Nama will not be in 'conflict' with North's economyTHERE WILL be no conflict between the aims and objectives of the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) and the best interests…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
iPhone app on antisocial reporting starts up in UKA BELFAST company is about to launch an innovative trial of a mobile phone-based application in Britain that gives people the…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Profits at Northern Bank hit £1.6mNORTHERN BANK reduced its provision for bad debts during the first three months of 2010, helping it realise pretax profits of…Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Number of jobless in North climbs to 55,900THE NUMBER of people claiming jobless benefits in the North climbed to 55,900 last month, according to latest Government statistics…Thu Apr 22 2010 - 01:00
North's old rule of never mixing business and politics goes out the windowBELFAST BRIEFING: THERE WAS at one time an unspoken rule in Northern Ireland: never mix business with politicsTue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Mutual to benefit from £50m loanTHE NORTH’S Executive has signalled its intention to provide a loan of £50 million to help create a hardship fund for people …Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
Businesses urged to prepare plansNORTH AND NAMA: DEVELOPERS AND contractors in the North have been warned to get business plans ready for the National Asset …Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
Former society members hope prayers to resolve financial plight are answeredTHEY FILED in to the main hall of Church House, the headquarters of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, in a quiet, dignified…Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Presbyterian Church to donate €1m to hardship fundTHE PRESBYTERIAN Church in Ireland has voted in favour of contributing £1 million to a hardship fund as part of a rescue plan…Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Administrators struggle to find buyer for Laser ElectricalADMINISTRATORS HAVE failed to find a buyer for the North’s largest locally owned electrical retailer which has triggered the …Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Kingspan research project makes solar leapA PIONEERING Northern Ireland-based research project could be set to transform the way solar technology is harnessed to provide…Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
Campaign to stop First Trust sale in NorthPOLITICAL LEADERS in the North have been urged to back a campaign to safeguard the future of 1,500 banking jobs which may be …Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
Administrators appointed to Laser ElectricalAdministrators have been appointed to Laser Electrical, one of the North’s largest locally owned electrical retailers.Sat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00
Call for 'urgent' set-up of Northern committee on loan transfer processBUSINESS LEADERS in the North are calling for the “urgent” creation of the Northern Ireland advisory committee of Nama, the National…Sat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00
Cautious welcome for some changesNORTHERN IRELAND: AN EXTRA £33 million is on its way to Northern Ireland thanks to Alastair Darling’s latest budget but the …Thu Mar 25 2010 - 00:00
Some members of failed Presbyterian mutual get payoutSOME MEMBERS of the failed Presbyterian Mutual Society (PMS) will finally get some of their money out of the defunct society …Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Antrim IT support group to create 88 jobs in £19m projectA CO Antrim IT support group plans to invest £19.4 million (€21Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Sweet taste of success for cookie entrepreneurBELFAST BRIEFING : Swapping the pressures of corporate life for the delights of the kitchenTue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Knight work available in Belfast in coming monthsIF YOU fancy working on a medieval fantasy epic set in a vast and violent kingdom, then Belfast is the place to be over the next…Sat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
North must continue to raise its game - FosterNORTHERN IRELAND must continue “to raise its game” if it is to remain competitive, the North’s Minister for Enterprise has warned…Sat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
US software firm to create 50 jobs in NINORTHERN IRELAND has won a major new investment by an American software firm that will create 50 jobs in Belfast, the North’s…Wed Mar 17 2010 - 00:00
Hopes rise Nortel jobs can be savedUNION LEADERS in the North say they are hopeful US network group Ciena will retain 128 jobs in Northern Ireland after it officially…Sat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
NI advisory committee of Nama to be chaired by agency board memberTHE NORTHERN Ireland advisory committee of Nama is to be chaired by agency board member Peter Stewart.Fri Mar 05 2010 - 00:00
TV series to boost Belfast economyA HOLLYWOOD heart-throb and a major new American television series about the battle between good and evil could be set to deliver…Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
Couple jailed for £2m tax fraudA HUSBAND and wife from Co Tyrone who hid £2 million (€2Sat Feb 27 2010 - 00:00
