Xilinx acquires telecoms startupA FLEDGLING Belfast telecoms startup has been acquired by Xilinx, the semi-conductor manufacturer which has headquarters in San…Thu Mar 31 2011 - 01:00
NI bus manufacturer gets £50m orderNORTHERN Irish bus manufacturer Wright Group has won a £50 million order to deliver 450 buses over the next year to one of the…Thu Mar 31 2011 - 01:00
North reaches for sky with Hewlett Packard's cloud computing investmentIS IT time for some blue sky thinking when it comes to the North’s economy? If the latest multimillion-pound investment by one…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
Business groups welcome move to rebalance economyREACTION: BUSINESS LEADERS in the North have universally welcomed the publication by the UK government of a new consultation…Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
World Cup revenue helps lift UTV's pretax profits to £21.1mUTV, THE Belfast-based media group, netted record pretax profits last year of £21.1 million (€24Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
Looking for a tax break from the chancellorBELFAST BRIEFING: There are hopes that George Osborne will deliver some good news in tomorrow’s budgetTue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
MTV awards hit right note as search now on for other gains from Belfast arenaBELFAST BRIEFING: The Odyssey venue may find itself thrust into the spotlight long before the arrival of MTVTue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
Programme helps propel barber to brand leaderAn Invest NI-funded boot camp for budding entrepreneurs grooms businesses for successTue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
Wilson on defensive despite extra budget fundsSAMMY WILSON came bearing millions of extra pounds to share among ministerial colleagues yesterday but he remained a Minister…Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Northern Ireland Executive to provide additional £450m for public servicesTHE NORTHERN Ireland Executive has found an extra £450 million (€523 million) to spend on key public services over the next four…Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Newry software company hopes to create 360 jobsFIRST DERIVATIVES, the Newry based specialist financial software company, hopes to create 359 new jobs as part of a major expansion…Thu Mar 03 2011 - 00:00
Schrader to employ 130A £29 MILLION investment by Schrader Electronics, a specialist tyre-pressure systems manufacturer, is set to deliver a 130 jobs…Wed Mar 02 2011 - 00:00
Draft budget not adding up for expertsBELFAST BRIEFING : Business groups and economists have raised doubts about budgetary provisionsTue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
North accounts for 5% of Nama's total loan portfolioLOANS ACQUIRED by Nama solely in Northern Ireland currently total £3.35 billion (€4 billion), the agency has confirmed.Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Wright Group lands bus deal worth £55mNORTHERN IRELAND bus builders the Wright Group is celebrating a sizable order worth £55 million (€65 million) to supply 334 new…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Beware of gift horses bearing promises to create jobsBELFAST BRIEFING: There is every chance another DeLorean-style proposal would be welcomed todayTue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
Ignoring North's economic realities will cost dearlyBELFAST BRIEFING: A PIECE of land that should have been the site of the tallest skyscraper in Belfast is now a makeshift car…Tue Feb 15 2011 - 00:00
Many companies in North struggling to stay profitableNORTHERN IRELAND firms are fighting a losing battle against the knock-on effects of public sector cuts at home and the collapse…Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
'Nama factor' coming more into play in NorthBELFAST BRIEFING: The State agency has so far acquired about £3.35bn of assets across the BorderTue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Jermon property firm in troubleCREDITORS OF a major Co Tyrone property company, which owns a landmark building in the heart of Belfast city centre, are facing…Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Law firm to create up to 300 NI jobsLEADING LONDON law firm Allen & Overy is to establish a new support centre in Belfast which could potentially create 300 …Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
A man called Moore is on a mission to help entrepreneursBELFAST BRIEFING: Newly formed Lough Shore Investments plans to take 10 companies all the way to the topTue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
Carvill Group planning meeting with creditorsONE OF Northern Ireland’s leading family-owned development and building companies has revealed it has been forced to enter into…Tue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
Steady on Mr Robinson, it's just another supermarketBELFAST BRIEFING: Any job is welcome in the North, but it’ll take more than Tesco to rebuild the economyTue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Valeo and Fidessa to expandANOTHER 190 jobs are coming on stream in the financial software and automotive sectors.Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
