Shannon Group, in conjunction with Shannon Chamber, has raised more than €8,000 from an inaugural 5K event through the Shannon Free Zone last Thursday for this year’s Shannon Group designated charities, the Irish Cancer Society and Limerick Suicide Watch

It was celebrations all round in Shannon last week when Shannon-based Advanced Technical Concepts (ATC) was awarded the All-Ireland Business Foundation’s Best Medium Business Award 2019 at the Foundation’s annual All-Ireland Business Summit in Croke Park. The company’s win was based on a detailed submission and live judging on the day.

A company whose operations are spread over a 14-acre site in Shannon attributes much of its operational success to the introduction of Kaizen, a methodology focused on continuous improvement, in 1996.

In 1980, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability, brought a delegation of Chinese officials to the Shannon Free Zone on a three-week training course.

Two Lean initiatives promoted by Shannon Chamber are in the running for top national accolades next week, having been shortlisted for Chambers Ireland Awards.

Business owner/managers, their workforces and other stakeholders in the Shannon area are being given the opportunity this week by Shannon Chamber to have their say about the future direction of tourism policy in County Clare.

Obair Newmarket on Fergus and Shannon Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the Rural Development Directorate of Clare County Council, will host an opportunity for Shannon-based companies to meet with young people from Newmarket on Fergus and surrounding areas at the Obair offices in Newmarket on Fergus on Wednesday, 23rd January from 7.00pm to 8.00pm.

Shannon has been at the heart of international aviation for over seventy years and is now home to the largest aerospace and aviation cluster in Ireland but its future could include the development of a centre of excellence for aircraft reconfiguration, capitalising on its reputation for quality and speed in maintenance repair overhaul (MRO) sector.

Irish professional golfer and former Ryder Cup Captain Paul McGinley flies into Shannon this week to give the keynote address at a Shannon Chamber of Commerce Lunch.