Bombardier to hear if US will use 'common sense' in key tariff ruling

[BelfastTelegraph.co.uk](#) Business Headlines Tuesday 23 January 2018 Today's top story [Workers attend the massive Unite Union rally at the factory in East Belfast]( [Bombardier to hear if US will use 'common sense' in key tariff ruling]( Thousands of Bombardier staff will await to see if "some common sense prevails" from the US government as it's due to rule this week on whether to uphold an almost 300% tax on sales of its part-Belfast made planes to America. Main Headlines [Richard McClean, managing director of Independent News and Media NI, Belfast Telegraph business editor Margaret Canning and head of Ulster Bank in Northern Ireland Richard Donnan]( [Ulster Bank partners up with Belfast Telegraph for 2018 Business Awards]( By Margaret Canning Ulster Bank is supporting the Belfast Telegraph Business Awards for the second year in a row, with entries now open for Northern Ireland's biggest and best awards programme. [Asda exhibits plans to extend its west Belfast supermarket]( By Emma Deighan Supermarket giant Asda is hoping to extend its west Belfast superstore by 7,000 sq ft in a move that will allow it to cater to more online shoppers. [The future of the border has yet to be resolved]( [Brexit uncertainty makes life difficult for Invest NI]( By John Simpson The action plans for Invest NI are becoming more difficult to develop. The uncertainty about the likely outcome of the Brexit negotiations puts large question marks over the shape of UK economic policy. [Homelet CEO Martin Totty]( [Northern Ireland rents average £620 a month after yearly increase of 3.2%]( By Margaret Canning Rents in Northern Ireland have gone up by 3.2% over the last year to reach £620 a month, according to a survey today. [Offers in excess of £1,700,000 are being welcomed for Ballymena Chambers]( [Government office block goes on market for £1.7m]( By Emma Deighan A three-storey government office building in Ballymena, as well as a 0.2 acres of land with planning permission in BT9, are among this week's top property opportunities. [Tommy O’Hagan has seen his firm’s workforce grow to 35]( ['Granny was always opening a business... maybe that's rubbed off on me and the rest of the family']( By John Mulgrew Tommy O'Hagan started his telecoms business with two people in a small office at the age of just 25. Now B4B Telecoms, has a workforce of 35, with plans to increase its headcount by 50% in the next two years. [Tax reforms: President Trump]( [Northern Ireland due for weak growth despite Trump's spur to global economy]( By Margaret Canning and PA Northern Ireland's economy is facing the prospect of growth of just 1% during 2018 while the global economy enjoys a boost from US President Donald Trump's tax reforms, according to separate reports. [Connect Telecom chief executive Scott Ritchie]( [Connect buys Think Group as part of major expansion plan]( By Margaret Canning Northern Ireland firm Connect Telecom has announced its seventh acquisition in 18 months. [INM]( [Contact us]( | [Privacy Statement]( Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twiiter]( [Google Plus]( Get more [belfasttelegraph.co.uk/newsletters]( [Digital Edition >>]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL This email is from BelfastTelegraph.co.uk part of Independent News & Media PLC. You received this email because you have signed up for the BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Weekly Business Digest Newsletter. To unsubscribe from the Weekly Business Digest Newsletter, please [click here](. Copyright - 2018 INM Ltd, | Belfast Telegraph House | 33 Clarendon Road | Clarendon Dock | Belfast | BT1 3BG | Company number 1908967 All Rights Reserved