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“The combined firm will employ 8,500 people, with 5,000 of them based in Northern Ireland.”
“Up to 30 redundancies are expected following the merger.”
“About 300 farmers who produce chickens for O'Kanes will now switch to Moy Park.”
“Already processing up to three million chickens a week at its Dungannon factory”
“the aquisition of O' Kane Poultry at Ballymena will help make Moy Park one of the biggest chicken producers in the UK.”
“The acquisition process is expected to take several months.”
“Mr O'Kane, whose father founded the Ballymena-based firm in 1932”
“Moy Park is owned by Brazilian food giant Marfrig.”
“In dollar terms, assuming people are paid $25 (£17.50) an hour, this equates to about $120m in lost productivity, the firm said.”
“For that money, suggested Rescue Time, it would be possible to hire all Google's employees and put them to work for about six weeks.”
“The insurer needs a 75% shareholder vote on 7 June to get the AIA deal approved.”
“Prudential is currently the number two life insurer in Asia, following AIA, which has about 30 million customers in the region.”
“It said it was flying 60,000 passengers a day - equivalent to 70% of the total typical for this time of year.”
“The airline also said it was meeting its target of flying more than 50% of short-haul flights and 60% of long-haul flights from Heathrow.”
“Lees Foods, which makes snowballs and macaroon bars, has reported an increase in annual profits to £612,000 in 2009.”
“The Coatbridge firm said both companies in the group, Waverley Bakery and Lees of Scotland, enjoyed a record year with sales up 13%.”
“In September the company's chairman and chief executive, Raymond Miquel, left Lees with a pay-off of £230,000.”
“Whilst some commodity prices and other input costs are not increasing at the same levels seen in recent years, there are a number of cost areas where we are still under pressure.”
“A Dublin-based energy firm has announced that it will begin selling electricity to households in Northern Ireland from next month.”
“Airtricity will be the first company to compete with NIE Energy in the domestic electricity market.”
“The company says that its entry into the NI market will create 75 jobs, a number that it believes will rise as its business grows.”
“It is expected that it will intially undercut prices by about 14%.”
“The discount is expected to stay in place for at least 12 months”
“and will cut the average household bill from £500 to £430.”
“Last year we reduced our prices by 15%”
“TV Brasil Internacional, based in Brasilia, will be re-broadcast via Mozambique's capital, Maputo, to 49 African nations.”
“The network will also aim to reach the estimated three million Brazilians who live abroad, officials said.”
“The world's number three computer manufacturer says that its Streak - also known as the Mini 5 - is the first of a number of planned products.”
“Mr Butler said it was the first device to be produced by Dell's new business division which focuses on small-screen devices.”
“Dell has not revealed pricing, but has said it will be offered exclusively through Carphone warehouse and O2 in the UK from June.”
“where it opened its first branch more than 150 years ago”
“The former DSD Minister Margaret Ritchie has previously said the scheme could create 2,000 construction and 1,000 permanent jobs in retail and leisure.”
“Detailed plans for the £360m regeneration scheme - known as the Royal Exchange - are due to be lodged with planners later this year.”
“£110m was to have been allocated to it this financial year.”
“Detailed plans for the £360m regeneration scheme - known as the Royal Exchange - are due to be lodged with planners later this year.”
“The project aims to transform a square mile area between Donegall Street and Royal Avenue.”
“The Shenzhen factory employs more than 400,000 workers”
“it is also building 3m-high fences to try to stop people jumping off the dormitories.”
“It claimed the project would create jobs, retain talent and generate millions of pounds for the Highlands economy.”
“The Ministry of Defence is prepared to sell the 1,000 acre RAF site, including a 10,000 foot runway.”
“The business, started in 2004 by Vinod Khosla”
“According to Khosla, which last year raised $1.3bn (£900m) from private investors”
“The purchase would see the size of its business more than double in size, with its Asian operations accounting for more than half its profits.”
“The Pru is currently the number two life insurer in Asia, following AIA, which has about 30 million customers in the region.”
“Because our people make daily deliveries to all 28 million addressed in the UK they will often be the first to discover an accident, fire, or someone taken ill, and are quick to respond.”
“The £2m cut will damage the very Welsh businesses who are part of the creative industry sector which is so important for the digital economy Wales must become.”
“This will doubtless be the first of these cuts on S4C's budget, forcing widespread highly skilled job losses and business bankruptcies.”
“In 2009, inter-Korean trade stood at $1.68bn (£1.11bn) - 13% of the North's GDP.”
