Northern Ireland

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Unemployment in Northern Ireland fell to 7.8%, in Oct 1997, and production grew by almost 17%. The country has a well trained workforce, with good language and information technology skills. The Industrial Development Board is working to encourage companies to move their operations into Northern Ireland. J. Sainsbury PLC plan to open seven new supermarkets, valued at 100 million pounds sterling. Several companies plan to open call centres, with 2.5 million pounds sterling being spent on a call centre in Belfast. Some 490 million pounds sterling was invested by external firms, during 1996-97.

Finance, Northern Ireland, Industrial development, Industrialization

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Planners prove hard to convert

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Some local planning officials fear the conversion of farm buildings to business units because they suggest it causes additional traffic problems. But the new buildings are likely to bring businesses to the rural area and create employment for residents. Most UK planning officials prefer to allow farm buildings to be redeveloped for business use rather than converted into housing. Rural business units are profitable for the landowners who only need to pay for the conversion. They are also reduce costs for the new businesses because purpose built business parks tend to be more expensive.

Rural Planning & Development, Planning, Usage, Rural development, Rural land use, Farm buildings

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Eastern England

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Eastern England has a mixed industrial and business base. Cambridge is an important site for research companies, with a new 111 acre research park planned for the north of the city. Luton Airport is planning to increase its number of passengers to 5 million, by the end of the year 2000, from 3.5 million. Some 5.2 million passengers use Stansted Airport annually and fly to 33 different destinations. Hertfordshire has several vacant industrial sites particularly since the loss of the aerospace industry. Essex has only a few industrial centres but is an important region for offices.

Economic aspects, England

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