£100m major works scheme gets go-ahead after delays due to Brexit

[BelfastTelegraph.co.uk](#) Tuesday 5 September 2017 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus]( [Email](mailto:digital.editorial@belfasttelegraph.co.uk) Business Headlines Today's Top Story [Welcome: John Armstrong] [£100m major works scheme gets go-ahead after delays due to Brexit]( A £100m investment fund which was at risk of being lost due to Brexit now looks set to get the go ahead after more than a year of delays, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal. Main Headlines [Camile on Belfast’s Lisburn Road]( [Thai restaurant chain to expand across Northern Ireland]( By Emma Deighan The owner of a Thai restaurant chain is on the lookout for new franchisees to help expand the business across Northern Ireland. [The three-storey building which houses Boojum on Botanic Avenue in Belfast has been sold by Osborne King]( [Boojum building sells for well in excess of £450,000 asking price]( By Mark Edwards The home of Belfast burrito business Boojum in the south of the city has been sold for substantially more than its asking price of £450,000. [The 11-storey Capella building in Glasgow’s financial district]( [Co Down investment firm Wirefox buys £43.5m Glasgow office development]( By Mark Edwards A Co Down investment firm, which recently bought Belfast's CastleCourt Shopping Centre, has announced the £43.5m acquisition of a landmark office development in Glasgow. [Menarys managing director Stephen McCammon]( [Retail chain Menarys sees pre-tax profits up 50% as its recovery continues]( By Mark Edwards Family-owned retail chain Menarys has increased its pre-tax profits to almost £250,000 while turnover has fallen back slightly to £19.3m. [Director of Get ’Er Brewed Deborah Mitchell]( [Randalstown home brew firm tastes success with £220,000 distribution deal]( By Lisa Smyth A Co Antrim firm that sells home brew kits across Europe has secured a distribution deal worth £220,000. [Around Noon chief executive Gareth Chambers]( [Newry food firm growing its brand to London market]( By Margaret Canning A Co Down food firm is bringing its successful range of sandwiches and 'food-on-the-go' to London as part of its latest expansion. [Gareth Chambers of Newry food-to-go firm Around Noon]( [‘We are about fine food with attitude ... that’s kind of what all of our brands are really about’]( By Margaret Canning It’s already home to a number of successful, market-disrupting companies. Now another Newry firm is shaking things up — and this time, it’s the food-to-go sector’s turn. [Conor Lambe]( [It's a pity but no surprise that wages aren't increasing with inflation]( By Conor Lambe, Danske Bank economist The UK economy is experiencing a slowdown. In the first quarter of this year, real GDP grew by just 0.2%. In the second quarter of the year, economic growth was a modest 0.3%. [The ESB is planning to move into offshore wind farm construction]( [New ESB multi-billion pound wind farms planned for the Irish Sea]( By Gavin McLoughlin The ESB is plotting a major drive into offshore wind farm construction that is likely to run into billions of euro. [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}