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10/11/2003
Minister leads trade mission to North America
Economy Minister Ian Pearson has left for North America today on a trade and investment visit, which will include the official opening of Invest NI’s new Technology and Development Centre in Denver.
The minister will be accompanied by Chief Executive of Invest NI, Leslie Morrison, and the unveiling will represent the third such centre opening in the US.
Representatives of several local companies involved in the Denver leg of the visit will attend the opening ceremony. They are: Arbarr Electronics, Antrim; Fusion Antibodies, Belfast; Gazer Technologies, Coleraine; Langford Lodge Engineering, Crumlin; Nisoft, Belfast; Orthodocs, Belfast; Sugarcube, Carrickfergus; and University of Ulster, School of Biomedical Science, Coleraine.
Mr Pearson will also be taking the opportunity to visit the headquarters of a number of US companies already established in Northern Ireland and meet senior personnel. These include Bombardier and Nortel Headquarters in Canada and Northbrook in Chicago.
(MB)
The minister will be accompanied by Chief Executive of Invest NI, Leslie Morrison, and the unveiling will represent the third such centre opening in the US.
Representatives of several local companies involved in the Denver leg of the visit will attend the opening ceremony. They are: Arbarr Electronics, Antrim; Fusion Antibodies, Belfast; Gazer Technologies, Coleraine; Langford Lodge Engineering, Crumlin; Nisoft, Belfast; Orthodocs, Belfast; Sugarcube, Carrickfergus; and University of Ulster, School of Biomedical Science, Coleraine.
Mr Pearson will also be taking the opportunity to visit the headquarters of a number of US companies already established in Northern Ireland and meet senior personnel. These include Bombardier and Nortel Headquarters in Canada and Northbrook in Chicago.
(MB)
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