http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/INVEST/News.aspxLatest EIC investment newsen-gbFri, 03 Sep 2010 05:54:32 GMT15http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/INVEST/News.aspxThe eurozone economy grew by 1% between April and June, official figures have confirmed.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/eurozone%20growth%20of%201%20confirme.aspxThu, 02 Sep 2010 10:34:00 GMTA record number of homeowners had solar panels installed this month, according to energy regulator Ofgem.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/august%20sees%20record%20rise%20in%20uk.aspxThu, 02 Sep 2010 10:30:00 GMTA salmon farming company which was saved from collapse two years ago has reported a big leap in profits.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/profits%20leap%20for%20edinburgh%20sal.aspxWed, 01 Sep 2010 10:17:00 GMTAuthor JK Rowling has donated £10m to the University of Edinburgh to set up a multiple sclerosis research clinic.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/jk%20rowling%20gives%20%c2%a310m%20for%20edin.aspxWed, 01 Sep 2010 10:14:00 GMTWork has re-started on the historic Burgh Halls in Linlithgow, which is undergoing a £5.2 million redevelopment.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/%c2%a352m%20work%20starts%20on%20the%20burgh.aspxWed, 01 Sep 2010 10:10:00 GMTNEW affordable homes planned on the site of a former church are among 500 set to be built by a Leith housing association within five years.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/15%20affordable%20homes%20to%20be%20buil.aspxWed, 01 Sep 2010 10:08:00 GMTA research clinic for multiple sclerosis patients is being set up with a £10 million donation from author J K Rowling.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/study/news/clinic%20puts%20patients%20at%20heart.aspxTue, 31 Aug 2010 12:35:00 GMTTICKET sales at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe have soared by more than 95,000 to a record new level – despite claims that the event has hit an audience limit.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/visit/news/edinburgh%20festival%20fringe%202010.aspxTue, 31 Aug 2010 10:34:00 GMTDEVELOPERS have been given the go-ahead to turn a historic city church into a huge restaurant and performing arts centre.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/restaurant%20and%20arts%20centre%20on.aspxTue, 31 Aug 2010 10:31:00 GMTThe final section of a £300 million railway line that will open up Glasgow and Edinburgh to thousands more central belt commuters has been put in place.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/on%20track%20%c2%a3300%20million%20%e2%80%98missin.aspxTue, 31 Aug 2010 10:29:00 GMTA COMMUNICATIONS network firm is to move into the former office occupied by the housebuilder Applecross.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/network%20firm%20makes%20move%20on%20new.aspxTue, 31 Aug 2010 10:25:00 GMTAN EDINBURGH-based life sciences company whose technology improves laboratory efficiency has merged with a North-east peer and secured fresh funding.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/life%20sciences%20firms%20merge.aspxTue, 31 Aug 2010 10:23:00 GMTRACHEL Scott Couture, the Edinburgh bridalwear firm set up by young entrepreneur Rachel Snedden with a Princes Trust loan, has seen an 85 per cent increase in annual profit despite couples cutting back on their wedding costs.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/big%20days%20for%20bridalwear%20firm%20a.aspxTue, 31 Aug 2010 10:22:00 GMTSHARES in Johnston Press jumped 8.5 per cent yesterday after the publisher of The Scotsman announced a return to half-year profit amid an improvement in advertising revenues.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/johnston%20press%20back%20in%20the%20bla.aspxFri, 27 Aug 2010 09:46:00 GMTFORTH Ports came out with all guns blazing yesterday, transforming from a takeover target to a firm that has rival ports businesses in its sights.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/forth%20ports%20linked%20with%20bid%20fo.aspxThu, 26 Aug 2010 09:49:00 GMTConstruction work on the first new council homes for a generation in the capital is set to begin following the appointment of a developer.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/cruden%20group%20to%20build%20new%20coun.aspxThu, 26 Aug 2010 09:47:00 GMTThey will be among the most sought-after flats in Edinburgh, if you're willing to pay for the view.