US company to create 100 jobs in Waterford as part of €4.4m plan

US-based international publishing group Agora has announced a 300% increase in employment at its Irish operations, with 100 jobs set to come on stream at a new €4.4m development in Co Waterford.

The group — which is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and has facilities in nine countries including Ireland — employs 33 people at its lifestyle publishing operation, International Living, in Waterford city centre, which opened in 1998.

The company is now set to establish a multilingual contact centre and technology services facility, at Portlaw, adding another 100 jobs over the next three years.