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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.01 - Computer programming activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
25 April 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 May 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
US based software company Unosquare has announced that it is to create 100 new jobs as it looks to expand into the UK and European markets. The jobs will be based in Belfast and are being supported by a grant of GBP 650,000 (€755,255) from Invest NI. The company's main areas of business have up until now been in the US and Mexico where it has concentrated on the healthcare and finance markets. It is expected that the new jobs in Belfast will be created between May 2017 and the end of 2018.
Sources
25 April 2017: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Unosquare, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 90980, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90980.
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