of Scottsdale, Arizona is the public art one sees all over the city. Keep in mind that Scottsdale is 31.3 miles from the north to the south and 11.8 miles wide. And Scottsdale Public Art has placed artwork from the top […]

– 2016 Halloween Events In and Around Scottsdale – It is that time of year again… Halloween and Fall Festivals are coming to Scottsdale and the surrounding areas. Here are some events going on around the Valley: MacDonald’s Ranch Annual Pumpkin Festival – October 1st-31st – It is back! This is one of my favorite […]

– Scottdale Happenings in June 2016 – Last week, I pulled together some ideas for things to do in and around Scottsdale in June. (Read the first post here.) Since there wereshowing that strong growth in the US economy was also a determining factor.

Pent up demand for Irish goods and services from the eurozone, however, has emerged with a bang, with exports to the eurozone growing by 19% in the first five months.

Exports to the UK were of a more modest scale – posting 8% growth compared to the first half of last year. The sterling exchange rate improved the competitiveness of euro-denominated exports by on average 10% across the first half of the year.

This provided huge benefits to Irish SMEs who rely extensively on the UK market. Enterprise Ireland’s plan for 2015 is to enable indigenous – mainly SME – exporters to increase exports by 10%. Achieving this will require sustained fast growth in exports to the UK