DERRY firm GoWalkTalk which develops management software for healthcare workers has set up an office in Boston. It represented one success of an economic link between Massachusetts and the north-west of Ireland. Donegal firm Gartan Technologies also formed a partnership with US company Adashi Systems. GoWalkTalk’s new Boston office was announced by the city’s mayor […]
Economy Minister Simon Hamilton MLA has hosted a special event in Londonderry to acknowledge the growth and investment of businesses in the North West. Ten businesses, two of which are new investors, are creating 100 new jobs and investing over £5.6million in the local economy. With the support of Invest Northern Ireland, Mechanical Installations & Maintenance, Meritcom, Precision […]
LaunchPad and Peoplesafe, two highly successful software companies that were founded in England, are establishing new offices in Derry and plan to create a total of 16 new jobs in the city over the next 12 months. LaunchPad, a London-headquartered startup that develops video recruitment software, is establishing a European centre in Derry and will […]
The announcement of the establishment of a Boston office for Derry firm GoWalkTalk and a joint partnership between Gartan Technologies from Donegal and US firm Adashi Systems, and the ongoing commitment to strengthen economic development links between Massachusetts and the North West region were some of the early successes of the Ireland North West delegation […]
Civic leaders, businesses and officials from the North West will be embarking on their largest ever delegation to Boston, Massachusetts later this month. The delegation, which is being jointly led by the Mayor of Derry, Cllr. Hilary McClintock, and Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr. Terence Slowey, will see 17 businesses from across the North […]
A Strabane manufacturing company has created 10 new jobs and invested £2.4million in a bid to double its export growth over the next two years. Boran-Mopack manufactures and supplies packaging to a broad range of sectors. Invest Northern Ireland offered the company £250,000 to support its investment in new machinery and equipment to support its […]
The new Mayor of Derry and Strabane, Alderman Hilary McClintock, will head up a special delegation travelling to New York this week to engage with prominent members of the Irish Diaspora community and the crews of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, as they prepare for their Trans-Atlantic journey to the city next month. […]
12 January 2016 Next week local businesses will have the opportunity to attend a special event to find out how they can get involved in the massive Clipper Race 2015-16 homecoming celebrations set to take over Derry in July 2016. This is the third time the city has been asked to host one of the […]
13th January Two leading creative companies based in Derry have joined forces as part of a global expansion by Wurkhouse. Creative design company Blue Splat has been subsumed by the rapidly growing Wurkhouse in a merger deal which will see an investment of £1m and job creation in Derry. The fusion of the digital firms […]
7th January The announcement that Ryanair will open a new base at Belfast International Airport has been warmly welcomed. Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Jonathan Bell said: “The announcement that Ryanair will open a new base is very positive news for Belfast International Airport and for the whole of Northern Ireland. Ryanair’s decision to base […]