Glasgow City Council

The open call for project funding bids for Glasgow City Region’s £160 million investment zone has generated substantial interest from across the region with almost £2 billion worth of bid applications received.

Glasgow City Council has agreed plans to create a specialist green investment team that can help unlock a £40 billion fund needed for the city's net zero ambitions.

A partnership between the UK government, Glasgow City Council, and the Smart Things Accelerator Centre (STAC), including significant government investment, has been launched with the aim of transforming Glasgow into Europe’s largest smart things and IoT innovation hub. The partnership will cen

Glasgow City Council has approved a new investment strategy for Glasgow, structured around ethical investment principles.

Utopi, an environmental social governance (ESG) technology specialist, has relocated to EastWorks in Dalmarnock to further its expansion strategy. This move makes Utopi the first occupant of the restored Victorian-era gas purifier shed, a project driven by Clyde Gateway to encourage greater business

Rapscallion Soda, a Scottish independent craft soft drink maker, is has taken strides towards its objective of providing healthier, tastier, and more sustainable alternatives to conventional soft drinks, with support from several investors. Originally established as a pop-up in Glasgow in 2016, Raps

Scotland’s digital skills academy CodeClan has partnered with Glasgow City Council to offer free places on its July bootcamp to Glasgow residents, with the 4-week course aimed at helping participants learn skills that will allow them to enter the workforce.

Final plans to redevelop the former Marks & Spencer store in Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street to provide student accommodation for 634 residents have now been submitted. Student housing developer Fusion Students has lodged £76m proposals with Glasgow City Council for the prominent c

A project that seeks to accelerate the development of Clyde Metro has been agreed between Glasgow City Council and the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB).

Glasgow City Council's wholly owned subsidiary City Property Glasgow has secured a £210 million investment, from Phoenix Group and abrdn, to support the council’s recently settled equal pay liability.

Shepherd and Wedderburn has advised Assured Guaranty UK Limited (AGUK) as lead counsel on their wrap of a £210 million bond issue for Glasgow City Council.

BBC Studioworks has officially launched its new 10,500 sq. ft purpose-built studio, set in the heart of Glasgow’s West End in the iconic Kelvin Hall. Co-funded by the Scottish Government, through Screen Scotland and Glasgow City Council, the facility is a major boost to Scotland’s capaci

Glasgow City Council has approved the roll-out of Covid Low-Income Gift Cards worth £105 to around 85,000 low-income households in the city.

Sandy and James Easdale, the brothers who own McGill's Buses, have announced plans for a £20 million development of the former Watt Brothers department store in Glasgow, which they hope to turn into a boutique hotel. The two have lodged plans with Glasgow City Council for the redevelopment of

Family-run jeweller Laings has signed a 15-year lease to take over Rowan House, the landmark B-listed building on Glasgow’s Buchanan Street.