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/princes%20street%20shop%20storerooms.aspxThu, 26 Aug 2010 09:43:00 GMTFORTY companies were created by staff and students at Edinburgh University last year, a record for a Scottish institution, with some of the latest heralded as having "global significance".http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/innovation%20is%20the%20name%20of%20the.aspxWed, 25 Aug 2010 10:12:00 GMTAN OFFICE block and a mini supermarket are set to be created on the mothballed Caltongate site under new plans revealed today.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/food%20store%20and%20office%20block%20pl.aspxWed, 25 Aug 2010 10:05:00 GMTWaterfront Edinburgh, the arms-length council company focused on the regeneration of Granton, has turned in a profit after a major writedown the year before and a city council bailout as the economic downturn and credit crunch took their toll on the business.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/waterfront%20edinburgh%20returns%20t.aspxTue, 24 Aug 2010 09:33:00 GMTTesco plans to create 2000 new jobs in Scotland during the current year as it expands its supermarket empire north of the border, Britain’s number one grocery chain has told The Herald.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/tesco%20to%20create%202000%20jobs.aspxTue, 24 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMTA new centre offering short breaks for adults with learning difficulties and complex needs has officially opened in the capital.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/holiday%20centre%20opens.aspxTue, 24 Aug 2010 09:26:00 GMTA report has recommended excavations of the Forth Road Bridge's main suspension cables to check their stability.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/forth%20road%20bridge%20cables%20to%20be.aspxTue, 24 Aug 2010 09:20:00 GMTThe University of Edinburgh has created a record number of new companies in the past academic year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/edinburgh%20uni%20sets%20record%20for.aspxTue, 24 Aug 2010 09:16:00 GMTTravelodge has opened its eleventh hotel in Edinburgh, the fifth in the Scottish capital in the last 15 months.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/travelodge%20opens%2011th%20hotel%20in.aspxThu, 19 Aug 2010 15:27:00 GMTBUSINESSES in the Capital are to get the chance to share £1.7 million of funding after Edinburgh was chosen as lead partner in a Europe-wide initiative.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/firms%20to%20share%20%c2%a317m%20boost.aspxThu, 19 Aug 2010 13:48:00 GMTWORK has begun on a £300,000-plus refurbishment of a cultural centre for Edinburgh's Hindu community.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/live/news/cultural%20centre%20to%20get%20%c2%a3300,00.aspxWed, 18 Aug 2010 15:02:00 GMTAN award-winning Royal Mile bar is set to open a new "try before you buy" whisky store overlooking The Mound.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/whisky%20store%20aims%20to%20cash%20in%20a.aspxTue, 17 Aug 2010 14:43:00 GMTA CLUTCH of high-profile companies are eyeing moves on to George Street, which is said to have become the Capital's most popular street among retailers.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/top%20retailers%20eye%20george%20stree.aspxTue, 17 Aug 2010 14:41:00 GMTONE of Edinburgh's most iconic stores is set to become one of the city centre's most unusual outlets following a £1 million-plus revamp.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/quirky%20fashion%20chain%20transform.aspxTue, 17 Aug 2010 14:40:00 GMTDEVELOPERS behind the recession-struck Quartermile scheme have sold a landmark office building to a Swiss pension fund for £23 million.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/quartermile%20owner%20sells%20key%20pa.aspxTue, 17 Aug 2010 14:36:00 GMTIT is the world-famous hang out of the rich and famous and it's coming to Edinburgh - for a matter of days.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/posh%20restaurant%20the%20ivy%20to%20po.aspxTue, 17 Aug 2010 14:34:00 GMTA DEFUNCT off licence on Queen Street is set to be resurrected as a food and drink bistro.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/bistro%20plans%20for%20city%20unit.aspxTue, 17 Aug 2010 14:30:00 GMTTopping up at the petrol pump is about to take an intriguing twist thanks to a new super biofuel made from whisky by-products.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/study/news/super%20whisky%20biofuel%20to%20powe.aspxTue, 17 Aug 2010 14:25:00 GMTSCHOOL leavers in the Capital could benefit from a new programme designed to help them get into business.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/live/news/new%20training%20scheme%20is%20big%20bus.aspxThu, 12 Aug 2010 10:28:00 GMTTHE former North Canongate Infant School is being lined up to become a hub for writers, publishers and artists.