29/10/2013: Employment & GVA: Impact of the Crisis on European Cities

Via BusinessInsider: http://www.businessinsider.com/europes-cities-in-one-chart-2013-10 Here's a chart showing the impact of the crisis on major cities:

Notice the position of Dublin as the second or third most adversely impacted city. And notice our position in terms of GVA (Gross Value Added) growth. We also represent the worst-impacted small city in the sample. Stripping out the positive effects of growth in MNCs-driven services exports and superficial transfer pricing boom delivered by the likes of Amazon, Google et al, we would be much closer to Athens in terms of overall impact.

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Epicor Software Moving Headquarters from Livermore to Dublin

Epicor Software will move its worldwide headquarters from Livermore to Dublin at the start of 2012, Bay Area News Group reports.

The global company, which makes business software, has signed a lease for 74,000 square feet in Dublin Corporate Center, an increase over the 55,000 square feet it currently occupies at 7683 Southfront Road in Livermore, the report says.

Spokeswoman Jessica Shelton told the newspaper the company will make the move in January, relocating all 363 of its Livermore employees, including CEO Pervez Qureshi.

The report quotes Dublin economic development official Linda Maurer, who said the center's proximity to the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station is becoming a huge factor for employers wishing to relocate there.

The Class A office park is located at the corner of Dublin Boulevard and Tassajara Road.

In May, Epicor was purchased by Apax Partners, a private equity firm, along with Activant Solutions. Apax combined the two companies but retained the Epicor Software name.

The company garners about $800 million in annual revenues, according to the news group.

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