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Skills report

Call for ‘disruption council’ to manage new technology

Napier-Trimble-tech-lab
Colleges like Napier University are helping to develop new skills A ‘disruption council’ should be set up in Scotland to help business and their workforce manage technological change, according toRead More

Grant for new jobs

US-backed EnMovi brings medical device R&D to Glasgow

Ivan McKee and EnMovi CEO
Ivan McKee, left, with Roman Bensen, CEO of EnMovi US-owned medtech firm EnMovi is opening a research and development base in Glasgow to develop its wearable orthopaedic sensors and dataRead More

Key reports due

Ministers to unveil plans for zero carbon economy

Derek Mackay
Derek Mackay: ‘our focus on investing in a green economy is working’ (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish government ministers will this week reveal how future spending plans on transport, buildings, heatRead More

Amid new EU warning...

Early US trade talks raise hopes for Scottish exports

James Macsween
James Macsween: new deal with US Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to open trade talks with the US that should include recent tariffs on Scottish exports. Mr Johnson willRead More

Travel boss traumatised

Munro ponders further action after winning dismissal claim

Bill Munro
Bill Munro: humiliated Barrhead Travel founder Bill Munro says further legal action may follow after a tribunal ruled he was unfairly dismissed following its takeover. Mr Munro left the business in November,Read More

More voices protest

Majority of SMEs oppose plan to switch rates to councils

Andrew McRae
Andrew McRae: ‘businesses face a Frankenstein’s monster’ Three quarters of Scottish firms believe that handing control of business rates to the 32 local councils would be bad for business, accordingRead More

Response to emissions

Edinburgh Airport to tackle carbon concerns after record year

Edinburgh airport
Record flights: the airport is managing growth ‘sustainably’ (pic: Terry Murden) Edinburgh Airport is working on a new strategy to meet concerns over carbon emissions after announcing a surge inRead More

Distribution agreement

Arbikie targets ‘cocktail cities’ after agreeing US deal

Arbikie
High spirits: brothers Iain, John and David Stirling Drinks company Arbikie has marked its fifth birthday by signing a distribution agreement that will see its brands exported to “cocktail cities”Read More

Letter to Treasury

Mackay expecting Scots boost from Belfast funding deal

Derek Mackay
Derek Mackay: ‘clearer criteria’ Finance Secretary Derek Mackay wants the Treasury to spell out what the extra funding offered to Northern Ireland will mean for Scotland’s budget. He has writtenRead More

Emissions threat

LibDems demand SNP pulls support for Heathrow expansion

Heathrow
Heathrow: another runway opens up slots The SNP government has been urged to withdraw its support for Heathrow’s expansion after it was revealed that extra Scottish flights alone would pumpRead More