Profits jump by 65% at Newry-based NorbrookAnimal medicines group generates majority sales from exports, including £66m from USFri Jan 27 2017 - 13:25
London and NI firms most likely to move over Brexit, survey findsRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors studies readiness of firms to relocateFri Jan 27 2017 - 01:00
Third of North’s exporting small firms predict post-Brexit slumpNI lobby group stresses importance of non-EU workers and cross-border tradeWed Jan 25 2017 - 05:33
Financial services firm to create 160 jobs in BelfastFin TrU embarks on further expansion in North after recruiting 80 staffTue Jan 24 2017 - 17:48
‘Northern Ireland attitude’ keeps fit-out firm afloat in economic stormBelfast Briefing: McCue Crafted Fit extended reach to British market and marine sectorTue Jan 24 2017 - 06:30
Northern Ireland reports surge in tourism from RepublicEuro-friendly exchange rate and success of tourist attractions cited as reasons for boostThu Jan 19 2017 - 18:42
US packaging group plans 95 new jobs in DerryBemis already employs 200 at Campsite Industrial Estate in the cityThu Jan 19 2017 - 16:17
Unemployment in Northern Ireland grew to 50,000, or 5.6%, in Q4Joblessness in the UK overall fell to 1.6m, or 4.8%, despite potential worries over BrexitWed Jan 18 2017 - 15:44
North ‘deeply worried’ about future of cross-Border tradeBusinesses fear impact of potential customs tariffs despite May’s reassurancesTue Jan 17 2017 - 18:33
Belfast Briefing: Northern start-ups set out to conquer AmericaDiverse collection of companies in tech missionTue Jan 17 2017 - 06:30
Northern momentum likely to slow, warns Ulster Bank economistPMI survey shows buoyant order books and strongest export figures for 12 yearsMon Jan 16 2017 - 05:40
Ballymena hit by the end of the ‘Boris Bus’Belfast Briefing: Sadiq Khan has no plans to buy more Boris buses. So what next for the Wright Group?Tue Jan 10 2017 - 06:30
North set to lose its only direct daily air service to USUA to end flights from Belfast to Newark because of ‘poor financial performance’Mon Jan 09 2017 - 10:29
Administrators appointed to Derry firm SchivoPrecision engineering company supplies parts to Bombardier AerospaceFri Jan 06 2017 - 14:27
Belfast looks to the skies for positive signs for year to comeCity council publishes new Belfast Agenda to set out its ‘bold ambitions’Tue Jan 03 2017 - 06:30
Brexit vote overshadowed a busy year for North’s businessJobs figures have been positive but uncertainty hangs over BombardierTue Dec 27 2016 - 13:03
Belfast City airport sold to venture capitalist firm 3iFinancial details not released but price tag has been estimated at €117 millionThu Dec 22 2016 - 20:34
North’s ‘gin-preneurs’ are having a spirited ChristmasBelfast Briefing: Copeland Spirits, Jawbox and Boatyard are among the new names making specialist ginsTue Dec 20 2016 - 06:30
EY expects Irish economy to continue to growGDP expected to grow 3.1% this year and 2.9% next as the North’s economy slowsMon Dec 19 2016 - 06:01
Bombardier’s Belfast staff likely to face more jobs uncertaintyCanadian group is due to outline ‘progress’ of its turnaround plan and set scene for 2017Tue Dec 13 2016 - 05:56
Cross-border Christmas shoppers set North’s tills ringingNew figures show biggest increase in shopper numbers in more than two yearsMon Dec 12 2016 - 07:58
Northwest councils hold Brexit sumit on Donegal borderCouncils in Donegal and Derry/Strabane join forces to promote region under one bodyTue Dec 06 2016 - 10:34
Strong wind forecast for six countiesNorthern Ireland is keen to build on its reputation in the renewable energy sectorMon Dec 05 2016 - 14:29
Where knowledge is powerThe economic future for Northern Ireland lies in the knowledge economy, which generated £5 billion in sales during 2016Mon Dec 05 2016 - 14:08
Tourism boost expected in North on back of weaker sterlingStrong consumer sentiment will help area avoid recession, says university reportThu Dec 01 2016 - 19:43
