Multi-million pound housing contracts to be sold off by giant Carillion

[BelfastTelegraph.co.uk](#) Tuesday 9 January 2018 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus]( [Email](mailto:digital.editorial@belfasttelegraph.co.uk) Business Headlines Today's Top Story [Review: Keith Cochrane] [Multi-million pound housing contracts to be sold off by giant Carillion]( Troubled infrastructure giant Carillion is trying to sell off tens of millions of pounds in Northern Ireland Housing Executive contracts along with the rest of its business across Ireland, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal. Main Headlines [Hats off: Lisa Steele is the new general manager of the AC Marriott]( [April launch for Northern Ireland's first AC Hotel by Marriott]( By Margaret Canning Northern Ireland's first Marriott hotel will open in April, it's been announced. [From left, Richard Tywnam, managing director Azamara Club Cruises, Larry Pimental, president and chief executive of Azamara, Brian McConville and Gary Annett of MJM, and David Duff, commercial director, Azamara]( [New fit-out contract to take shipbuilding legacy into the future]( By Emma Deighan A major deal struck between a Newry-based fit-out firm and one of the world's largest cruise liners is among the first of its kind to be carried out in the UK, it's been claimed. [Titanic Belfast’s crew members Jonny Kelso and Shirley Jones with Chief Executive Judith Owens]( [Titanic Belfast adds 70 new jobs to attraction]( By John Mulgrew Titanic Belfast is creating 70 new permanent jobs as part of the tourist attraction's latest expansion. [Bombardier’s C Series jet has been at the centre of the trade dispute]( [Transatlantic exchanges mount up in bid to solve C Series row]( By John Mulgrew More than 100 calls and meetings have taken place between officials from Westminster, the US and Canadian in a bid to tackle a global trade row between Bombardier and Boeing. [Downscaling: Lord Kilclooney]( [Part of home of Alpha Newspaper Group Armagh title goes on rental market]( By John Mulgrew An office which is part of the building housing the Ulster Gazette newspaper has gone on the market in Armagh. [Budget pressures: Ulster University]( [Northern Ireland University funding is now badly neglected]( By John Simpson Public sector spending for each person is higher in Northern Ireland by comparison with Scotland and most of the English regions. That advantage is rejected by some of the critics because, across the full range of public services, pressing financial needs cannot be met. [Gavin Shields’ business became a reality after a coffee with a friend]( [‘We are helping this generation with managing their finances’]( By Lisa Smyth Gavin Shields was just nine years of age when he first displayed a flair for business, producing and selling a newspaper to friends at school. [Mr Bell had joined one of the UK’s largest recruitment companies]( [Belfast recruitment worker received £280,000 after being described as ‘gypsy’ and ‘pikey’]( By Toni Fitzgerald Gunn, Worthingtons Solicitors In the recent decision of Edward Bell v Cordant People Limited & Ors (2017), Mr Bell, an executive from Belfast with an Irish traveller background, was awarded over £280,000 after an employment tribunal in Manchester upheld his complaints of racial harassment and unfair dismissal. [Tourism has become a recent success story for the NI economy]( [There are warning signs ahead... even if 2017 was better than we expected]( By Richard Ramsey, chief economist, Ulster Bank The year 2017 was undoubtedly a better year for the economy than many had predicted. A wide range of indicators improved during the 12 months, including private sector employment (now at a record high), construction activity, and both tourism and trade. [NEWS]( | [SPORT]( | [BUSINESS]( | [ENTERTAINMENT]( | [Video]( [Gallery]( [INM]( [Contact us]( [Privacy Statement]( Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twiiter]( [Google Plus]( Please add noreply@email.belfasttelegraph.co.uk to your Address Book to ensure that the Weekly Business Digest newsletter reaches your inbox Please do not reply to this email as we are unable to respond. If you have any questions or feedback, please visit the [contact us]( section of our website. You can check out our [Privacy Statement and Cookie Policy]( for full information about how we collect and use information about you. Although we have taken steps to ensure this email and any attachments are virus-free, we cannot guarantee this to be the case as it has been sent over a public network. You are responsible for maintaining appropriate security protection for your devices. This email is from [BelfastTelegraph.co.uk](, part of Independent News & Media PLC. Our registered company number is 1908967 and our registered address is 39 Welbeck Street, London, UK, W1G 8D, UK. All Rights Reserved If you no longer wish to receive the Weekly Business Digest newsletter, please [click here](. To manage your INM account settings please [click here](. Please note that this message was sent to the following email address: {EMAIL}