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/artistic%20hub%20plan%20for%20old%20vent.aspxThu, 12 Aug 2010 10:25:00 GMTNHS Lothian has sealed the purchase of land for three plots which will allow development at the Little France site.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/land%20deal%20sealed%20for%20sick%20kids.aspxThu, 12 Aug 2010 10:23:00 GMTSUPERMARKET bosses are set to spend £150,000 turning a Somerfield store in Muirhouse into a Co-op.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/supermarket%20spends%20%c2%a3150k%20on%20ne.aspxThu, 12 Aug 2010 10:21:00 GMTTHE company behind the Topshop brand is to develop a major budget hotel in one of Princes Street's most iconic buildings.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/tycoon%20to%20create%20budget%20hotel.aspxThu, 12 Aug 2010 10:20:00 GMTMorbaine, a Cheshire-based commercial property developer, has submitted plans for Edinburgh’s first “store on stilts”, after a consultation period that indicated there is strong local backing for the project.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/plans%20submitted%20for%20edinburgh%e2%80%99.aspxThu, 12 Aug 2010 10:18:00 GMTPRINT group APS is to due to unveil its new premises today after renovating a disused 26,000sq ft site in Leith.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/new%20premises%20opened%20by%20printin.aspxThu, 12 Aug 2010 10:17:00 GMTA WORLD-leading centre to study the diseases spread by ticks is being set up in Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/scientists%20get%20%c2%a325m%20to%20put%20ti.aspxTue, 10 Aug 2010 10:21:00 GMTAS THE internet clogs up with an increasing number of regular users, one Scottish company has been asked to find a solution to help stop it juddering to a halt.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/scots%20firm%20tasked%20with%20freeing.aspxMon, 09 Aug 2010 09:45:00 GMTTHE Scottish economy is closing the gap on the rest of the UK after business activity increased last month, according to an influential survey out today.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/scotlands%20economy%20closing%20gap.aspxMon, 09 Aug 2010 09:43:00 GMTThe Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) has announced the creation of a joint venture company which aims to deliver an estimated £300m in construction projects over the next 10 years.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/futures%20trust%20hub%20joint%20ventur.aspxFri, 06 Aug 2010 10:07:00 GMTRoyal Bank of Scotland has seen its pre-tax profit leap to £1.14bn in the first half of the year from £15m a year earlier.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/rbs%20half-year%20profits%20hit%20%c2%a311.aspxFri, 06 Aug 2010 10:05:00 GMTFOR almost 150 years it stood as a symbol of Edinburgh's proud brewing heritage. But now the site of the famous Fountainbridge brewery is being earmarked for a vibrant new canalside district.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/how%20the%20site%20of%20the%20fountainbr.aspxFri, 06 Aug 2010 10:03:00 GMTBudget airline, Easyjet has is adding two new routes flying from Edinburgh Airport.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/easyjet%20announces%20two%20new%20rout.aspxThu, 05 Aug 2010 11:46:00 GMTA PRIVATE jet company based in the Capital is looking for a new headquarters after a period of rapid expansion.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/private%20jet%20firm%20looks%20to%20land.aspxThu, 05 Aug 2010 11:41:00 GMTEdinburgh-based chip maker, Wolfson Microelectronics, has reported another loss but has predicted a return to profit later this year when new products are launched.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/wolfson%20microelectronics%20predi.aspxThu, 05 Aug 2010 11:40:00 GMTONE of Edinburgh's most iconic buildings is set to become the city's first five-star "resort hotel".http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/five-star%20resort%20plan%20for%20form.aspxWed, 04 Aug 2010 09:56:00 GMTNEW plans for a "Waitrose-style" supermarket have been unveiled as part of a revised scheme for one of Edinburgh's biggest gap sites.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/portobello%20supermarket%20bid%20bac.aspxWed, 04 Aug 2010 09:54:00 GMTPROPERTY agents have welcomed an increase in the number of office rental deals in Edinburgh as a sign that the market has stabilised.