Tuesday 21 May 2013
Name: Freda Casey
Company: University of Ulster’s Office of Innovation
Position: Enterprise development executive
Role: Helping businesses access academic knowledge to deliver business solutions
Track record: Over 15 years experience working across a wide range of sectors in the delivery of marketing and communication strategies
A LOUTH-based international pharmaceutical company with roots in Co Armagh has been sold to a US rival in a deal worth £5bn.
A CO ARMAGH company has scored a breathtaking goal – a £1m contract in Brazil ahead of next year's World Cup.
The UK should be braced for years of high inflation as the cost of living soars stubbornly ahead of wages, a leading economic forecaster warned.
US INVESTOR Wilbur Ross has called his almost 10% stake in Bank of Ireland shares as his best investment since the financial crisis.
Mark Ennis, chairman of Invest NI, reported that in 2012-13 Invest NI produced "a very strong performance with tangible benefits for business and the economy". He quotes results which are more upbeat than might have been expected.
It might seem odd that Northern Ireland's agri-food industry needs a "strategy" to take it through the next few years.
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