Restoration work to be carried out on Edinburgh's Boroughmuir school buildings will deliver an economic boost of over £45 million to the local area, a report has revealed. Homebuilder CALA Homes (East) will create a development of 87 refurbished contemporary one to four-bedroom apartments as i
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The Scottish Labour Market Statistics for Jun-August 2019 released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have reported a 1.4% drop in the Scottish employment rate.
Running a socially responsible enterprise is good for society and good for business, the University of Dundee entrepreneurs will hear from a local CEO. Caroline McKenna, CEO of locally-based Social Good HQ, will present the next in the latest series of Entrepreneurial Masterclasses organised by
Bus company Xplore Dundee has posted a profit increase of over 300% after selling its headquarters in the city. Turnover for the company rose almost 2%, from £15.5 million in 2017 to £15.8m for the year ending December 31 2018.
Fife Council has accidentally paid a member of the public £300,000 due to a "keying error".
Edinburgh-based fintech company Sharein has revealed plans to expand its staff by 40 over the next year. Sharein's team currently stands at 28 but its promise to recruit more staff follows the recently announced launched its Shareinpay offering.
The first tranche of new funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) has been drawn down by Wheatley Group at a record low-interest rate of under 1.5%. Wheatley has received the first £85m of £185m agreed with the EIB last year.
According to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI, business activity was unchanged in September, following three months of growth. The PMI also revealed that September saw the quickest fall in new orders for businesses since March, and the third successive monthly reduction in workforce numbers, wh
Lindsays has today announced a merger with Edinburgh-based legal practice Hadden Rankin. The merger takes effect on 28th October 2019 and will see all Hadden Rankin staff transfer to Lindsays, with no redundancies. Hadden Rankin’s founding partners - Ross Hadden and Dot Rankin - will bec
A £100 million development plan for homes and businesses at the former IBM site in Greenock is to go on public display later in October.
Increased demand for guidance on boardroom governance has seen financial services adviser Malcolm Wood drafted in to a consultancy role with Burness Paull LLP. Mr Wood recently stepped down as group company secretary of Lloyds Banking Group. Prior to that he successfully led the in-house legal and s
A boost to the local economy and the creation of new jobs are expected in Speyside after planners were given the green light for a new distillery.
Two Scottish entrepreneurs from Snag and Invisible Cities have come out on top in the Barclays Entrepreneur Awards 2019, which celebrates the most innovative, disruptive and socially inspiring businesses across the UK.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has published two new reports which reveal that more support is needed for whistleblowing amongst professional chartered accountants (CAs).
MacRoberts has helped win an £18 million investment for emerging Scottish energy company Together Energy. The deal, which has been secured from Warrington Borough Council, will see the council take a 50 per cent shareholding in the business. The council was attracted to the Glasgow-based compa