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Figures compiled by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) have shown that businesses and communities supported by the agency achieved a strong performance in 2021/22 despite considerable economic disruption and uncertainty. Investments during the year supported businesses and social enterprises to

A new survey of accounting professionals has shown that the accountancy industry will undergo a major digital transformation. The survey by Moss, a fintech specialising in finance management of SMEs, showed that more than half of respondents (57%) predict that accountancy will become completely clou

AMTE Power, a manufacturer of battery cells in Thurso, has appointed Alan Hollis to the board. Mr Hollis will initially work alongside the AMTE Power executive management team and it is the intention of the AMTE Power Board that he will take on the role of CEO on or around Monday 31 October 2022, to

A community fund established by Banks Renewables has awarded more than a quarter of a million pounds to local organisations near its South Lanarkshire wind farm. A new annual report has shown that forty-nine grants totalling £267,047 have been awarded by the Kype Muir Community Panel (KMCP) fr

Around £500 million in savings have been found as resources are focused on tackling the “harsh reality” of the cost of living crisis, deputy first minister John Swinney has said. He updated the Scottish parliament on steps being taken to meet the increased costs of public sector pa

First Bus has agreed to sell its Scotland East business and all its routes in the area to McGill’s Group. The sale, which will be finalised on 19 September, includes all First Bus depots in Livingston, Larbert, Bannockburn and Balfron, as well as the Edinburgh open-top bus operation Bright Bus

Donald Trump once offered a baffled lawyer a deed to a horse in an ultimately unsuccessful bid to settle a $2 million legal bill, according to a new book. Servants of the Damned: Giant Law Firms, Donald Trump and the Corruption of Justice, by David Enrich, recounts how the lawyer confronted the futu

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal has expanded its presence in Scotland with the opening of a new office in Edinburgh and the expansion of an existing one in Glasgow. The team will primarily support stakeholders in Scottish corporates and will be run by Ben Cairns, a managing di

Homebuyer enquires in Scotland fell again during August as wider economic challenges impacted further on market conditions, the RICS Residential Market Survey revealed today. The latest results show that house prices in Scotland continued to rise, albeit at a less firm rate, but enquires, sales and

The Scottish Tourism Alliance, the representative body for Scotland’s tourism industry, has appointed a vice chair and added four new directors to its board, further strengthening its position in representing the sector. The new board members are:

An American university sports team has racked up a whooping $450,000 (c.£400,000) food order bill over 14 months. Rutgers University offers its American football team a plethora of perks among which was unlimited food deliveries using the popular food ordering app DoorDash (Deliveroo's US equi

STV has posted pre-tax profits of £10.6 million for the first six months ending 30 June, a 25% increase from £8.5m for the same period last year. Its interim report shows a healthy financial position and positive outlook for H2. Revenues grew 3% to £62.1m (£60.3m H1 2022), an

BT has announced that it has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract by ScottishPower to strengthen the connectivity throughout its network of wind farms and offices. The partnership will see BT deliver a wide range of robust connectivity solutions to ScottishPower, by securely connecting their

Fund manager Harry Nimmo has announced that he will retire from abrdn and the industry at the end of 2022, bringing to a close a 37 year career with the firm. Born in Edinburgh in 1957, Mr Nimmo joined the firm, previously Standard Life, in 1993 as an investment manager. At its launch in 1997, he wa

The Cash Action Group and LINK have announced that 13 new banking hubs will be created in UK, of which four are planned for Scottish communities, providing vital cash and banking services where they are needed most.