Belfast Telegraph

A property investment company involved in The Outlet in Banbridge and which was behind proposals for major retail schemes in Larne, Londonderry and Omagh has gone into liquidation. The Orana Group had hoped to generate over 3,000 jobs and more than £600m of investment into Northern Ireland.  It was backed by politicians of several parties. […]

It is a clear sign that Northern Ireland is becoming more cosmopolitan that there is a successful Thai and Vietnamese ‘Street Food Cafe’ in the market town of Coleraine.  It is a place where customers are encouraged to sit, mingle and chat with complete strangers, while quickly eating healthy fast food.   Perhaps not surprisingly,

Troll Inc is based in an office in Londonderry’s North West Regional College, having been supported in its development by both NORIBIC – the Northern Ireland Business and Innovation Centre – and the EU-funded Innovation Factory programme – known as the iFactory.  The business has just won the ‘Innovation Continuum’ award at the iFactory Celebration

The collapse of Antrim’s upmarket construction company Mivan underlines the contrast between Northern Ireland’s economy with that of the rest of the UK.  While the UK’s economy is growing at its fastest rate since 2007, the jobs news here remains grim.   Nearly 300 jobs are going at Mivan, if the latest 144 redundancies are

Alana Jones has been a solicitor for 20 years and was senior partner at two law firms.  But her experience of employment tribunals convinced her that there was a better way to resolve disputes between employers and employees – and that there was a business opportunity for her to assist with this.   “I was

Banish the image of the traditional Ulster Fry.  Northern Ireland, it seems, is keen on getting healthy and in doing so by improving its diet.  That, at least, is the impression given by Jane McClenaghan, whose business, Vital Nutrition “is thriving” she says.   Jane is based in Belfast, while her Vital Nutrition colleague Morna

Little Rays Nursery this year celebrated its 20th anniversary. Back in 1993 there was just one Little Rays Nursery, at Queensway in Lambeg, Lisburn. Today there are three Little Rays Nurseries. As well as Lisburn, the business now also operates nurseries in Ballymena and Moira. “I had young children and it was a way for

On the Square Auctions is a new but prominent feature of Belfast’s business scene.  It is an auction house with a difference, situated on the corner of Tomb Street and overlooking Custom House Square – hence the name.   The business targets buyers who are not familiar with auctions, who want to equip homes on

Although the largest part of the Cameron Landscapes business is its grounds maintenance, tree surgery and landscaping operation, its garden centre on the Belfast to Lisburn road has a special significance in the family business.   Both the landscaping and garden centre businesses were started in 1968 by husband and wife Ronnie and Pat Cameron, with Ronnie running the landscaping side and Pat in charge of the garden

Northern Ireland Electricity is likely to have its credit rating downgraded, Fitch Ratings has warned.  Fitch says it will downgrade NIE from A- to BBB+ on senior unsecured debt if the Competition Commission’s provisional determination on a new system for price controls is confirmed.   The Competition Commission made its provisional determination earlier this month,

The Craigavon business Craigmore was set-up by its managing director Geoff Baird in 1990, when he realised the family business he was a member of was not for him.   “I had a business idea and at the time I was working very long hours for my father’s haulage company – and as a young

There was supposed to be one dominant news story emerging from Londonderry over the past two weeks.  For the first time ever, the Turner Prize – one of the world’s most prestigious art competitions – is taking place outside England.  More than a thousand people a day are attending this centrepiece of a magnificent year