UTV buys online jobs firm NI RecruitUTV MEDIA has acquired a Northern Ireland-based online recruitment business in a move the Belfast group claims will underpin …Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Number of jobless in NI soarsTHE NUMBER of people claiming jobless benefits in the North soared last month by a further 3,000 to 42,000, latest government…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Charm offensive continues on corporate AmericaBELFAST BRIEFING: IT MAY look like a party and sound like a party, but when the North’s political leaders attend the White House…Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
Former Taggart sites acquiredA 87-ACRE land bank near Belfast, previously owned by Taggart Holdings, has been sold to a new Northern Ireland-based property…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Bombardier in Belfast celebrates order for jetsBOMBARDIER’S BELFAST plant is celebrating the Canadian aerospace giant’s first billion-dollar order for a new series of jets …Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Despite downturn, chairman still puts his faith in science parkBELFAST BRIEFING: IS IT being unrealistic or overly optimistic to expect to attract new high-tech companies to locate in the…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Out of pocket NI funeral directors eye 'pay before you go' serviceThe credit crunch has led to an increase in the number of people planning aheadFri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
North less affected than UK by recessionTHE NORTH’S economy will shrink by 3 per cent this year but it will remain the UK region least affected by the global recession…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Newry's phone manner ensures it answers not just Ireland's call but the world'sBELFAST BRIEFING: A French call centre is set to create 400 jobs in the North and local firm Gem plans 900 moreTue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Northern Ireland call centre to create 900 new jobsA NORTHERN Ireland-based call centre company has announced plans to create 900 jobs and double its workforce over the next three…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
House prices in Northern Ireland tumbled more than 28% last yearHOUSE PRICES in Northern Ireland plunged by more than 28 per cent last year, according to new research which confirms that 2008…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Wilson orders inquiry into £150m retail developmentBRITISH RETAIL giant John Lewis has welcomed a decision to hold a planning inquiry into a proposed £150 million shopping development…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Go north, IT experts, advises bullish business veteranBELFAST BRIEFING: THE ECONOMIC cloud hanging over the Republic could contain a silver lining for Northern Ireland firms who …Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Online gaming firm to develop base in NewryONE OF the UK’s oldest gaming communities is to invest more than £600,000 to develop a new centre in Newry, Co Down.Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Batting for BombardierTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW/Michael Ryan, vice-president of Bombardier Aerospace: HAVING TO deliver devastating news to your workforce…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
North's jobless figures rose 62% last yearNORTHERN IRELAND’S slide into recession over the last 12 months resulted in the fastest yearly increase in unemployment in the…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Geldof company in acquisition dealA FLEDGLING production company in the North has been acquired in a deal which could be worth up to £796,000 by a UK media group…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Members agree to run-down of Presbyterian societySAVERS WHO invested thousands of pounds in the Presbyterian Mutual Society have voted overwhelmingly in favour of an orderly …Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Sterling fall may provide relief for key sectors in NITHE DEPRECIATION in the value of sterling could provide much needed relief for key sectors of the Northern Ireland economy in…Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
'Forward thinking' key to NI recoveryFORWARD THINKING is the key to getting the North’s economy back on its feet and back into growth, according to the chairman of…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
NI bus builder to partner Dutch firm in £11m dealBALLYMENA-BASED bus builders, Wright Group, have joined forces with a leading Dutch manufacturer to secure an £11 million deal…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
North's employers told not to favour local job seekersTHE NORTH’S Employment Minister has sounded a warning to Northern Ireland employers not to discriminate actively in favour of…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Ulster Bank says North's economy will shrink by 2.5%THE NORTH’S large public sector has failed to protect it from the recession according to a new report published today which predicts…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
North's answer to Davos focuses on global crisisBELFAST BRIEFING: Key business people and politicians met in Newry last week to discuss the recessionTue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
