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19/09/2007
Jobs To Be Announced For Athlone And Cork
Micheál Martin, Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, is expected to announce the creation of 350 new jobs in Athlone and Cork today.
US medical technology company Kinetic Concepts Incorporated are setting up a base in Athlone and are believed to be planning to create 250 jobs in the area over the next five years, with the first 50 expected to be in place by the end of the year.
Meanwhile, Blizzard Entertainment, another US firm, is planning to establish a support centre in Cork.
The firm, which developed computer games such as World of Warcraft and Diablo, are planning to recruit 50 people initially, but plan to double that figure within three years.
(KMcA)
US medical technology company Kinetic Concepts Incorporated are setting up a base in Athlone and are believed to be planning to create 250 jobs in the area over the next five years, with the first 50 expected to be in place by the end of the year.
Meanwhile, Blizzard Entertainment, another US firm, is planning to establish a support centre in Cork.
The firm, which developed computer games such as World of Warcraft and Diablo, are planning to recruit 50 people initially, but plan to double that figure within three years.
(KMcA)
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