800 new jobs in Jerusalem
jerusalem (jps) | Industry in Jerusalem is recovering, as the city is poised to absorb some 800 skilled workers this year for the first time in a decade, manufacturing expert Ran Tuttnauer said recently.
Nearly 500 jobs will be available in high-tech firms, and another 300 in Teva Pharmaceuticals’ newly built Jerusalem facility.
The Manufacturers Association predicted that Jerusalem-area industrial sales will grow 8 percent in 2005.
Tuttnauer said his forecast is contingent on continued calm in the city. “If buses start blowing up again,” he elaborated bluntly, “of course these figures will go down.”
BlackBerry coming to Israel
jerusalem (jps) | The BlackBerry, the popular personal organizer and mobile telephone that that allows “always on” access to e-mail and the Internet, will soon be available in Israel.
Israeli mobile telecommunications providers said recently that they plan to market the devices, which are made by Canadian company Research In Motion.
Cellcom said its customers will also be able to use the devices in countries where it has roaming agreements, thereby allowing users to access e-mail abroad and remotely manage their appointments and contacts.