US sandwich chain and NI financial software firm to create 500 jobsA SPECIALIST financial software company and a US sandwich chain have unveiled new investment plans which could create more than…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Presbyterian Mutual Society investors step up campaignINVESTORS IN the stricken Presbyterian Mutual Society have stepped up the momentum in their campaign to persuade the British …Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Presbyterian investors ponder actionTHE PRESBYTERIAN Church in Ireland is bracing itself for a legal challenge from investors who have lost millions of pounds in…Sat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00
North has largest unemployment increase in 37 yearsFOLLOWING A surge in the number of people claiming jobless benefits in December, 2008 saw the largest annual increase in unemployment…Thu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
Tayto buys fourth major crisp firm in three yearsTHE NORTHERN Ireland-based Tayto group has acquired the Staffordshire-based Jonathan Crisp brand, in a deal that marks its fourth…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
McClure accountants ordered to pay £72,000HIGH-PROFILE Belfast chartered accountants firm McClure Watters has been ordered to pay £60,000 to the UK’s disciplinary body…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Nortel plants in Belfast and Galway put in administrationNORTEL NETWORKS has placed the majority of its European operations, including its plants in Monkstown in Belfast and Galway, …Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Bleak forecast for NI unemploymentFIFTEEN THOUSAND jobs in the North are under threat this year, Employment Minister Sir Reg Empey warned yesterday.Sat Jan 17 2009 - 00:00
Proposal to let mutual society 'run down over time'THE BELFAST-based Presbyterian Mutual Society, which went into administration last year, has seen the value of its commercial…Thu Jan 15 2009 - 00:00
Telecoms manufacturer Nortel files for bankruptcy protection in USTHE CANADIAN telecommunications equipment manufacturer Nortel Networks, which has plants outside Belfast and in Galway, has filed…Thu Jan 15 2009 - 00:00
Council must register new flight plan if City of Derry Airport is to flyBELFAST BRIEFING: SOARING FINANCIAL pressures, rising costs and losses which are about to hit sky-high levels – not exactly …Tue Jan 13 2009 - 00:00
Sainsbury lifts sales by 4.5% and boosts trade from SouthBRITISH SUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury, which has 10 stores in Northern Ireland, has reported its “best ever Christmas performance…Fri Jan 09 2009 - 00:00
North's house prices plummet over 34%HOUSE PRICES plummeted by more than 34 per cent in Northern Ireland last year as homeowners in the North suffered the biggest…Wed Jan 07 2009 - 00:00
No Christmas cheer in CookstownBELFAST BRIEFING: Like other small towns in mid-Ulster, Cookstown is bearing the brunt of the downturn, writes Francess McDonell…Tue Dec 23 2008 - 00:00
Largest rise in NI unemployment in almost 30 yearsTHE NUMBER of people claiming jobless benefits in Northern Ireland rose by 3,100 last month to 34,100 - the largest rise in almost…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Business sector backs NI economic packageTHE NEW measures unveiled by the North’s Assembly to counteract the downturn in the economy will “help real people in real businesses…Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
Packaging firm agrees lifeline dealCHESAPEAKE CORPORATION, which owns one of the North’s largest packaging companies, has agreed a financial lifeline with one of…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Ikea Belfast sees 2.3m shoppers in its first yearSWEDISH GIANT Ikea has seen 2Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Liquidator named to charter airline Futura GaelA LIQUIDATOR has been appointed to grounded charter airline Futura Gael after the High Court was told yesterday it is believed…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Rise in exports from North in last two yearsEXPORTS FROM Northern Ireland to the Republic rose by £150 million to an estimated £1.7 billion (€1Thu Dec 11 2008 - 00:00
UK interest rate cut leads to more property viewings in NIThe cut in UK interest rates to 3 per cent has led to an increased number of inquiries and viewings of properties for sale in…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
Derry's cross-Border shopping bonanzaBELFAST BRIEFING: TILLS HAVE been ringing in Derry long before there was even a hint of the festive shopping season in the air…Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
North to benefit from vital €250m injection of fundsTHE NORTH'S economy is to benefit from a vital £250 million (€298Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
VAT cut set to lure shoppers to buy up NorthSANTA'S SPECIAL winter wonderland at the Quay's Shopping Centre in Newry was enjoying an early season rush even before the cut…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
North's businesses welcome recovery packageNI REACTION: Pensioners, low-earning households and small businesses in the North emerged as the major winners from the UK's…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Ulster Carpets to axe 35 jobs in NorthULSTER CARPETS, one of the North’s last remaining textile companies, is to axe 35 jobs in Portadown.Tue Nov 18 2008 - 00:00