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/welcome%20signs%20of%20office%20rent.aspxTue, 03 Aug 2010 13:51:00 GMTA MULTI-millionaire diamond merchant is turning his attention to the Capital's historic Waverley Steps after snapping up three empty shopping units.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/waverley%20shop%20plan%20is%20a%20step%20i.aspxTue, 03 Aug 2010 13:50:00 GMTA MAJOR refurbishment of Edinburgh's City Art Centre has been completed, with the doors set to open just in time for its shows to feature in the art festival.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/art%20centre%20brushes%20up%20well%20aft.aspxTue, 03 Aug 2010 13:48:00 GMTChinese restaurant Chop Chop is to expand its operations on a huge scale, with plans to open at least ten new restaurants across the UK over the next three years.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/its%20chop%20chop%20for%20chinese%20res.aspxTue, 03 Aug 2010 13:46:00 GMTTHE company behind the low-budget airline easyJet is to enter the Edinburgh hotel market aggressively with rooms from as little as £12.50 per person.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/easyjet%20to%20enter%20edinburgh%20hot.aspxMon, 02 Aug 2010 10:11:00 GMTNEARLY 2000 hotel rooms are still needed in Edinburgh within the next five years to keep up with demand, despite the raft of new developments in recent years.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/council%20report%20says%202000%20hotel.aspxMon, 02 Aug 2010 10:09:00 GMTAN EDINBURGH-based business that supplies digital audio products and MP3 players has secured a key agreement with the electrical retail giant Best Buy.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/capital%20audio%20firm%20in%20deal%20wit.aspxMon, 02 Aug 2010 10:07:00 GMTA new £5m fund has been launched to help businesses create hundreds of jobs in the east of Scotland.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/%c2%a35m%20east%20of%20scotland%20business.aspxMon, 02 Aug 2010 10:05:00 GMTWork has started in Edinburgh on one of Scotland's largest construction projects.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/work%20starts%20on%20%c2%a385m%20eicc%20expan.aspxFri, 30 Jul 2010 10:31:00 GMTEDINBURGH University has been praised by David Cameron for its work on carbon capture research in India.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/high%20praise%20for%20edinburgh%20univ.aspxFri, 30 Jul 2010 10:29:00 GMTUp to 600 new homes could be built in Edinburgh under a scheme to create more affordable housing in the city.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/edinburgh%20council%20considers%20pl.aspxFri, 30 Jul 2010 10:26:00 GMTLONG-awaited plans for a new hotel and clubhouse at Edinburgh Accies' Raeburn Place home have moved a step forward, with a decision expected by the end of the year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/%c2%a315m%20rugby%20ground%20revamp%20plans.aspxFri, 30 Jul 2010 10:19:00 GMTBRITAIN'S monarchy-related attractions are generating more than £500 million a year in overseas tourist spending, it was revealed yesterday.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/visit/news/royal%20tourist%20attractions%20bri.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 16:27:00 GMTEDINBURGH is among the top ten UK cities likely to fare well in the economic recovery, according to a new report.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/city%20tipped%20to%20recover%20well.aspxThu, 29 Jul 2010 16:24:00 GMTIT's a blazing hot day at the Udderbelly tent on London's South Bank and Toby Gough has just had a couple of the hardest days of his life.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/edinburgh%20fringes%20brazilian%20b.aspxWed, 28 Jul 2010 09:43:00 GMTA multi-million pound expansion of Edinburgh Airport will be officially opened later.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/edinburgh%20airport%20unveils%20%c2%a340m.aspxWed, 28 Jul 2010 09:37:00 GMTA GIANT caterpillar, scores of Fringe performers and more than 150 motorbikes are all set to form part of a bumper Festivals' Cavalcade on its return to Holyrood Park.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/holyrood%20all%20set%20for%20return%20of.aspxTue, 27 Jul 2010 15:48:00 GMTAn award-winning filmmaker has added to his achievements by releasing the first 3D music video made in the Capital.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/music%20video%20is%20taken%20to%20anothe.aspxTue, 27 Jul 2010 15:46:00 GMTEDINBURGH-BASED wave energy developer Aquamarine Power has joined forces with BAE Systems in a project designed to help create the world's first commercial wave farm.