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“Quinn Insurance is shedding 900 staff at locations on both sides of the border including Navan, Cavan and Dublin.”
“Two hundred of the jobs will go in Northern Ireland at Enniskillen and Derrylin.”
“At the end of April the company's administrators announced the need to cut the posts.”
“Under the terms of the redundancy programme, a member of staff who has been with Quinn Insurance for five years would receive 31 weeks pay.”
“could open in 2012”
“approximately 450 jobs created or safeguarded during the construction phase, and an additional 450 once the building is opened in 2012”
“The construction of moorings for a multi-million-pound marina in Northampton is taking place this week.”
“Once the 46 circular piles are in place, the mooring pontoons will be installed and the lake refilled with water.”
“The marina will offer 80 moorings, six of which will be for residential use.”
“The marina is scheduled for completion in March 2011.”
“Ronaldsway Airport saw a massive drop in passenger figures in April, with almost 13,000 less travelling than in the same month in 2009.”
“The airport saw a23.5% fall in passengers last month, but an expected surge of air travellers has not been seen.”
“I cannot recall such a challenging series of traumas as those experienced over the past two years," she said.”
“A lot of very detailed preparations have been made for this operation over the last few days.”
“The plant in Shenzhen, owned by Taiwanese company Foxconn, employs over 400,000 people and manufactures mobile phones for Apple Inc and many other top brands.”
“But the company points out that despite the bad publicity, each day around 8,000 people still apply to work at the factory.”
“DeGeneres is expected to reveal plans for her new label, called eleveneleven, on The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Wednesday evening.”
“Greyson... inspired me to start a record label called eleveneleven. He is my first artist and we are making a record together.”
“Guy Oseary, Madonna's manager, and Troy Carter, Lady Gaga's manager, have signed on to co-manage Chance.”
“Foster's wine business is the world's second largest after Constellation Brands.”
“However, earnings from wine, which accounted for two-fifths of the group's total by 2007, have fallen heavily.”
“Foster's, which hopes the move will make it A$100m in annual savings from 2011, saw its shares rise by close to 9% after the announcement, before falling back slightly to close up 6%.”
“The demerger and separate stock market listings for the wine and beer units is planned to be completed in the first half of 2011.”
“The firm expanded into wine in 1996 when it bought the Mildara Blass brand.”
“The business now includes Southcorp with its Penfolds and Lindemans brands.”
“We are increasingly seeing the benefits of operationally separating the beer and wine businesses,”
“For the beer business, this is the first step on its way to being taken over.”
“The American tycoon revealed the total cost of the project was likely to be nearer £750m”
“It has bought an acre of land in what it calls the heartland of the planned Trump golf resort”
“£1.8m campaign”
“through May and June”
“over the period of a year”
“We've identified... at least seven.”
“60-70% chance of success.”
“about 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons, 795,000 litres) a day”
“five spots on the well's crippled five-story blowout preventer”
“five-story blowout preventer”
“a day or two”
“about a mile (1.5km) underwater”
“Reports say about 100 domestic and international Air India flights have been cancelled after 20,000 ground staff walked out.”
“Analysts say the airline's 30,000 workforce needs to be cut by half to make it competitive.”
“Any employee violating these norms will render himself liable for disciplinary action," the office order, issued in July 2009, states.”
“Pulse has started a year-long environmental study ahead of an application to Marine Scotland, which is part of the Scottish government, for a licence to start producing electricity commercially in 2012.”
“Iraq and Kuwait are locked in a dispute over billions of dollars in reparations from Baghdad, including about $1.2bn (£0.8bn) related to aircraft and parts seized during Saddam Hussein's 1990-91 invasion.”
“The historic Iraqi Airways flight to London on 25 April was delayed nine days by Europe's volcanic ash cloud crisis, but it was already nearly a year behind schedule.”
“Mr Hassan confirmed on Tuesday that the London and Sweden routes would be cancelled.”
“The airline's first jet to fly to London in more than 20 years arrived last month.”
“MSPs voted for the £2bn crossing when the plans - which represent Scotland's biggest transport infrastructure project in a generation - came before the full parliament.”
“The new crossing would be built by 2016, if approved by parliament, with construction beginning next year.”
“the existing 45-year-old road bridge.”
