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Quartermile 3 Edinburgh office take-up reached an all-time high in Quarter 2 2017, according to the latest figures from Cushman & Wakefield.

Neil Amner The Scottish Chambers of Commerce's latest quarterly economic indicator has reported a “broadly positive” outlook for the coming months, with growth expected to continue, despite longer-term dangers lurking ahead.

Blair Nimmo The number of businesses failing in Scotland fell significantly in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same three months in 2016, according to new statistics from KPMG.

Eunice McAdam Accountancy firm Saffery Champness has announced that Eunice McAdam has joined the firm as a partner, based in its Inverness office.

The UK Government has today announced the investment of £300 million in Edinburgh and South East of Scotland through its latest City Region Deal.

The UK economy could suffer losses of up to £1.5 billion in the next five years if service leavers aren’t able to find employment, or are under employed upon leaving the Armed Forces, a new study from Barclays has claimed.

Glasgow is the least affordable city in the UK for students while Aberdeen is the second most cost-effective, according to the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Jody Crockett Burness Paull has announced a raft of appointments and partner promotions that it says underpin its ambitious strategy for the future.

Sean McGinness It is not unusual for spouses or families to operate more than one business, often based at the same address, using the same door, and even the same bank account.

Scottish retail sales increased by 0.2 per cent on a like-for-like basis compared to June 2016, when they had decreased by 1.4 per cent.

The Treasury has today banned what it has called the “rip-off” charges companies extract from consumers using credit and debit cards to buy goods.

Landowners and tenant farmers across Scotland’s diverse agricultural sector believe that selling prices, input costs and Brexit will have the biggest impact on agribusiness over the next 12 months, according to the results of a survey.

One in five (21 per cent) Scots have no savings to fall back on, while a third admit that they’re not saving enough for the long term, according to the latest ‘How Scotland Lives’ research from Bank of Scotland.

Catherine Jess-Gibson Thirteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2017.

The new Bank of Scotland £10 polymer note will come into circulation on 10 October.