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The UK's economic growth outpaced expectations in the second quarter, with a 0.2% increase from April to June compared to the previous three months, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). GDP grew 0.5% in June and the Q2 rise was a modest uptick from the 0.1% growth seen in each of t

Scottish salmon exports have racked up an impressive £306 million in sales between January and June, driven predominantly by the increasing demand in Asian and American markets.

Deloitte has opened the doors to a new ‘future of work’ designed office in Edinburgh’s city centre. Located at 9 Haymarket Square, the 16,383 sq ft facility will serve as the workplace for the firm’s 433 Edinburgh-based employees.

International law firm CMS has announced 34 new promotions across its three Scottish offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. Edinburgh-based Joanna Waddell, the firm’s sustainability lead for Scotland, has been promoted to of counsel.

Elon Musk is set to sell Twitter building signs and other items from the company at auction after the social media site rebranded as X. Items within the lots are coffee tables, outsized bird cages, and oil paintings of images that went viral.

Glasgow-based nuclear services firm JFN Limited, which was sold earlier this year for just £3, has gone into administration. FTI Consulting has been appointed as administrator of the firm, stating that the company has "insufficient cash resources to continue to trade beyond the short term

The new owner said the centre would need “minimal immediate capital expenditure”, however, the firm said there would be a medium-term opportunity for initiative that would add significant value to the site. The deal is being funded by existing funds held by Capital & Regional, a &pou

Graeme Bain and Donald McNaught, of accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael, have been appointed as Joint Administrators of Scottish renewables company Sustainable Marine Energy Limited (SME). The Edinburgh-based company, which developed tidal energy systems, was placed into admin

A project by Ness Engineering Ltd to provide more sustainable and environmentally friendly services for its clients has secured up to £86,625 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

Seaweed Enterprises - a new Scottish start-up - has launched with ambitions to create a hub in the UK for sustainable seaweed. The firm has announced large-scale plans to develop a market-leading primary processing facility to supply a global market set to grow by $7.8bn outside of the Far East over

Plans to develop a bonded whisky storage facility in Glenrothes have taken a major step forward after the project received support from Scottish Enterprise.

As students across Scotland receive their exam results this week, accountancy professional body ACCA Scotland is reassuring young people that there’s no right or wrong time to start a career in finance. While results day will be a day of celebration for many, for some young people it will brin

Auction House – operating as Auction House Scotland in Scotland - says that its latest record sales figures prove that buyers are still snapping up UK property, as long as it is correctly priced. Between January and July, the group sold 2,644 properties – more than ever before at this st

An Aberdeen local has successfully expanded his business premises, and now has his sights set on global sales, after accessing expert guidance and support from Business Gateway. On a mission to service Scotland’s need for an independent, reliable, and trusted Aga Cooker refurbishing business,

The July Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey points to a fall in house prices in Scotland for the first time in over three years.