BizPlus.ie News http://www.bizplus.ie/ Latest news from BizPlus.ie en Copyright 2005 BizPlus.ie http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3499 Proposals Sought For EUR 20m Govt Job Fund 12/03/10: The government has issued a call for firms to submit proposals for funding under its new EUR 20m Labour Market Activation Fund. 2010-03-12 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3498 Mueller On Collision Course With Cabin Crew 10/03/09: Aer Lingus chief executive Christoph Mueller is heading for a showdown with the airline’s cabin crew after announcing 230 compulsory layoffs that will pay statutory minimum levels of redundancy. 2010-03-10 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3496 Coughlan Unveils Smart Economy Competence Centres 10/03/10: Entrprise minister Mary Coughlan has unveiled a new Competence Centres initiative put together by Enterprise Ireland and the IDA that will encourage indigenous firms, universities and multinationals to collaborate. 2010-03-10 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3495 Irish Firms See Hurdles On Road To Recovery 09/03/10: More than half (51%) of businesses across the island recorded a fall in turnover in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the latest InterTradeIreland Quarterly Business Monitor. 2010-03-09 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3494 Confidence Growing Among First Time Buyers 08/03/10: First time buyers are becoming increasingly confident about the housing market, according to a study by EBS Building Society. 2010-03-08 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3493 Ireland/Wales Interconnector Gets EUR 110m From EU 04/03/10: The European Commission has awarded a grant of EUR 110m for the electricity inter-connector between Co Meath and Deeside in Wales. 2010-03-04 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3492 Anger Over Government Pension Plans 04/03/10: ISME, the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association, has criticised the government's National Pension Framework. 2010-03-04 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3491 Struggle Continues For Irish Retailers 03/03/10: Retailers continued to struggle in January with the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office showing both monthly and yearly falls in sales. 2010-03-03 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3490 Services Sector Edges Closer To Recovery 03/03/10: The slowdown in activity in the Irish services sector eased to its weakest rate of contraction in more than two years in February. 2010-03-03 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3489 Five Firms Per Day Went Bust In February 01/03/10: An average of five firm went out of business ever day during the month of February. 2010-03-01