Edinburgh business and investment news
- Wednesday 10 March 2010PAUL Dollman, finance director at aviation and distribution group John Menzies, yesterday claimed the "worst was behind us" as he revealed pre-tax profits had more than doubled to £22 million.more...
- Wednesday 10 March 2010THE SITE of the former Royal Mail sorting office near Leith Walk is set to be redeveloped into a massive housing scheme.more...
- Wednesday 10 March 2010A 15-YEAR letting to NHS on part of Waverley Gate, perhaps Edinburgh's most controversial large office building, has been confirmed. As anticipated, the NHS will take the second floor and part of the fifth floor, equating to 37,000sq ft in total.more...
- Tuesday 09 March 2010EDINBURGH-based Forth Ports saw shares surge almost 25 per cent today after revealing a £612 million takeover approach by a group of major shareholders.more...
- Monday 08 March 2010A GLOBAL drive to promote Edinburgh as one of the most creative cities in Europe is to be rolled out within weeks, The Scotsman has learned.more...
- Monday 08 March 2010SCOTLAND'S festivals capital has conjured up another major addition to its calendar of money-spinning events, The Scotsman can reveal.more...
- Friday 05 March 2010HOUSE prices in Edinburgh are on the rise again after the "big freeze" which gripped the UK triggered a new year slump.more...
- Friday 05 March 2010EDINBURGH investment bank Quayle Munro has netted £1.8 million by selling its historic Charlotte Square premises, it revealed yesterday in results that showed a six-fold jump in profits.more...
- Friday 05 March 2010UK INFRASTRUCTURE company Balfour Beatty has sold its stake in two Scottish projects to AMP Capital Investors, the Australian wealth management company, for £24.3 million.more...
- Thursday 04 March 2010The project to reopen a rail line between Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders has officially started.more...
