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FTSE 100 falls 174 points

Coronavirus weighs on markets as death toll hits 81

Coronavirus-check-on-BBC-crew
A health official at a checkpoint in Hubei province Coronavirus continues to weigh on global markets, wiping billions off company values as the number of confirmed deaths rises to 81Read More

Dismay over decision

Westminster rules out switch of immigration powers

Sara Thiam
Sara Thiam: ‘Scotland has distinct needs’ Immigration will not be devolved to Holyrood despite support for the idea from some business leaders. The Home Office responded to the proposed switchRead More

Three-year deal

Business Stream wins back £200m government contract

Business Stream
Business Stream is now the second biggest water retailer in the UK Water retailer, Business Stream, part of state-owned Scottish Water, has won back the public sector procurement framework fromRead More

Interview

Interview: Michael Field, IT outsourcing specialist

Michael Field of Workflo Solutions
Michael Field says he doesn’t believe in standing still, regarding it as the enemy of progress. It’s his philosophy on life and a metaphor for how he lives it.

Outsourcing acquisition

Workflo acquires TRM as talks progress on English deal

Michael Field of Workflo Solutions
Michael Field: ‘valuable addition’ (pic: Terry Murden) Workflo Solutions, the Livingston-based outsourced document management and IT support services specialist, has acquired Paisley-based TRM in the first of two deals theRead More

Funding support

Albacom secures £500k for expansion into new markets

Albacom
Jim Davidson with business development manager Ken Clarke Engineering design and manufacturing firm Albacom is set to expand after raising £500,000 to develop its business in new markets. The company,Read More

Immigration proposal

Scottish visa plan aims to avoid Brexit skills shortages

Immigrant
A visa scheme will keep the door open to immigrants (pic: Terry Murden) Nicola Sturgeon will today unveil plans for a Scottish visa in a bid to overcome any skillRead More

Insurer's deal with academia

L&G and Edinburgh University back £20m care centre

Elderly care
There are 12m over-65s in the UK Legal & General and the University of Edinburgh are setting up a £20 million research centre to improve the understanding of elderly careRead More

Law

CMS hires Devlin from Dentons as Of Counsel

Julie Devlin
CMS has appointed Julie Devlin as an Of Counsel in the finance practice group and will be based in Glasgow.  Ms Devlin joins from Dentons and significantly bolsters CMS’s financialRead More

Portfolio boosted

Syndicate grows as Kelvin Capital enjoys record year

Dave Hughes Novosound
Novosound, founded by Dave Hughes, was one of the investee firms Investment syndicate Kelvin Capital achieved a record level of activity last year with members joining from Europe and theRead More