NI firm wins £100m contract to build nuclear dump in ScotlandTHE NORTHERN Ireland construction group Graham has won a contract worth a potential £100 million (€118 million) to design and…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
Sheridan Group to resist Anglo's receivership plan for Parnell CentreTHE NORTHERN Ireland-based Sheridan Group has vowed to fight Anglo Irish Bank’s decision to place one of its major assets, the…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Linden Foods and HeartSine reveal £12m investment plansTWO COMPANIES in Northern Ireland have announced investments totalling £12 million (€14 million), creating 85 jobs.Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Low corporation tax may not be North's 'magic bullet'BELFAST BRIEFING: There is an element of obsession about the South’s corporation tax rates in some quartersTue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Retailers in North warn VAT hike will take tollUK RETAILERS are bracing themselves for a deterioration in trade in the coming year as the government’s VAT increase, coupled…Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Businesses point finger as profits go down drainBELFAST BRIEFING: Northern Ireland Water is in the firing line – but is it the only one to blame for the shortages?Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Welcome rays of sunshine can offset a bleak 12 monthsBELFAST BRIEFING: Northern Ireland has been battered by the recession, but there is hope for the futureTue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
Festive cheer as firms in North offered £150 tax breakIT’S BEEN a difficult 12 months for companies in recession-hit Northern Ireland but thanks to a little help from the UK’s Revenue…Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
Many developers in North may have no choice but to go down the Nama routeBELFAST BRIEFING: Some firms in the already struggling local construction sector face a bleak futureTue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Sharp fall for North trade in NovemberA SHARP slide in new business, a further squeeze on profits and yet more job losses combined to make November one of the bleakest…Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
First Derivatives shares raise £3.6mNEWRY ENTREPRENEUR Brian Conlon has raised £3.6 million (€4Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Andor workers will share £1m bonusEMPLOYEES AT one of the North’s leading high-tech companies are celebrating an early Christmas present after they each received…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Southern crisis no disincentive to North's planBELFAST BRIEFING: Financial services to be encouraged to take a punt on Belfast’s new Titanic Quarter centreTue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Details on NI mutual rescue unclearTHE NORTHERN Ireland Executive has yet to agree the exact level of financial support it will provide to help stricken savers …Mon Nov 29 2010 - 00:00
Belfast firm in £67m sugar dealA NORTHERN Ireland-based international commodity trader has sealed the largest corporate deal in the North this year by agreeing…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Indecision on budget will damage economyBELFAST BRIEFING: IF THE volume of traffic speeding along the Newry bypass is anything to go by on a cold autumn morning there…Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Overall revenue at UTV up 9% on last yearFOOTBALL AND pop star hopefuls helped media group UTV to increase its overall revenue by 9 per cent in the first 10 months of…Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
BoI to lay off 270 staff in North and Britain in consolidation of servicesBANK OF Ireland’s decision to axe 270 jobs in the North and Britain is “profoundly disappointing”, the Irish Bank Officials Association…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
NI may fall back into full-blown recession - reportTHERE IS a 20 per cent chance Northern Ireland will fall back into a full-blown recession according to economic research published…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Banking giant Citi creates 500 North jobsTHE AMERICAN banking giant Citi will create 500 new jobs in the North over the next five years as part of a major expansion supported…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Northern Bank reports losses of £50mDANSKE-OWNED Northern Bank suffered pretax losses of nearly £50 million (€57 million) in the first nine months of the year, latest…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Lack of suitors means AIB must devise plan for First TrustBELFAST BRIEFING: AFTER MONTHS of waiting by the door for a suitor to call, First Trust is officially off the marketTue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Hotelier Fitzpatrick embraces the opportunities that difficult times bringBELFAST BRIEFING: THE IRISH American of the Year, New York hotelier John Fitzpatrick, has a theory about the times in which …Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
UK government to rescue PMS saversTHE UK government is to fund a £200 million rescue operation to help thousands of people whose life savings are in limbo following…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
