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Japanese firm Terumo BCT creates 416 new jobs for Northern Ireland
A Japanese global healthcare company is creating 416 jobs in Northern Ireland.
Excitement as CSeries regional jet gets ready for take-off
The first flight of the new Bombardier CSeries -- the wings of which were invented, designed and built in Belfast -- is just days away.
Bombardier sales brings £25m cash injection to the economy
Plane-maker Bombardier has announced billions of pounds worth of aircraft sales as well as a £25m injection into the Northern Ireland economy as the company exhibits at the Paris Air Show.
Japanese firm creates over 400 new jobs for Northern Ireland
A Japanese firm is set to create over 400 new jobs to Northern Ireland in the wake of the G8 summit.
The heir to Nick's throne
As one Cathedral Quarter door closes, another might be opening.
Housing Executive repair firm goes bust
A building firm which carried out repair work for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) has gone into administration blaming increased financial pressures.
Expansion's on the menu for McKenna
Top chef Niall McKenna – the owner of high-end restaurant James Street South – is looking to expand, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
Commission suggests splitting RBS as part of bank reforms
Radical plans to split Royal Bank of Scotland into a "good" bank and a "bad" bank must be looked at immediately as part of an urgent rethink of Government plans for privatisation, according to a Parliamentary commission.
Dream streaming deal for Netflix
INternet streaming firm Netflix is to air original TV programming from Dreamworks Animation in a deal described as a major coup for both firms. Financial details were not disclosed but Netflix said the multi-year agreement is its biggest deal for original first-run content. It includes more than 300 hours of new TV.
Cold spell warms Costa's coffers
Coffee chain Costa warmed shares in parent firm Whitbread yesterday after figures revealed another sales boost during Britain's colder-than-normal spring. Costa's like-for-like revenues rose 8% in the 13 weeks to May 30 as more customers lingered in its shops due to frozen temperatures outside. However there was no such boost for Whitbread's restaurant chains.
Pay cuts 'damage the civil service'
Pay cuts to mandarins may have deterred people with business experience joining Whitehall and could result in an exodus of senior talent from the public sector, a report by a spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office found there was a 17.4% real terms reduction in the base salary for senior civil servants since 2009.
easyJet deal for 135 new planes
Budget airline easyJet is to upgrade and expand its fleet under a deal to buy 135 Airbus planes over the next nine years. The no-frills carrier said the new 180-seater A320 planes will allow it to boost passengers carried from 60m a year to 90m. The move will mean easyJet can replace around 85 of its current 211-strong fleet of 156-seaters.
Drugs research boost to Britain
Drug group AstraZeneca said plans for a new research base in Cambridge will boost the chances of Britain discovering the next generation of medicines. The group revealed yesterday it will build a £330m research and development site on Cambridge Biomedical Campus by 2016, employing about 2,000 staff.
In Pictures: Boosting business in Northern Ireland
Movers and shakers in the Northern Ireland business world showcase their latest ideas and products.....
Netflix and Dreamworks seal dreamteam streaming deal
Netflix is to air original television programming from Dreamworks Animation in a deal described as a major coup for both companies.
In Pictures: Barclay Communications’ Race Evening raises thousands
Barclay Communications raised over seven thousand pounds for the Jonjo Bright Trust at the tenth annual Barclay Communications’ Race Evening.
1,700 staff at plants in four continents
EDWARD Haughey, also known as The Right Honourable Lord Ballyedmond, established his veterinary pharmaceutical business in 1968.
Dickonson sings praised of aviation firm deal
A fledgling aerospace firm headed by heavy metal legend Bruce Dickinson has announced a key £5m investment.
Airports open way for global trade
Katy Best, commercial and marketing director at George Best Belfast City Airport
'Teach more children science'
NORTHERN Ireland needs more schoolchildren studying science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects if the economy is to compete on a global basis.
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Japanese firm Terumo BCT creates 416 new jobs for Northern Ireland
A Japanese global healthcare company is creating 416 jobs in Northern Ireland.
Excitement as CSeries regional jet gets ready for take-off
The first flight of the new Bombardier CSeries -- the wings of which were invented, designed and built in Belfast -- is just days away.
Bombardier sales brings £25m cash injection to the economy
Plane-maker Bombardier has announced billions of pounds worth of aircraft sales as well as a £25m injection into the Northern Ireland economy as the company exhibits at the Paris Air Show.
Japanese firm creates over 400 new jobs for Northern Ireland
A Japanese firm is set to create over 400 new jobs to Northern Ireland in the wake of the G8 summit.
The heir to Nick's throne
As one Cathedral Quarter door closes, another might be opening.
Housing Executive repair firm goes bust
A building firm which carried out repair work for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) has gone into administration blaming increased financial pressures.
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In Pictures: Barclay Communications’ Race Evening raises thousands
