealed plans to effectively double its factory workspace and create 130 new jobs in the process, a recent news report in the local business media was able to reveal. US-owned TRW will extend its Rainton Bridge site in Sunderland, with Sunderland City Council also investing £4.6m in this venture.

Plans to build a new secondary school in Seaham, Country Durham, received official approval from local authorities, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal. The Seaham School of Technology has been identified by the Education Funding Agency as a ‘priority school’ under the government’s Priority School Building Programme.

Multiple jobs will be created as part of a new development planned for the village of Kirklevington, just outside Yarm, the project’s backers have recently revealed. Developers Jomast have revealed that key aspects of the existing village, including the grade-II listed Church of St Martin, would be protected, while a new village centre would be created, providing a "much needed" facility for the school, church and other community.

Companies that make the bold move of extending their available space to accommodate for future growth should also considering using this opportunity to update or upgrade their time and attendance systems and access control solutions. This is also the case with Annfield Plain-based Dyer Engineering, who have already created 25 new jobs and is planning to take on more staff after increasing its operations by 58,000 sq ft as part of a £2.5m investment programme.

Solid and reliable employee management systems are always required when companies plan to expand and hire more people, as is the case with Gateshead technology business Synergi IT. After achieving significant" business wins since January 2014, the company has started a recruitment drive for expanding into the Scottish market, a news report in the local business media was able to reveal.

Up to 30 new jobs could be created in Washington under proposals put forward by property development company Jomast, a recent news report on the mater was able to reveal. The developer logged plans for building an Aldi food store as part of a a multimillion-pound investment to redevelop the former 1970s office building at Armstrong Industrial Estate. The store would be 18,277 sq ft with customer parking and landscaping.

Up to 186 employees at food manufacturer KP Snacks could be made redundant as the company revealed plans to close its Consett and Corby factories. The business is now in consultation with workers over proposals to close the sites and to transfer the production to other parts of its network in order to "develop a sustainable and competitive manufacturing operation".

A total of 30 new jobs could be created by Bristol Street Motors after investing in a new multimillion-pound dealership in Newcastle, a recent news report in the local business media was able to reveal. The new dealership, called Bristol Street Motors Newcastle, is the 109’th outlet in the Vertu Motors’ portfolio. Located on Scotswood Road , it will sell Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Jeep cars in addition to a range of used vehicles.

An energy, technical and facilities management services provider is set to create 200 jobs in Newcastle after investing in a new operation in the area, a recent news report in the local business media was able to reveal.

Construction work has started on a £15m holiday resort development in Northumberland that, when finished, will create in excess of 60 jobs in the region, a recent news report on the matter was able to reveal. As part of the Northumbrian Hills project, 50 four-star cottages will be built on a site set within Burgham Park Golf Club near Felton.

An energy consultancy has revealed that it’s fully committed to extend its workforce by hiring 1,400 new members of staff over the next two years, a recent media news report on the matter was able to reveal. South Shields-headquartered group Utilitywise has recently signed two partnership deals to expand its client portfolio and revealed that it revenue pipeline stood at £28.2m as at 31 July 2014, compared with £16.6m on the same date in 2013.