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/firms%20link%20up%20to%20tap%20wave%20powe.aspxTue, 27 Jul 2010 15:41:00 GMTEdinburgh attracted an extra 133,000 overseas visitors last year while other UK cities saw their numbers fall.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/tourism%20performance%20is%20just%20ca.aspxTue, 27 Jul 2010 11:17:00 GMTEDINBURGH'S tourist trails are to be the given the 21st-century treatment with a cutting-edge social media device.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/smart%20app%20reveals%20edinburghs.aspxMon, 26 Jul 2010 12:55:00 GMTIT MAY not seem like it amid the mess caused by the bin dispute and the marauding hordes of the city's seagull population, but it's official - Edinburgh is cleaner than it's ever been.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/edinburgh%20cleans%20up%20in%20beauty.aspxFri, 23 Jul 2010 11:16:00 GMTDEMAND in the Scottish office market has strengthened in the first half of the year, according to a report published yesterday by commercial property advisors CB Richard Ellishttp://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/growing%20demand%20for%20office%20spac.aspxFri, 23 Jul 2010 09:24:00 GMTSCOTLAND'S economic fortunes are more likely to receive a boost from spending on infrastructure projects than on preserving existing services, a new report suggests.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/spending%20on%20big%20capital%20projec.aspxThu, 22 Jul 2010 10:11:00 GMTVisitors to major tourist attractions have surged by 7 per cent in the last year, thanks to an influx of European tourists via new flights to the Capital.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/visit/news/more%20direct%20flights%20boost%20city.aspxThu, 22 Jul 2010 10:09:00 GMTScotland's two largest cities are among the UK's top tourist attractions.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/scots%20cities%20top%20uk%20attractio.aspxTue, 20 Jul 2010 09:53:00 GMTScientists have developed a new way to target viruses which could increase the effectiveness of antiviral drugs.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/edinburgh%20scientists%20devise%20pl.aspxTue, 20 Jul 2010 09:48:00 GMTAN extension to a service set up to help people deal with the economic downturn and get their lives back on track was set to be launched in the Capital today.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/better%20service%20aims%20to%20get%20peo.aspxMon, 19 Jul 2010 10:17:00 GMTForth Energy’s proposed £1.7 billion programme to build four giant biomass plants will have “no significant impact” on air quality, according to an independent study which was commissioned by the group.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/forth%20energy%20biomass%20plants%20wi.aspxMon, 19 Jul 2010 10:11:00 GMTIn the era of the investor stampede towards all things renewable, it’s hard for those of us in life sciences not to feel somewhat overlooked.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/everybody%20loves%20renewables%20.aspxMon, 19 Jul 2010 10:04:00 GMTIT HAS stood at the heart of the Capital for more than 150 years and attracts visitors by the thousands.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/visit/news/citys%20gothic%20rocket%20fires%20i.aspxMon, 19 Jul 2010 10:02:00 GMTPORTOBELLO is famed for its promenade, but it could soon have a new addition - a 48 metre tall wind turbine providing power to local homes and businesses.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/turbine%20plan%20for%20promenade.aspxFri, 16 Jul 2010 09:53:00 GMTEdinburgh scientists believe they have found a gene which triggers the spread of an aggressive form of breast cancer.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/discovery%20of%20gene%20in%20aggressiv.aspxFri, 16 Jul 2010 09:48:00 GMTTHE firm which developed the world's first bionic hand has won a major European award.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/bionic%20hand%20firm%20hailed.aspxFri, 16 Jul 2010 09:18:00 GMTTHE multi-million pound refurbishment of the Assembly Rooms looks set to finally get under way - after city leaders agreed to scale back the project.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/assembly%20rooms%20to%20finally%20get.aspxTue, 13 Jul 2010 09:41:00 GMTFIRST Minister Alex Salmond yesterday predicted that a trade mission he is leading in China could attract £100 million worth of investment into Scotland.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/china%20ready%20to%20invest%20%c2%a3100m%20in.aspxMon, 12 Jul 2010 10:08:00 GMTTHE company behind the massive "St James Quarter" development today insisted its plans remain on track - despite industry fears that the scheme will be hit by delays.