Edinburgh business and investment news
- Thursday 23 May 2013Full consent has been given for a 40MW farm off the north-west coast of Lewis - enough to power nearly 30,000 homes. Wave energy firm Aquamarine Power said it would begin installing its Oyster devices in the next few years, once grid infrastructure is put in placemore...
- Wednesday 22 May 2013The UK's largest building society, Nationwide, has said that its share of the mortgage market has reached a record high.more...
- Tuesday 21 May 2013Skyscanner, the fast-growing global travel search website based in Edinburgh, is aiming to more than double its workforce in Singapore as it targets further rapid expansion in the Asia-Pacific region.more...
- Monday 20 May 2013A strong rise in the number of people taking up permanent and temporary jobs could be the beginning of a "more robust" recovery, new figures suggest.more...
- Friday 17 May 2013Organisers of Brodies Champions of Tennis competition have commissioned a specially designed dome roof to ensure an ¬outdoor venue in Stockbridge can be used for top-class tennis this June in a tournament which will feature some of the sport’s most successful names and ensure that rain doesn’t stop play.more...
- Thursday 16 May 2013Unemployment in Scotland has remained below 200,000 for the second time in a row, after a further fall in the total.more...
- Wednesday 15 May 2013Edinburgh-based pensions house Scottish Life has seen a surge in business in the early months of 2013 after reforms to the financial advisory market abolished commission payments.more...
- Tuesday 14 May 2013Passenger numbers at Edinburgh Airport were 4.4% higher last month than in April 2012, while Glasgow achieved a 0.4% year-on-year increase.more...
- Monday 13 May 2013A more robust recovery in the Scottish economy could be under way, a report has suggested.more...
- Friday 10 May 2013Edinburgh's newly expanded £30m conference centre is promising to deliver £15m to the Scottish economy in its first eight months.more...
