Retailers’ group calls for government support as North falls to bottom of UK footfall tables

Belfast Harbour intends to develop six TV and film studios in £35m investment

80% of cement used in North’s building industry comes from three factories in South

Alternative arrangements would re-establish barriers and disrupt the all-island economy

Canadian group’s Northern Ireland business, known as Short Brothers, up for sale

CEO Brian Conlon sells 1.4m shares in Newry-based fintech company

Turnover up 11 per cent to £68.8 million as trade rises by 900,000 tonnes year on year

Decision comes as a surprise as the politician was seen by many as a future party leader

North’s largest farmer-owned dairy co-op says it achieved very positive results despite ‘big distraction’ of Brexit

New holding company established as Belfast business remains for sale

OKTO’s smart-building technologies can control all environmental and lifestyle requirements

Around 350 people are currently employed on the CRJ programme in the North

Dynamic Signals chose to locate in North because of availability of IT skills

Figure higher than in any other comparable area of the UK, according to Creditsafe report

Independent retailer’s expansion could create more than 175 jobs

Organisation’s chief says it ensures it gives ‘a lot of prominence’ to Northern Ireland

Grocery and convenience retailer also plans to revamp 40 existing stores in the North

Futrli’s Belfast centre expected to create 80 jobs which will predominately be in operations and software engineering

Distillers including Bushmills contributed £25.6m to non-EU exports last year

Project could create 1,500 homes and support more than 8,000 construction jobs

Expert report expresses North’s concerns over impact of EU tariffs on food exports to Republic

Smaller enterprises with no experience in customs procedures particularly vulnerable, warns North’s Department of Economy

The Canadian-headquartered manufacturer employs nearly 300 people in North

Due to Brexit and Stormont impasse North’s firms now ‘least optimistic in the UK’ – report

One of every six shops on high streets in the North is now empty, says NIRC director

Queen’s University Belfast IT spin-out rare among N Ireland-based firms to make index

South-North holiday traffic hits record levels, with nearly 600,000 trips made last year

Learning Pool acquired HT2 Labs for an undisclosed sum

Northern Ireland ice-cream producer uses coconut oil to replace milk in vegan product

Pharma group continues Brexit-related investment south of the Border

Enterpreneurs behind Salthouse hotel and spa received £245,000 from Invest NI

Confederation of British Industry also raises concerns about dangers of no-deal Brexit

Up to 34 jobs to go as bespoke shirt firm Smyth & Gibson loses ‘key customers’

Move will create 100 jobs and will supply McDonald’s

Figures come amid renewed fears over no-deal Brexit

Office development is new phase in £250m plan to regenerate ex-shipping lands

Airbus is a contender to buy Canadian aerospace group’s Northern Ireland operation

Businessman behind countrywide e-cigarette KIX Vaping firm eyes expansion in Republic

Belfast- based visual speech recognition company Liopa scores government project

North’s premier agricultural show aims for 115,000 visitors to event starting this week

Hydrogren buses will produce no pollution from exhausts

Graham will build new railway stations in UK and redevelop ferry terminal in Belfast Harbour

Top 1000: It may have dominated the headlines but Britain leaving the EU was not the only story in Northern business last year

Aerospace group says it does not have timeline for sale of production sites in North

Technology developed in Belfast for CSeries aircraft considered to be key issue in any sale

Unite indicates government should look at possibility of taking firm into public ownership

Bombardier Belfast makes wings for Airbus A220

Aerospace giant has announced plans to sell the NI business which employs 4,000

‘It used to be that a job in Bombardier and before that in Short Brothers was a job for life’

‘Sense of betrayal’ as Canadian aerospace group jettisons its Belfast operation

Fears for up to 4,000 jobs as aerospace group announces plans for consolidation of activities in America

Review singles out office market as outperformer

UK developer JMK says time right to build ‘family friendly’ hotel in city

Aerospace group will reinstate 32 workers in ‘tremendous win for workforce’, says union

Daniel Kretinsky’s EPH Group acquires power stations from AES Corporation

One in every six out-of-state visitors came to NI in 2018 because of HBO’s hit TV show

No planning objections to proposal from company owned by tequila giant Jose Cuervo

Danske Bank highlights ‘severe consequences’ in event of no-deal Brexit

Newry manufacturer of sandwiches, salads and baked goods warns of currency risk

Trade union to ballot poultry firm employees over ‘unreasonable management demands’

Chamber of Commerce says business setting up new operations outside UK or relocating

However, Ulster Fry Index rose just 0.9 per cent in past year, its slowest rate since 2016

However, Ulster Fry Index rose just 0.9 per cent in past year, its slowest rate since 2016

Law firm employs 264 in North and has a new office with capacity for 450 staff

Canadian aerospace company seeking more redundancies in North

Council rolling out a multi-million pound investment initiative to update and modernise leisure facilities

Staff at Systems Operator Northern Ireland are planning a one day strike on April 15th

New orders slump and business activity falls for first time in three years

Group claims there is a ‘real risk that some farmers will have to close their business’

Poultry producer will ‘temporarily’ stop processing live birds at its Ballymena plant

Rescued airline looking to trim fleet and reduce workforce

SSAS being acquired by AIM-listed Mattioli Woods

Old Michelin plant in Ballymena also contending to be construction site

UK governemnt to invest £350m over next 15 years

NI city’s room rates of just below £80 a night driven by booming visitor numbers

Artemis Technologies shortlisted by UK body for zero-emissions autonomous sailing vessel

Shortcross Gin producer says Brexit isn’t just ‘a bump in the road’ for small businesses

Industry leaders warn of potential for chaos and increased lawlessness around Border

Canadian aerospace group has started making ’necessary adjustments’ to reduce its workforce in Northern Ireland by nearly 500 peop(...)

Firms hold off on new projects amid Brexit fears as ‘point of peak uncertainty’ reached

WDR & RT Taggart employs 30 staff

NI business group says absence of a departure deal has seen investment evaporate

Terex corporation to invest £12 million in new factory

Armagh native who made it big in Sydney invests £12m in Killeavy Castle

Finnebrogue Artisan has invested €20m in a new production facility to grow sales of its Naked Bacon products

Business rates are now higher in the North than anywhere else in the UK, hospitality chief says

Business has reputation for working with major family-owned firms

Move come as a surprise as Brexit looms

UK government document says crashing out of EU could result in business failure in NI

Signifyd developing research and development centre in Northern Ireland

Retail organisations in the Republic and the UK join together to issue a stark warning

Northern Irish company will refurbish 3,800-guest Norwegian Cruise Line ship

Figure still lags the UK average of 75.8 per cent and is the worst of any region in the UK

Tullymore House Ltd, which owns the Galgorm Spa and Golf Resort, has acquired the Templeton Hotel in Co Antrim

Region’s businesses will be damaged by lack of connection to London, say industry leaders

Route was previously operated by Ryanair

EDGE Innovate investing €9m in expansion programme

Move marks break with tradition in Northern banking market

Trade at the port increased by more than 900,000 tonnes during the year

CBI says government proposals would limit companies employing overseas workers who earn less than £30,000