Nine NI hotel projects bringing in £100m investment

And new owner of Co Down restaurant talks takeover [Belfast Telegraph]( Tuesday, 02 April 2024 [Weekly Business Digest]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [premium] [Nine ‘live’ hotel projects in Northern Ireland bring in £100m investment](   [Margaret Canning] Margaret Canning Business Editor Welcome to this week's Business Telegraph, hope you had a lovely Easter. There are [nine live hotel projects in NI pulling in £100m]( in investment including Dunluce Lodge on the north coast and Aloft in Belfast, a report has said. Firms in the north-west, including one which makes skincare products from goat milk, have [received government support though Innovate NI]( writes Flávia Gouveia. Mary McCarthy has talked to [Seamus McCann, founder of Armatile]( about starting in the working world by earning a penny for each apple he peeled, and how family is his guiding light. Caorlan McAllister talks to me about his long career in hospitality, including the dramatic collapse of Botanic Inns, as he and his wife celebrate [taking over The Halfway House in Banbridge](. Marguerite Shannon [takes a closer look at labour market figures]( and explains why there's more slack in the system than would first appear. And finally, there's just one day remaining to [enter the 2024 Belfast Telegraph Business Awards]( in partnership with Ulster Bank before the deadline of noon on April 3. Queen's University speaks to us about why it's supporting the [category of Young Business Person of the Year](. Thank you, and see you next week! Margaret Top Stories [From goat milk skincare to equestrian holidays, north-west firms get Innovate NI boost](   [premium] [‘My next ambition is to retire’: Meet the 84-year-old NI businessman who built a tile empire](   [premium] [In the headlines for all the wrong reasons, but are NI apartments still a sound investment?](   [National minimum wage rises... what they mean for you](   [Enter the Belfast Telegraph Business Awards 2024 here as we celebrate the best talent in NI](   --------------------------------------------------------------- ADVERTISMENT --------------------------------------------------------------- Interview [Premium] [‘It was a big step to take it over, but we’d come so far,’ says new owner of Co Down restaurant]( Opinion [premium] [NI policy makers and business leaders must think creatively about the labour market](   What do you think of this email? [Positive]( [Negative]( [belfasttelegraph]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Follow us on Facebook]( This email is from Belfast Telegraph part of Mediahuis UK Ltd. You received this email because you have signed up for the Belfast Telegraph Business Newsletter. [Contact Us]( | [Privacy Statement]( | [Cookie Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in browser]( Copyright - 2024 - All Rights Reserved