Healthcare firm Maryland to create 140 jobs in BelfastCompany to spend €9.9m developing 80-bed care centre for vulnerable adults in NorthThu Dec 01 2016 - 18:29
Belfast Briefing: North vs South on matters of taxDepending on income, the grass isn’t always greener on the Republic side of the BorderTue Nov 29 2016 - 05:55
Harland & Wolff wins ‘multimillion pound’ contractEast Belfast shipyard to build massive steel foundations for North Sea wind farmSat Nov 26 2016 - 01:00
North’s proposed 12.5% tax rate ‘will not be enough’ to attract investmentAccountancy firm warns North needs greater tax differential with Britain to be successfulThu Nov 24 2016 - 18:22
Investment boost could create 100 jobs in Northern IrelandDerry and Tyrone set to benefit economically, says Simon HamiltonWed Nov 23 2016 - 13:17
North’s knowledge economy on course to create 80,000 jobsNI has second fastest growing knowledge economy in the UK, says new reportTue Nov 22 2016 - 09:09
UK Autumn Statement will test nerves of NI finance ministerWith low growth predicted, Ó Muilleoir is hoping for initiatives rather than austerityTue Nov 22 2016 - 06:30
NI entrepreneur (23) crowdfunds £200,000 in just over a weekMarketing automation app Hurree founder Aaron Gibson aims to raise £300,000Thu Nov 17 2016 - 18:16
Dunbia sells pork processing business to CranswickOne of UK’s largest food processors buys Ballymena operation for estimated £10mWed Nov 16 2016 - 17:59
The start-up that analyses 100,000 social media posts per secondBelfast mathematicians’ Yedup uses algorithms to find information on media streamsTue Nov 15 2016 - 06:30
Shoppers in North stay at home amid Brexit concernsReport shows 5.3% decline in footfall last month despite lure of cross-border bargainsMon Nov 14 2016 - 04:00
JD Wetherspoon sells five pubs in Northern IrelandFamily-run business plans to keep operating them as pubs, with no layoffs announcedFri Nov 11 2016 - 16:24
Northern Irish firm Almac plans €23m US facility expansionPharmaceutical company’s major project to create more than 300 jobs in PennsylvaniaThu Nov 10 2016 - 20:54
Moo.la to set up Belfast technology centreInitiative by London-based technology firm expected to create 42 jobsThu Nov 10 2016 - 16:22
Belfast Briefing: North faces ‘rougher road’ post-BrexitDirector of business body believes North is ‘more vulnerable’ to Brexit ramifications than other parts of UKTue Nov 08 2016 - 06:30
Northern Ireland to lose its only direct flight to the USUnited Airlines announces plan to axe Belfast to Newark route early next yearFri Nov 04 2016 - 18:01
Foreign investors not rushing to Northern Ireland post-BrexitBelfast Briefing: Facts appear to be at odds with Arlene Foster’s talk of ‘big opportunity’Tue Nov 01 2016 - 06:30
Ballymena bus group Wrights to buy 100-acre JTI Tobacco siteEngineering company says it is running out of space on current site after strong recent growthMon Oct 31 2016 - 16:23
Bombardier to cut 1,080 jobs in BelfastAerospace group speeds up ongoing redundancy programmeThu Oct 27 2016 - 18:19
Online bike retailer WiggleCRC to cut 313 jobs in NorthMove comes as firm to relocate majority of its warehouse activities to WolverhamptonWed Oct 26 2016 - 16:27
Dark clouds loom over NI’s manufacturing industryJob losses at Bombardier and the uncertainty of Brexit are having a knock-on effectTue Oct 25 2016 - 05:10
US software company in Belfast jobs boostBlack Duck Software will create 58 positions at new security research facilityWed Oct 19 2016 - 20:12
Fashion retailer goes into administrationCucco Retail traded as Exhibit but fell victim to trading conditionsTue Oct 18 2016 - 19:13
Businesses in North scale back investment post-BrexitChamber survey finds business confidence has slumped following referendum voteTue Oct 18 2016 - 18:22
North’s social enterprises aspire to grow profits and communitiesSmall Sperrin Mountains village tackles unemployment with local investmentTue Oct 18 2016 - 06:30