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/st%20james%20development%20on%20track.aspxThu, 08 Jul 2010 10:08:00 GMTBORDERS buses will return to Edinburgh Bus Station after two of the region's largest bus operators decided to end their controversial absence from the St Andrew's Square facility, writes Kenny Paterson.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/borders%20firms%20to%20return%20to%20cap.aspxFri, 02 Jul 2010 10:31:00 GMTBOASTING an indoor pool, 30ft climbing tree and a waterfall, it seems the ultimate in quirky city pads.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/%c2%a3150,000%20zoo%20pad%20offers%20latest.aspxFri, 02 Jul 2010 10:21:00 GMTA new £250,000 epic outdoor production telling the timeless tale of the migrant will take centre stage at this year’s Edinburgh Mela, the largest celebration of cultural diversity in Scotland.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/record%20numbers%20set%20to%20descend.aspxWed, 30 Jun 2010 09:05:00 GMTCITY council chiefs are to press ahead with a bid to create a massive new concert arena near Edinburgh Airport, despite plans emerging for a similar facility at Leith Docks.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/all%20to%20play%20for%20as%20city%20pushes.aspxWed, 30 Jun 2010 09:02:00 GMTScotland’s flagship Edinburgh BioQuarter project has received a £24 million injection of funding to further accelerate growth in the flourishing life sciences sector.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/flagship%20bioquarter%20receives%20%c2%a3.aspxWed, 30 Jun 2010 08:55:00 GMTA KEY international institution is to set up home in Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/coup%20for%20capital%20as%20internatio.aspxTue, 29 Jun 2010 12:40:00 GMTA comedy about men described as "emotional exorcists" has been named best new British feature film at this year's Edinburgh Film Festival.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/surreal%20comedy%20wins%20top%20gong%20a.aspxTue, 29 Jun 2010 12:33:00 GMTSunny weather helped the Royal Highland Show achieve its highest turnout on record, organisers have said.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/record%20turnout%20for%20highland%20sh.aspxTue, 29 Jun 2010 12:30:00 GMTLINKS between a giant of the Scottish film industry and Indian filmmakers have already helped create one of the decade's biggest movies.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/students%20sow%20seeds%20for%20the%20nex.aspxTue, 29 Jun 2010 12:28:00 GMTSCOTLAND is on the road to economic recovery despite a blip caused by the poor winter weather, according to a report published today.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/scots%20economy%20on%20road%20to%20reco.aspxTue, 29 Jun 2010 12:27:00 GMTTwelve new genes linked with type 2 diabetes have been found in a study into the differences in people's DNA and their risk of having the condition.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest%20news/study%20uncovers%20new%20diabetes%20ge.aspxMon, 28 Jun 2010 14:04:00 GMTMore than 150,000 visitors are expected to visit the 170th Royal Highland Show in Ingliston, Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/thousands_expected_at_170th_ro.aspxThu, 24 Jun 2010 10:33:00 GMTSir David Murray has set out his most ambitious plan yet - investing nearly £1bn to develop land to the west of Edinburgh, on what is now greenbelt land.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/sir_david_murray_unveils_%c2%a31bn.aspxThu, 24 Jun 2010 10:31:00 GMTA GIANT 90-million-litre storage tank has been unveiled at one of the UK's most advanced water treatment plants.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/water_front.aspxThu, 24 Jun 2010 09:19:00 GMTGleaner Oils, the filling station owner and distributor of fuels and lubricants, has slipped into its first ever trading loss in a downturn that hammered the construction sector as well as the number of tourists visiting rural Scotland last year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/gleaner_returns_to_profit_afte.aspxWed, 23 Jun 2010 14:38:00 GMTThe Moredun Research Unit in Edinburgh has received the largest grant ever to be awarded by the European Union in the field of animal health.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/moredun_research_team_gets_rec.aspxWed, 23 Jun 2010 14:35:00 GMTA discovery about the complex make-up of our cells could lead to the development of new types of medicines, a study led by Edinburgh University has suggested.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_study_prompts_comple.aspxWed, 23 Jun 2010 14:33:00 GMTAn Edinburgh-based firm which is seeking to build the world's first commercial wave farm has raised £6m in its latest round of fundraising.