Businesses welcome DUP deal – but say issues need to be tackled

And NI motor group shuts showroom in latest cost-cutting measure [Belfast Telegraph]( Tuesday, 30 January 2024 [Weekly Business Digest]( [NI businesses welcome DUP deal and return to power-sharing – but say issues need to be tackled](   [Margaret Canning] Margaret Canning Business Editor Welcome to this week's Business Telegraph. "It's time to get things moving again." That's the sentiment of the NI business community following the announcement of a [DUP deal and return to power-sharing](. But there are pressing challenges and long-term issues that need to be dealt with, leaders warned. Elsewhere, Charles Hurst is [closing its Lisburn showroom]( and the site is already being linked to a multi-million pound deal for residential land. Flávia Gouveia talks to the people behind the [restoration of a historic Donegall Quay building]( with links to Titanic. I chat to Brett Ross, the chief executive of RiverRidge Recycling, about the [growth of the company under new investors]( and similarities between Northern Ireland and Zimbabwe. Kristel Miller of Ulster University talks to Mary McCarthy about her [love of coaching entrepreneurs](. And economist Paul Mac Flynn of Neri looks at how we can't [ignore the problem of low productivity]( forever. Thank you and see you next week, Margaret Canning Top Stories [premium] [Charles Hurst Group shutting NI showroom in latest cost-cutting measure](   [premium] [Historic Belfast building to be revamped after three decades](   [premium] [‘I’m interested in innovation and getting people into meaningful work’](   [premium] [Boeing is ‘systemically important’ for the global economy, says Avolon​​​​​​​ CEO](   [M&S opens its latest store in Northern Ireland](   --------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MIGHT LIKE --------------------------------------------------------------- Interview [Premium] [‘We can be more ambitious once we get a government back in place,’ says Belfast business boss]( Opinion [premium] [We can’t shy away from hard conversations about Northern Ireland’s economy](   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