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Growing sugar beet in Scotland and processing the crop at a purpose-built biorefinery facility initially producing bioethanol could support thousands of jobs and make a significant contribution to the country’s net-zero ambitions, according to a study funded by Scottish Enterprise and produced

Business-owning retirees in Scotland are more likely to keep a foot in the door than head off into the sunset, according to new research from Rathbone Investment Management. Most Scottish company heads (54%) plan to remain at the helm and hand over only the daily management of their business, either

Asset engineering firm Edwin James Group is to create more than 100 jobs over the next two years after a series of contract wins helped create a record order book in excess of £500 million. Sales fell by 11% over the last financial year due to the pandemic while profits held up well.

An extremely rare first-edition printed copy of the US constitution has sold for $43.2 million at a Sotheby's auction. The sale makes it the most expensive historical document to be bought at auction. It also broke the auction record for a book, manuscript or printed text.

The threat of an extension to the vaccine passport scheme has prompted chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset to forecast a bleak mid-winter for hospitality sector operators juggling to cope with a drop in customer traffic while facing the prospect of rising admin costs. Deputy First Minister and

Brewin Dolphin has expanded its Glasgow team with 14 appointments and promotions across its financial planning and investment divisions this year. Craig Thomas joins the wealth manager’s financial planning team as a paraplanner, after holding positions at IBC Wealth and Scottish Widows.

UK auditors are showing poor professional judgment in a number of cases and must improve their standards, according to a new report published by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). In the latest Developments in Audit 2021 report, the FRC revealed that for the third year running around 30% of audi

UK banks will be forced to refund victims of Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams under new changes to the law published by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR).

The Edinburgh Tax Network and the Chartered Institute of Taxation, in conjunction with Terra Firma Chambers, will present a talk entitled Estate Planning with Pensions- A Guide for Tax Advisers and Solicitors on Tuesday 30 November 2021, from 12noon to 1pm. Presented by Richard Johnston of

Edinburgh-based laser firm Chromacity has signed an agreement with MSH Systems, to supply and distribute its ultrashort pulse lasers in Japan. Based in Tokyo, MSH Systems provides a wide range of optical components, lasers and spectroscopy equipment for industrial applications and academic institute

West Dunbartonshire Council will buy the Artizan Shopping Centre for £1.7 million to progress plans to regenerate and transform Dumbarton town centre.

Just half (53%) of Scottish employers are confident that office-based and home-based employees will be treated evenly and fairly in the next 12 months, according to a new report from employment law, HR and health & safety specialist WorkNest.

The second round of the Young Company Capital Investment Grant (YCCIG), operated by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) opened for applications earlier this week,

Global developer and operator of state-of-the-art wellbeing destinations Therme Group has signed heads of terms with Peel Land and Property for the location of its second UK project on a waterfront site in central Glasgow.

A woman who allegedly tried to hire an assassin to kill her ex-husband through a transparently fake website called RentAHitman.com has been arrested. The website, which tells visitors it is "no longer affiliated with the Donald J. Trump, CIA, SIS, Diners Club, the Illuminati and Rudolph Giulian