SELLING Northern Ireland as an investment location to international companies and helping firms in the Province increase their export sales and target new markets is a key element of growing the local economy.
In today’s fast changing global economy, it has become increasingly important to provide the right business conditions to ensure that Northern Ireland remains [...]

No chef polarises people so fervently; those who love him can’t seem to get enough but his critics will surely baulk at another cookbook (his 10th and a spin-off from The F Word television series). Gordon Ramsay’s Healthy Appetite (Hardie Grant, $45) will be released on June 24 in tandem with his appearance at Sydney’s [...]

By Harnessing the power of “word-of-mouth” advertising Patti Ainalis has driven her fashion label a long way from its humble beginnings in a spare room.
As a 21-year-old, Ms Ainalis decided that the three-by-two room opening onto a footpath, was perfect to display her women’s suits to the public.
“I thought, ‘Well, we’ll open the doors and [...]

Most online travel stocks declined Monday, with Orbitz Worldwide Inc. falling as a Citi Investment Research analyst started covering the stock with a “Hold” rating, citing strong competition.
In a client note, he wrote factors such as its valuation and general growth in the online travel space make Orbitz shares “potentially compelling” over time. Still, “substantial [...]

Parlay Entertainment Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PEI) the world’s leading supplier of Internet and TV bingo software solutions, is pleased to announce that Tain, a leading supplier of poker, casino and casual games, has signed an agreement to use Parlay bingo technology.
Tain, which hosts a network of leading poker and casino brands, will launch an online bingo [...]

For years, investors wanted nothing to do with Wal-Mart Stores [WMT-N] [WMT-N]. The discounter’s best days seemed to be behind it. Growth was slowing. Competitors such as Target, with its more upscale offerings, were stealing customers.
Well, don’t look now but Wal-Mart’s stock is on fire.
With consumers battling rising energy and food costs, plunging home values [...]

Cigna HealthCare of Arizona announced Tuesday it is adding more health plans targeting small businesses.
Beginning June 1, businesses with 50 or fewer employees will get some of the same benefits previously only offered to larger companies. The insurer is adding three health savings plans and eight open access plans targeting small businesses.
Jason Holmes, group health [...]

Clusters of TV and computer screens beam chatty videos about cooking, travel and wellness books. A music kiosk lets visitors download MP3s or burn CDs, while another offers tips on how to publish your own novel.
Welcome to the newly opened Borders bookstore in Southbury, Conn., which looks less like a traditional branch of the nation’s [...]

Health professionals have stressed the need to promote health education at federal, state and local government levels.
They made the call in a communiqué issued at the end of the first National Conference on Health Promotion and Education (HPE)in Abuja.
The communiqué stressed the need to make advocacy a major tool for making HPE a priority.
Education It [...]

The farm bill provides far more money for hungry people than it does for farmers. Nearly 80 percent of the cost of the farm bill is for food programs, including $10.2 billion for domestic food assistance programs and $7.8 billion for food stamps. There’s also $1 billion for a program to provide healthy snacks of [...]