Booming life sciences sector boosts revenues at Jacobs Engineering by 40%
Directors agreed to pay dividend of €20m to Irish firm’s European parent
Jacobs Engineering
Jacobs’ man putting the building blocks in place for the economy
Bob Pragada’s career has spanned time in the US navy, working at Camp David for Bill Clinton and running engineering and consultancy group Jacobs
Jacobs adds 100 jobs to Irish business as it opens new Dublin HQ
Minister for Finance Michael McGrath formally opens engineering giant’s new office as it marks 50 years in Ireland
Michael J Egan – illustrious international career as an engineer, manager and team leader
An Appreciation
NTA revives €4.5bn underground rail plan to link Heuston Station to Dart
Link was one of three big transport projects planned during boom, along with Luas Cross City and the Metro
US shares hit record highs on Trump comments
Claim that Tehran appears to be standing down sparked relief rally in markets
Apple is still on top but Google is surging ahead in business league table
Top 1000: Who’s going up, who’s going down, who’s in the black and who’s back in the red?
Flagship award for Kerry Central Regional Water Supply Scheme
Excellence Awards highlight the outstanding and diverse achievements of engineers
Jacobs Engineering’s Irish unit reports big rise in revenues
Company recently awarded contract to develop the Dublin MetroLink project
Banks push Central Bank to edge of powers in tracker scandal
Business Week: also in the news was Storm Ophelia; Brexit; hotel industry; and Athenry
IDA to seek advance planning permission for future data centres
State agency has identified up to 24 sites for data centre investments around Ireland
Tom Parsons’s return journey to the middle for Mayo
Dropped from the panel for three years he has made his way back via Cardiff and Dublin
Pension shortfall leaves Irish arm of Jacobs with €2m loss
Engineering giant’s business in Republic grew revenues by close to 80% to €373m
Interview: DPS chief Frank Keogh, building on global ambitions
Bracing for a Trump-fuelled growth ‘pause’ and its UK purchase of Alban
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