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Computer firm ITP boosts software development

Computer firm ITP boosts software development

Computer firm ITP boosts software development

12 March 2013

TECHNOLOGY company ITP Solutions is hoping to extend its use of apps after qualifying for Highland Council’s Graduate Placement programme.


Awards for high flying Highland businesses

Awards for high flying Highland businesses

Awards for high flying Highland businesses

17 September 2012

STRONG private companies will help the Highlands and Islands see out the economic downturn, a senior business leader believes.


No Olympic Games dividend for the Highlands

No Olympic Games dividend for the Highlands

No Olympic Games dividend for the Highlands

31 July 2012

Increasingly, the news flow has been more negative. Earnings estimates have been lowered as reality sets in as to what the true potential impact of the…


Organic growers secure Highland Council contract

Organic growers secure Highland Council contract

Organic growers secure Highland Council contract

31 July 2012

The Natural Vegetable Company in Torbreck and Knockfarrel Produce in Dingwall will supply up to 600 lettuces per week, as well as a range of herbs, in…


Self-build mortgages aid society’s profits

Self-build mortgages aid society’s profits

Self-build mortgages aid society’s profits

29 May 2012

STRONG demand for self-build mortgages in the Highlands has helped the Scottish Building Society post a 10 per cent rise in profits ahead of its annual…


Struggling building sector needs support

Struggling building sector needs support

Struggling building sector needs support

29 May 2012

THIS month has unfortunately seen the collapse of UBC Group and the loss of jobs in all of its subsidiaries, except for Wyvis Roofing, which was saved…


Hope for redundant UBC staff

Hope for redundant UBC staff

Hope for redundant UBC staff

15 May 2012

EFFORTS are under way to secure the jobs of some of the 98 Inverness workers made redundant on Friday following the collapse of building firm UBC. The…


City’s flight numbers soar

City’s flight numbers soar

City’s flight numbers soar

02 May 2012

Flybe report better than expected figures on Amsterdam route...


Fish cargo ‘fantastic news’ for port

Fish cargo ‘fantastic news’ for port

Fish cargo ‘fantastic news’ for port

02 May 2012

UP to 5000 tonnes of fish oil and protein a year could be shipped through the Port of Inverness by 2014...


Our days may be busy, but remember to vote

Our days may be busy, but remember to vote

Our days may be busy, but remember to vote

02 May 2012

It is an unfortunate reality that only around half of us will turn out vote for our local councillors...


National stage beckons for tourism award winners

National stage beckons for tourism award winners

National stage beckons for tourism award winners

14 March 2012

WINNERS of this year’s Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards will for the first time also be in line for a national title. The event has joined forces…


Inverness harbour aims to attract luxury liners

Inverness harbour aims to attract luxury liners

Inverness harbour aims to attract luxury liners

29 February 2012

TALKS are taking place which could bring small luxury cruise liners to Inverness Harbour. It comes on the back of last year’s visit of the MV Hebridean…


Survey shows value of cross-border rail service

Survey shows value of cross-border rail service

Survey shows value of cross-border rail service

29 February 2012

OUR organisation has submitted its response to Transport Scotland’s Rail2014 consultation, which closed last week.


Numbers add up for merger

Numbers add up for merger

Numbers add up for merger

14 February 2012

AN accountancy firm is merging with one of the region’s largest independent practices to take its total workforce up to 65. Horn McLeod has joined with…


Business Comment

Business Comment

Business Comment

25 January 2012

TWENTY years ago no-one had heard of the internet; today it plays a pivotal role in the lives of many people around the world. We use it to communicate…


First tenant for Inverness Airport Business Park

First tenant for Inverness Airport Business Park

First tenant for Inverness Airport Business Park

25 January 2012

THE first tenant is expected to move into Inverness Airport Business Park within the next three weeks, a significant step forward for the development…


AWS set for global lead in wave energy

AWS set for global lead in wave energy

AWS set for global lead in wave energy

25 January 2012

A DEAL between SSE Renewables and French company Alstom is set to provide an Inverness firm with the millions of pounds needed to make it a world leader…


Business Comment

Business Comment

Business Comment

06 December 2011

by Stewart Nicol, chief executive, Inverness Chamber of Commerce. LAST week’s UK budget statement and the Scottish government’s announcements surrounding…


Orion set for Papua New Guinea turnover boost

Orion set for Papua New Guinea turnover boost

Orion set for Papua New Guinea turnover boost

06 December 2011

RECRUITMENT specialist Orion Group is set to more than double its turnover in Papua New Guinea after "strategically reducing" its presence from Kazakhstan…


Life is sweet as cottage industry takes flight

Life is sweet as cottage industry takes flight

Life is sweet as cottage industry takes flight

21 November 2011

IT’S been a whirlwind year for Rona Macaskill and husband Chris, who launched their home-based food business in March this year. Just five months into…


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