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Carryduff water park to open permanently after £4m cash splash

Gary McDonald Business Editor

20 April, 2019

JEWELLERY tycoon Pete Boyle has splashed the cash again to turn a pop-up water park in Carryduff into a permanent fixture, creating 100 jobs in the process.

Citi acquires Gateway Offices building in Titanic Quarter

ONE of Belfast's most prominent office buildings, the Gateway Offices at Titanic Quarter, has been sold to sitting tenants Citi in a deal understood to be worth in the region of £35 million The building comprises three accommodation blocks, central feature courtyard and underground car parking, and has been let to Citi since the building was completed in 2009.

'Live Here Love Here' community scheme offering £200,000 in grants

APPLICATIONS have opened for a small grants scheme where communities across Northern Ireland can benefit from up to £5,000 of funding to improve their local area.

Ballycastle hotel completes latest phase of refurbishment in time for The Open

THE Marine Hotel in Ballycastle has completed the second phase of a multi-million pound refurbishment ahead of The Open, creating five new jobs.

Coleraine software firm to create 10 jobs and open new Belfast office

A COLERAINE-based software firm is to create 10 jobs and open a new office as it targets further growth in the north.

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Serviced office provider sets up in Belfast city centre

19 Apr, 2019

A LEADING UK serviced office provider has set up in Belfast city centre BE Offices, which operates around 800,000 sq ft of flexible workspace across the UK, has acquired office space in Adelaide Exchange.

Firmus to extend Armagh network with £700k investment

19 Apr, 2019

FIRMUS energy is to invest £700,000 to extend its natural gas network further into Co Armagh.

Belfast leisure centres nominated for UK award

19 Apr, 2019

TWO Belfast leisure centres have been shortlisted for a prestigious UK award.

Bushmills receive approval for new distillery building as part of £60m expansion

Gareth McKeown 19 Apr, 2019

PLANS have been approved for a major expansion at the award-winning Bushmills Distillery.

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Charity Extra Care to create 28 jobs as part of £190k investment

16 Apr, 2019

THE north's oldest domiciliary care charity is creating 28 new jobs as part of a three-year strategic growth plan.

Julius Baer International opens office in Belfast

16 Apr, 2019

ZURICH-headquartered wealth management firm Julius Baer International has opened a Belfast office at Bedford House, making it the first Swiss business to set down roots in Northern Ireland.

Around Noon listed in UK fast-growth top 10

16 Apr, 2019

AROUND Noon has been listed as one of the top 10 fastest-growing privately owned food and beverage companies in the UK.

Tech outreach programme to offer trip of a lifetime for young people

16 Apr, 2019

THE best young tech talent in Northern Ireland will be jetting off as VIPs to the US later this year as part of an innovative technology and outreach programme.

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Blue Chips up as oil prices rally on back of Trump's threat to pull out of Iran deal

10 May, 2018

LONDON'S blue-chip index was lifted by a rally in oil prices following confirmation that the US is to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal.

Better bid for Shires gives FTSE a lift

Helen Cahill 25 Apr, 2018

THE FTSE 100 rose yesterday, supported by Shire's shares as the company received a revised takeover proposal from Takeda.

FTSE slips into red as strong pound compounds drop in retail

22 Mar, 2018

THE FTSE 100 dipped into the red yesterday, as a stronger pound compounded pain from a drop in retail stocks following a string of store closures and profit warnings at some of the UK's biggest chains.

Healthcare stocks in the red as Amazon plans to enter sector

Kalyeena Makortoff 01 Feb, 2018

THE FTSE 100 fell to a 2018 low yesterday, weighed down by pharmaceutical shares as investors fretted over industry disruption after Amazon revealed plans to enter the healthcare business.

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Where's the MOT for our finances?

Michael Kennedy 15 Apr, 2019

WHICH of the following is going to last longer: your car or your wealth? The law looks after your car by demanding an MOT every year, but there's no MOT for our finances.