The economic upswing being enjoyed in the Mid-West has heralded the launch of a Limerick Chamber campaign and new website to support FDI and indigenous companies fill posts in the region, including Co. Clare.
The Galway, Shannon Ennis and Limerick Chambers of Commerce have today said that retaining year-round services between Shannon and New York must be a priority for Government efforts to achieve balanced regional development.
The paradox of being the fastest growing region in the country and yet one with almost one-third of the country’s unemployment blackspots must be resolved if the Limerick region is to become a truly great one, President of LIT Dr. Vincent Cunnane has stated.
The CEO of Shannon Group has said, for Limerick and the region to achieve its full potential the development of the Limerick Northern Distributor Road (LNDR) is critical.
Greater cohesion across Clare, Limerick and Tipperary in addition to abandoning parochialism are required if each county individually, as well as the West, is to deliver on its economic potential, the region’s top business event heard at the weekend.
New lending flows to SMEs have increased in nearly every sector of the economy with both decline rates and application turnaround times decreasing. This was the positive message emanating from a Business Funding seminar held in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ennis Road, Limerick today (Wednesday, 19 October 2016).
The Mid-West Region Action Plan for Jobs 2015-2017 has called for the establishment of an Enterprise Engagement Platform whereby information on all the support services available to enterprise could be easily accessed online.
