Editing North East England (section)

===Enterprise zones===
Businesses investing in the region are supported by the [[Local Enterprise Partnerships]] of Tees Valley (part of the [[Tees Valley Combined Authority|TVCA]])<ref>{{cite news |date=17 August 2011 |title=Teesside celebrates as enterprise zone approved |work=The Journal |url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/business/business-news/teesside-celebrates-enterprise-zone-approved-4425624 |access-date=16 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403015525/http://www.thejournal.co.uk/business/business-news/teesside-celebrates-enterprise-zone-approved-4425624 |archive-date=3 April 2015}}</ref> and the North East. Both these organisations manage [[enterprise zone]]s (Invest North East England and Tees Valley Business) to encourage new business investors. There are also several Industry and Business led Cluster bodies in the region to network and engage companies on a sector basis and give local business-to-business advice and supply chain intelligence: the Northeast of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) (chemicals-polymers-pharmaceuticals-biotech), the Northern Offshore Federation (NOF) (energy and offshore engineering), Service Network  (accountants-finance-law firms-HR) and Make UK (defence related engineering), Design Network North (DNN) (design issues for all sectors.)

The Invest North East, was announced by the government in 2011.<ref name="Pearson">{{cite news |last=Pearson |first=Adrian |date=17 August 2011 |title=North East Enterprise Zone Approved |work=The Journal |url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/north-east-enterprise-zone-approved-4425655 |access-date=16 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402201528/http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/north-east-enterprise-zone-approved-4425655 |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> The zone focuses on technology for low carbon vehicle development, marine offshore and subsea engineering, petrochemicals and renewable energy.<ref name="echo">{{cite news |date=24 February 2015 |title=Sunderland green enterprise zone helps create 1,000 jobs |newspaper=[[Sunderland Echo]] |url=http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/business/sunderland-green-enterprise-zone-helps-create-1-000-jobs-1-7121591 |access-date=16 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331184108/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/business/sunderland-green-enterprise-zone-helps-create-1-000-jobs-1-7121591 |archive-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> At the time of announcement the enterprise zone included two clusters of sites, an Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle zone in Sunderland and a zone on the River Tyne North Bank.<ref name="Pearson" /> The Sunderland cluster is close to the Nissan plant and includes Turbine Business Park. It hosts [[Gateshead College]]'s Future Technology Centre.<ref name="echo" /> The cluster on the Tyne includes the Port of Tyne North Estate, Swan Hunter in North Tyneside, and Neptune Yard in Newcastle.<ref name="Pearson" /> The zone was launched in April 2012.<ref name="echo" /> In that year another cluster of sites, composing the Blyth Estuary Renewable Energy Zone at [[Blyth, Northumberland#Port of Blyth|Port of Blyth]], was added to the zone.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ford |first=Coreena |date=9 August 2014 |title=Commercial Property Focus: South East Northumberland |work=The Journal |url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/business/commercial-property/commercial-property-focus-south-east-7583427 |access-date=16 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403020647/http://www.thejournal.co.uk/business/commercial-property/commercial-property-focus-south-east-7583427 |archive-date=3 April 2015}}</ref> The enterprise zone contains ten sites over the three clusters, covering {{convert|115|ha}} in total.<ref>{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Jonathan |date=16 May 2014 |title=The future is bright for the North East's economy, say voters |work=The Journal |url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/future-bright-norths-economy-say-7128639 |access-date=16 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402231228/http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/future-bright-norths-economy-say-7128639 |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>