Month: October 2014
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BMAP faces judicial review
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has announced her intention to lodge a judicial review of the Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan (BMAP)…
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Northern Ireland third in GCSE results
Northern Ireland is not the best performing region for GCSEs, according to official statistics analysed by agendaNi. Five passes at…
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Wells and Storey join Executive
First Minister Peter Robinson has appointed Jim Wells and Mervyn Storey to the health and social development portfolios, respectively, in…
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Counting the cost of kids
It was recently reported that the cost of raising a child from birth to the age of 18 can reach…
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Devolution in flux
agendaNi considers the consequences for devolved government after the Scottish referendum. The shape of the UK was affirmed at 6.08am…
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The importance of a strong brand
Phoenix Natural Gas’ Marketing Manager Nicola Faulkner highlights the importance of brand evolution. Since the introduction of natural gas into…
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Rising confidence for SMEs
The Federation of Small Businesses has reported record confidence among its members in the Q3 edition of the Small Business…
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Jim Fitzpatrick returns
Former BBC Business Editor Jim Fitzpatrick has launched a new weekly business programme, The Profit Margin. Fitzpatrick comments that it…
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JTI announces Gallaher closure
The closure of the Gallaher tobacco packaging plant in Ballymena will result in 877 redundancies, beginning in May 2016. Gallaher…
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New innovation strategy
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has encouraged more companies to innovate at the launch of the Executive’s Innovation Strategy. Foster noted…
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