“Streetdance, billed as "Britain's first 3D dance movie", took £1.79m between Friday and Sunday, with £0.7m coming from previews the previous weekend.”
“Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which made just £1.37m in its opening weekend.”
“Based on the popular video game, the Hollywood blockbuster played on around 50 more screens than its UK rival.”
“Streetdance received £1m of its modest £4.5m budget in lottery funding from the UK Film Council, BBC Film and an independant production company Vertigo Films.”
“Prince of Persia, in contrast, had an estimated budget of $150m.”
“Ridley Scott's retelling of the classic legend saw a 75% drop on its first weekend takings of £5.75m.”
“Yet its second weekend haul of £1.36m was still comparable to Persia's tally.”
“Bollywood film Kites and Nicolas Cage thriller Bad Lieutenant were the only other new entries in this week's Top 10, debuting at five and nine respectively.”
“According to the UK Film Council, Streetdance has now been sold in 30 territories worldwide including Spain and Australia.”
“That put it well ahead of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which made just £1.37m in its opening weekend.”
“According to the government-backed agency, the film enjoyed the most successful opening weekend of any film it has supported in its 10-year history.”
“Prince of Persia, in contrast, had an estimated budget of $150m and a starry cast headed by Jake Gyllenhaal and Sir Ben Kingsley.”
“Yet its second weekend haul of £1.36m was still comparable to Persia's tally”
“Businesses today are operating in a highly competitive global environment in which lines between actions taking place within and outside an organization's four walls are blurring," said IBM's Craig Hayman.”
“IBM said Sterling "strongly complements" its exciting portfolio of businesses.”
“Sales of previously-owned US homes rose by 7.6% in April to a five-month high of 5.77 million, according to the industry body the National Association of Realtors (NAR).”
“Much of the rise was prompted by a last-minute rush to buy before a special tax credit expired at the end of last month.”
“The average price of a house in the US was $173,100 (£120,170) in April, up 4% on a year ago.”
“Distressed homes accounted for 33% of sales last month, although that was an improvement on the 35% figure for March.”
“Last month also saw a record high for repossessions - although these are expected to start falling.”
“We don't owe a penny.”
“Mr Carlin said the officials stayed at the cafe for two hours before leaving.”
“On 19 May 2010 an agent for the Official Receiver was instructed to call at the cafe in the Quayside Shopping Centre to ascertain whether the bankrupt was trading from the premises,”
“Northern Rock savers' money is now held in accounts run by Northern Rock PLC, formed on 1 January when the old bank was formally reorganised and split in two.”
“'Commercial' garage was the third to close in the area in the past five years”
“I've used the tanks to store diesel for six years”
“annual checks, which often cost £200 a go”
“We make about 2p in the pound, and you'd need to sell over a million lites to make it worth it”
“Mr Jones last sold petrol six years ago”
“The place will take off in the next three to five years”
“The families of 67 miners killed in a recent accident in Russia are to get 24-hour police protection after reportedly being targeted by criminals.”
“Twenty-three miners are still missing after the blasts at the Raspadskaya mine on 9 May.”
“Tegni Cymru Cyf want to erect 13 turbines, which it claims would power 23,896 homes.”
“has announced a 4% rise in sales.”
“said turnover increased to £7.42m.”
“bring the head count at Inverarity to more than 40.”
“Scotland's largest independent wine merchant Inverarity Vaults has announced a 4% rise in sales.”
“The company which is based in Biggar, said turnover increased to £7.42m.”
“the company said it had recruited rather than cutting back on staff, doubling its sales force to bring the head count at Inverarity to more than 40.”
“taking $71.3m (£43.9m) on its first three days on release.”
“both of which made more than $100m (£69m) in their debut weekends.”
“third weekend takings of £26.6m (£18.3m), taking its overall domestic tally to more than $251.2m (£173.9m).”
“will be released in the UK on 2 July.”
“second weekend haul of £18.7m (£12.9m).”
“believed to have cost at least $155m (£107.4m) to make.”
“weekend takings of $4.1m (£2.8m).”
“"Normally, 10% of our customers are totally new to our database," he says.”
“"Now, in the weeks since the end of the ash cloud crisis, that figure is 20%."”
“The three-year project will be available for up to 600 small or medium businesses.”
“And when the government got the panel's report in July 2009 there was a suggested cut on each of its 308 pages.”
“It said it operated 60% of long‑haul flights from Heathrow and 50% of short‑haul.”
“The airline added that it had flown to 85% of its long‑haul destinations and 100% of its short‑haul ones.”
