| Jobs likely to go at publisher Pearson | | 5:05pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008 | | UP TO 40 jobs are likely to go at an educational publisher in Oxford following its sale last year for £475m to multinational Pearson. |
| Factory workers face job cuts | | 9:39am Tuesday 22nd July 2008 | | MORE than 70 workers at Stewart Milne Timber Systems factory in Witney are facing redundancy. |
| Biotech firm in £70m deal | | 9:37am Tuesday 22nd July 2008 | | OXFORDSHIRE biotech company Summit has bucked the economic downturn by signing a £70m deal with a US company which could offer hope to sufferers of a fatal genetic disorder. |
| One millionth Mini exported | | 3:47pm Friday 18th July 2008 | | The one millionth Mini for export has now left Plant Oxford, said carmaker BMW. More than 80 per cent of Mini production is sent abroad, with the largest export market being the USA, where sales hit a record in the first half of the year, with 26,400 cars sold, an increase of 33.6 per cent. |
| IT network revived | | 11:18am Thursday 17th July 2008 | | Jan Hruska, co-founder of Abingdon-based computer security company Sophos, will launch ITsON, a new series of events for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, at 6.30pm on Wednesday at Science Oxford, St Clements, Oxford. Organiser The Oxford Trust hopes to revitalise the regional ICT network. Register at www.itson.org.uk/events_register.html. |
| IT network revived | | 11:18am Thursday 17th July 2008 | | Jan Hruska, co-founder of Abingdon-based computer security company Sophos, will give the keynote speech at the launch of ITsON. |
| 'Miniversity' at motor show | | 11:00am Thursday 17th July 2008 | | THE home town of the Mini will be the theme of Mini UK's stand at the British International Motorshow next week. |
| Cancer trial in doubt | | 10:46am Friday 11th July 2008 | | OXFORD researchers have given their backing to trials of a new cancer vaccine, despite a setback in a US-based study of the treatment. |
| Turning waste into fuel | | 9:49am Friday 11th July 2008 | | BIO-waste or flare gas - now burnt off for safety reasons - can be converted on a small scale into synthetic liquid fuels, says an Oxfordshire company
Oxford Catalysts, based at Milton Park, near Abingdon, expects to earn £100,000 this year by selling its catalysts to an unnamed partner company which will develop the conversion systems. The potential global market is said to be the equivalent of more than four million barrels of oil per day. |
| RM wins £6m contract | | 9:45am Friday 11th July 2008 | | SCHOOLS computer company RM has signed a £6m contract to manage the Information and Communications Technology for Islington Council's Building Schools for Future programme. |
| Mini to share parts with Alfa Romeo | | 9:39am Friday 11th July 2008 | | WHAT do you get if you cross a Mini with an Alfa Romeo? No it's not a joke, Mini owner BMW really is joining forces with Alfa Romeo maker Fiat to build cars together. |
 | Architects win £12m college contract | | 2:55pm Thu 10 Jul 08 | | LOCAL businesses have made a clean sweep in competition to draw up plans to develop a sensitive site in the heart of historic Oxford in a nationwide competition. |
 | Oxon house prices start to fall | | 10:08am Thu 3 Jul 08 | | HOUSE prices in Oxfordshire have finally started to tumble, with experts reporting a marked slowdown in activity in the last few weeks. |
| Park poised for expansion | | 10:02am Thursday 3rd July 2008 | | DEVELOPERS are to invest millions of pounds in new buildings at Milton Park business park near Didcot, despite the credit crunch. |
| Takeover move sparks worries | | 10:00am Thursday 3rd July 2008 | | THE Oxfordshire employees of publishing group Informa are anxious about their future following a £3.4bn approach from private equity buyers. |
| Two firms in patents fights | | 9:58am Thursday 3rd July 2008 | | A SECOND high-tech Oxfordshire company is embroiled in a legal battle over patents. |
| Double celebration for award winners | | 8:01am Saturday 21st June 2008 | | Workers at a high-tech business in Grove were celebrating today after winning the two top honours at the Oxfordshire Business Awards. |
| Estate agents lose jobs | | 12:03pm Thursday 19th June 2008 | | AN OXFORDSHIRE estate agent is to close at the end of the month, while another 13 jobs have been axed at a second property group. |
| Hardide cuts its losses | | 10:46am Tuesday 17th June 2008 | | Bosses at engineering firm Hardide have revealed losses have been cut and are positive about the future. |
| Chips with everything | | 2:25pm Thursday 12th June 2008 | | Junk food in schools is a hot topic, what with Jamie Oliver and the rise in teenage obesity. And school canteens are at the centre of the battle over children's eating. Parents and schools are both keen to encourage more pupils to use their canteen, rather than the local chippie - and to make sure that they eat healthily when they are there. |
| Oxford Instruments buoyant | | 2:24pm Thursday 12th June 2008 | | HIGH-tech firm Oxford Instruments says it is avoiding the effects of the credit crunch. |
| Oxfordshire unemployment static | | 2:22pm Thursday 12th June 2008 | | OXFORDSHIRE bucked the national upward trend in unemployment, with the number of people claiming jobseekers' allowance virtually unchanged. |
| Oxon claimant count falls | | 11:27am Wednesday 11th June 2008 | | OXFORDSHIRE bucked the national upward trend in unemployment, with the number of people claiming jobseekers' allowance virtually unchanged. |
 | RM chief quits | | 10:42am Mon 9 Jun 08 | | THE boss of schools computer company RM is to leave at the age of 47 and move to Northern Scotland. |
| Electric bike shop opens | | 11:20am Thursday 5th June 2008 | | TWO university graduates who are aiming to increase the use of electric bicycles have expanded into Oxford. |
| Air taxi to fly from Oxford next year | | 11:19am Thursday 5th June 2008 | | AN AIR taxi company using a new breed of Very Light Jets (VLJ) is scheduled to take off from Oxford Airport in May next year. |
 | Diversity 'good for business' | | 11:17am Thu 5 Jun 08 | | A FAMILY-run Oxfordshire building firm features in a ground-breaking report showing how a diverse workforce leads to higher productivity. |
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