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Cllr Martin Gannon, Leader of Gateshead Council and Sheena Ramsey, Chief Executive are taking Gateshead to MIPIM for a second year as part of a record North East delegation led by Invest Newcastle. At the event, Gateshead Council will officially bring 11 acres of land at Baltic Quarter to the market.

A delegation of Canadian technology companies visited North East England today (Wednesday 14 November) to see, first hand, why the region's tech and digital sector is one of the fastest growing in the UK.

The grand vision for Gateshead Quays has been unveiled by Gateshead Council, development partners Ask Real Estate, PATRIZIA and world-renowned architects HOK.

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We caught up with reminiscience's Jack Brinn at the company's new home in PROTO on Baltic Quarter, Gateshead. The virtual reality company, set up in 2015, produce and deliver virtual reality experiences for elderly residents in care homes.

As part of the Great Exhibition of the North, His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge officially opened PROTO: The Emerging Technology Centre during his trip to the region on Friday.

Following another successful event in May, the annual Newcastle Startup Week festival will return for a third time in 2019 on both sides of the Tyne.

Margot James MP, Minister of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has been in the region to see some of the latest innovation facilities and businesses boosting the North East's growing digital economy.

Synergi IT was founded in August 2013 by Peter Joynson. The award-winning Microsoft partner specialise in cloud technologies including Office 365, SharePoint, nintex, Azure and Dynamics 365. They moved twice from start-up, growing year on year and are now based at Watermark Business Park. Here we caught up with Peter at their Tyneside office.

Development to be known as 'Follingsby Max' receives planning for up to 2.5 million sq. ft of high quality, high bay distribution/industrial space.