New order for Bombardier AerospaceBOMBARDIER Aerospace has secured a third major order for its new CSeries aircraft which will in turn deliver a vital boost for…Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Finance Ministers to set up committee on NI Nama loansA SPECIAL advisory committee will be established to deal exclusively with loans in Northern Ireland being transferred to Nama…Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
Online payment group to inject £2.8m into NorthUS ONLINE payment group CyberSource is to invest a further £2.8 million in its Northern Ireland operations.Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
Call to cut NI's corporation tax rateREDUCING CORPORATION tax in the North in line with the Republic’s rate could generate an extra 90,000 jobs in Northern Ireland…Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
Drop in cross-Border retail hits NI economyARCTIC WEATHER conditions which prevented shoppers from travelling across the Border to stock up in stores in Northern Ireland…Mon Feb 08 2010 - 00:00
Stability key to 'successful economy'BUSINESS REACTION: THE NORTH’S business community, which has been frustrated by the slow pace of negotiations and the Executive…Sat Feb 06 2010 - 00:00
Baker Hughes set to lay off 200 workersNORTHERN IRELAND is set to suffer more than 200 job losses following the decision by an American investor to relocate operations…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Seagate to create 95 R&D jobs in NorthSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY will invest almost £60 million in the North in two new research and development (R&D) projects that will…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Baker Hughes set to lay off 200 workersNORTHERN IRELAND is set to suffer more than 200 job losses following the decision by an American investor to relocate operations…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Seagate to create 95 R&D jobs in NorthSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY will invest almost £60 million in the North in two new research and development (R&D) projects that will…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Foster urges new department to tackle North's economyTHE NORTH’s Enterprise Minister has called for a new super department to focus solely on the Northern Ireland economy.Tue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Foster urges new department to tackle North's economyTHE NORTH’s Enterprise Minister has called for a new super department to focus solely on the Northern Ireland economy.Tue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
IT firm to create 94 jobs at new centre in BelfastIT AND recruitment group Parity is to set up a Microsoft centre of excellence in Belfast, creating 94 jobs.Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
IT firm to create 94 jobs at new centre in BelfastIT AND recruitment group Parity is to set up a Microsoft centre of excellence in Belfast, creating 94 jobs.Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Treasury visit over Presbyterian schemeAN INFLUENTIAL UK treasury committee visited Belfast yesterday to inquire into the collapse of the Presbyterian Mutual Society…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Treasury visit over Presbyterian schemeAN INFLUENTIAL UK treasury committee visited Belfast yesterday to inquire into the collapse of the Presbyterian Mutual Society…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Allen McClay, North's foremost entrepreneur, diesTHE MAN who created Northern Ireland’s first billion-pound company, philanthropist Dr Allen McClay, has died after a short illness…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Allen McClay, North's foremost entrepreneur, diesTHE MAN who created Northern Ireland’s first billion-pound company, philanthropist Dr Allen McClay, has died after a short illness…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Getting money to start a new business is rarely a straightforward matterBELFAST BRIEFING: GETTING THE money together to get a new business off the ground is never easyTue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Getting money to start a new business is rarely a straightforward matterBELFAST BRIEFING: GETTING THE money together to get a new business off the ground is never easyTue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
North's retail sector suffers December decline despite cross-Border shoppersNORTHERN IRELAND’S retail sector suffered a sharp downturn in the run-up to Christmas despite the tidal wave of shoppers who …Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
North's retail sector suffers December decline despite cross-Border shoppersNORTHERN IRELAND’S retail sector suffered a sharp downturn in the run-up to Christmas despite the tidal wave of shoppers who …Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Difficulties loom for North's economy, warns economistSTORMY CLOUDS lie ahead for the Northern Ireland economy with the end of the UK’s VAT holiday, the conclusion of stamp duty concessions…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Difficulties loom for North's economy, warns economistSTORMY CLOUDS lie ahead for the Northern Ireland economy with the end of the UK’s VAT holiday, the conclusion of stamp duty concessions…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Developers of 'Star Wars' iPhone video game hope that the force is with themBELFAST BRIEFING: Gaming start-up’s project highlights need to give more support to fledgling entrepreneursTue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