“The case for this project could not be more compelling and the Scottish government is committed to seeing the Forth Replacement Crossing delivered on time and on budget by 2016.”
“"We've grown 400% over the last 10 years because we have diversified our production and added value to it," says Marco Bomm, projects manager of Castrolanda, a rural co-operative created by families of Dutch immigrants in Parana.”
“"Four kilos of crisps fetch the same price as a bag of 50kg of potatoes. I think adding value to our production is the way to go," says Mr Bomm.”
“"We've grown 400% over the last 10 years because we have diversified our production and added value to it," says Marco Bomm, projects manager of Castrolanda.”
“"Four kilos of crisps fetch the same price as a bag of 50kg of potatoes."”
“According to industry data, sales of farm machines in Brazil increased 52% in the first four months this year compared with the same period of 2009.”
“We've grown 400% over the last 10 years because we have diversified our production and added value to it”
“Four kilos of crisps fetch the same price as a bag of 50kg of potatoes.”
“Some 246 flights in and out of Heathrow were cancelled on Wednesday out of 674 scheduled.”
“On Tuesday, more than 200 flights were cancelled, though BA maintained that it was meeting its target of flying 70% of passengers to their destinations.”
“The carrier said it would be operating more than 70% of long-haul flights from Heathrow and more than 55% of short-haul flights.”
“BA said it was increasing its flight schedule for Unite's next threatened five-day strike, which is due to start on Sunday.”
“The latest BA cabin crew strike is now in its third day”
“BT confirmed that chief executive Ian Livingston would be paid a £1.2m bonus for his work last year.”
“The CWU, which represents 55,000 BT staff”
“has rejected a 2% pay offer.”
“It wants a rise of 5%”
“Chief executive Mr Livingston hit 142 out of a maximum 200 targets set by the company, earning him a £1.2m bonus out of a possible £1.7m, BT's annual report said.”
“His bonus is in addition to his £860,000 salary.”
“Mr Livingston turned down a pay rise of £50,000 last year”
“He has chosen to accept 2% of the rise”
“Three other members of the senior management team, one of whom has now left, will get bonuses of between £463,000 and £503,000.”
“Almost 30,000 BT staff will also get higher bonuses as a result”
“Over the past two years it has reduced its headcount by 35,000, a fifth of its workforce.”
“BT is offering an increase of 2% in pensionable pay”
“chief executive Ian Livingston would be paid a £1.2m bonus for his work last year”
“represents 55,000 BT staff”
“rejected a 2% pay offer”
“It wants a rise of 5% which it says is in line with inflation”
“Chief executive Mr Livingston hit 142 out of a maximum 200 targets set by the company, earning him a £1.2m bonus out of a possible £1.7m, BT's annual report said”
“His bonus is in addition to his £860,000 salary”
“He has chosen to accept 2% of the rise - the percentage salary award made to employees - and is donating the rest to charity”
“Three other members of the senior management team, one of whom has now left, will get bonuses of between £463,000 and £503,000”
“It asks for managers to provide a list of these by 26 May”
“Making £1bn ($1.45bn) in the year to 31 March”
“It had made a loss of £244m the previous year”
“Reduced its headcount by 35,000, a fifth of its workforce”
“Offering an increase of 2% in pensionable pay”
“The company is also battling to reduce a giant £9bn pension deficit”
“The Communication Workers Union (CWU) will ask members to vote on strike action if BT fails to offer an improved pay deal before 4 June.”
“The CWU, which represents 55,000 BT staff, has rejected a 2% pay offer.”
“The CWU wants a rise of 5% which it says is in line with inflation.”
“The motion calling for a strike ballot was agreed at the union's annual conference.”
“But the BBC's business correspondent John Moylan said the threat of industrial action is often used as a bargaining tool in pay negotiations.”
“The CWU said the dispute was about fairness.”
“Mr Livingston turned down a pay rise of £50,000 last year because of what he called the unacceptable performance of BT, so it was postponed to this year.”
“He has chosen to accept 2% of the rise - the percentage salary award made to employees - and is donating the rest to charity.”
“It asks for managers to provide a list of these by 26 May.”
“Almost 30,000 BT staff will also get higher bonuses as a result (not just the top executives).”
“Following a pay freeze last year, BT is offering an increase of 2% in pensionable pay, with a guaranteed bonus.”
