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Symon Ross

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PR/Comms for MCE. Former business journo. Views my own. Dad, husband, sports fan, music lover, reluctant runner.

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Ian Guider@ianguider1 Jul 2024
Airbus to acquire Spirit AeroSystems huge manufacturing operations in Belfast as part of Boeing takeover of Spirit.
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Catalyst, a science and technology hub set up after the Good Friday Agreement, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Originally known as the Northern Ireland Science Park, it was hoped it would drive economic prosperity. Here's our Economics & Business Editor, John Campbell.
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🎥First Minister Michelle O'Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly supported the call for more young girls to consider careers in technology and cyber security at the first ever CyberFirst EmPower Girls event to be held in NI today.
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Devastating messaging to young aspiring Entrepreneurs that @YE_NI work with - difficult to convince them of our commitment to a prosperous NI economy when this is the impact of NI budget – at Belfast, Northern Ireland
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@CatalystNI_12 Apr 2023
Today, Catalyst CEO Steve Orr spoke at the presidential address where he talked about the rise of NI's entrepreneurs. "As we look to the future, most leaders in NI now share a common vision, 'Opportunity for all from world-leading innovation'. youtube.com/watch?v=_d7cRiwN…
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Ellvena Graham: Underlying trend in Northern Ireland’s tourism sector is of dynamic growth irishtimes.com/business/2023… via @IrishTimesBiz
Ellvena Graham: Underlying trend in Northern Ireland’s tourism sector is of dynamic growth

Ellvena Graham: Underlying trend in Northern Ireland’s tourism sector is of dynamic growth

Decades of misconceptions kept their numbers down, but since the pandemic began, Irish tourists have helped to breathe life back into the North’s city centres, towns and villages

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Nine companies from Northern Ireland make Deloitte Technology Fast 50 list irishnews.com/business/2022/…
Nine companies from Northern Ireland make Deloitte Technology Fast 50 list

Nine companies from Northern Ireland make Deloitte Technology Fast 50 list

NINE companies from across Northern Ireland have made it on to this year’s Deloitte Technology Fast 50 list, the 23rd running of a programme celebrating the innovation and entrepreneurship in...

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Belfast Chamber are delighted to partner with Deloitte to deliver the Belfast Chamber Economic Forum on Friday 18 November in W5. Hear expert analysis about how issues like interest rates, inflation and energy will affect the city’s economy + your business belfastchamber.com/events/up…
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“When does your mortgage fix end?” is the new “what boxset are you watching?” smalltalk for the late-30s/early-40s crowd
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@CatalystNI_30 May 2022
The NI technology sector is 'thriving' despite pandemic". New share investment in companies based in Northern Ireland was more than £100m in 2021. This compares with about £5m of venture capital investment in 2014, and just over £44m in 2020. lnkd.in/d6Y4t8BA

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JPCampbellBiz@JP_Biz9 Feb 2022
Deloitte is buying Belfast IT firm @EtainLimited which will add 70 staff & double the size of Deloitte’s AI and data practice in Belfast. (Staff won’t have to move far as the Etain office is round the corner from the new Deloitte HQ.)
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There are three days left until applications close for the Belfast Harbour Community Awards. Apply now to be in with chance of securing up £2,500 for your local community ⏳ belfast-harbour.co.uk/corpor…
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Excited to announce our plans to create a vibrant new green, urban garden for Belfast… click here to discover City Quays Gardens 🍃 belfast-harbour.co.uk/news/c…

Belfast Harbour Reveals Plans for Major Urban Garden Investment

City Quays Gardens designed to be a vibrant and attractive public space for communities, tenants and visitors

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Great article in the @FT on Belfast’s booming financial services investment and local firms commitment to the city despite recent political unrest, with @jahenry1 @DeloitteNI and Darragh McCarthy @FinTrU deloi.tt/3rv6zgw
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A group of developers says a lack of capacity in water infrastructure has stalled work in 90 parts of NI🏗🏠 It comes as NI water says it needs £2bn over next 6 yrs💧 Minister @NicholaMallon agreed this year’s £ but it’s not clear if Executive will fully fund plan @bbcnewsline
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We’re excited to launch our new carbon neutral mortgage. It's the first in the UK to be certified as carbon neutral by @thecarbontrust and means the mortgages we provide on greener homes won't contribute to rising greenhouse gas emissions. Find out more: danskebank.co.uk/about-us/ne…
Three people standing inside a Danske Bank branch. They are all in business attire and standing, smiling, socially distanced from each other. The person in the middle and at the front of the image is holding a sign that shows The Carbon Trust's Carbon Neutral logo. It is a white background with a black footpint and working reading 'Carbon Trust Carbon Neutral'.

ALT Three people standing inside a Danske Bank branch. They are all in business attire and standing, smiling, socially distanced from each other. The person in the middle and at the front of the image is holding a sign that shows The Carbon Trust's Carbon Neutral logo. It is a white background with a black footpint and working reading 'Carbon Trust Carbon Neutral'.

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Jayne Brady is to be the new Head of the Civil Service, the First Minister and deputy First Minister have announced. Statement from @ArleneFosterUK, @moneillsf & @jaynecbrady at ➡️ executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk/ne…
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We have announced that our CEO, Kevin Kingston has decided to retire later this year. Current Deputy CEO, Vicky Davies will then take up the position, subject to regulatory approval. Vicky will be the first female chief executive in our 200-year history. danskebank.co.uk/about-us/ne…
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📢 Could your charity, organisation or community group benefit from a grant of up to £2,500? The Belfast Harbour Community Awards Fund is now open. Visit our website to find out more and download your application pack belfast-harbour.co.uk/corpor…
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The first vaccination has been delivered after the SSE Arena in Belfast opened as a mass vaccination centre on Monday: bbc.in/3fv60iu
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