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_funding_wave_for_edinburgh.aspxWed, 23 Jun 2010 14:31:00 GMTThree organisations have been selected to submit tenders for the multi-million pound rail link project between Edinburgh and the Borders.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/borders_to_edinburgh_rail_li-1.aspxWed, 23 Jun 2010 14:29:00 GMTKEY improvements to the M9 which are set to cost up to £65 million have moved a step closer as part of work on the new Forth crossing.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/%c2%a365m_m9_improvements_move_step.aspxWed, 16 Jun 2010 09:45:00 GMTEdinburgh-based company Wolfson Microelectronics has announced a contract with Samsung.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/chip_maker_wolfson_wins.aspxMon, 14 Jun 2010 15:14:00 GMTThe world’s first device to help dairy farmers monitor their herd’s dietary health and improve milk yields is being developed by animal health technology company Well Cow Limited, using devices redesigned by i4 Product Design of Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/company%e2%80%99s_cow_monitoring.aspxMon, 14 Jun 2010 14:37:00 GMTDavidson Chalmers, a specialist firm of commercial lawyers, based in Edinburgh has signed an innovative partnership deal with a market-leading Canadian company to provide specialist tax advice to businesses undertaking research and development.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/canadian_tie-up_opens_route_fo.aspxMon, 14 Jun 2010 12:57:00 GMTLLOYDS banking group is to create a major new plan for development of the Scottish & Newcastle Fountain Brewery site at Fountainbridge.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/lloyds_to_draw_up_fresh.aspxMon, 14 Jun 2010 10:03:00 GMTA former insurance chief is to head new national arts and culture body Creative Scotland.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/ex-insurance_chief_to_head_up.aspxMon, 14 Jun 2010 09:59:00 GMTActing on behalf of Joint Properties Limited, Culverwell have let 89 George Street, Edinburgh on a new lease to White Stuff Limited.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/89_george_street,_edinburgh.aspxFri, 11 Jun 2010 08:15:00 GMTCONTROVERSIAL plans for a £7 million waste plant on Edinburgh's waterfront were killed off yesterday.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/plans_for_%c2%a37m_waste_plant.aspxThu, 10 Jun 2010 15:13:00 GMTFree Event - Tuesday 29 June 2010, 6.30pm - 9.15pmhttp://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/get_your_business_online.aspxThu, 10 Jun 2010 15:13:00 GMTIn its 64th year, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe today launched its biggest line-up to date comprising a staggering 2,453 shows – a 17 per cent increase on last year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/its_curtain_up_on_fringe_2010.aspxThu, 10 Jun 2010 15:10:00 GMTOXFAM has been signed up as the new official charity partner of the Edinburgh Marathon. The deal, which will run for three years, follows last month's record-breaking eighth marathon.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/oxfam_finds_new_partner.aspxThu, 10 Jun 2010 09:57:00 GMTA trio of international competitions – climbing, athletics, and archery – could be set to net Edinburgh more than £2.5 million. All three events are to be jointly marketed by the city council as a "Super September" of sport.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/city_targets_%c2%a325m.aspxThu, 10 Jun 2010 09:04:00 GMTFilming for a major Bollywood film has started in the centre of Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/bollywood_film_shot_in_edin.aspxWed, 09 Jun 2010 13:24:00 GMTThe firm, which set up shop in Edinburgh in 2002, saw pre-tax profits climb to £10.3 million in the year to 31 March from £9.2m previously, despite the "challenging" economic conditions, is looking to expand.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/charles_stanley_looks_beyond.aspxWed, 09 Jun 2010 13:21:00 GMTBROOKS Macdonald, the wealth management firm that recently opened an Edinburgh office, has continued its expansion with the acquisition of Aim-listed investment and property group Braemar.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/brooks_macdonald_buys_braemar.aspxWed, 09 Jun 2010 13:18:00 GMTEdinburgh's biggest Fringe promoter is to create a new venue in the city's Princes Street Gardens to mark its 30th year at the festival.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_fringe_venue_for_princes.aspxTue, 08 Jun 2010 14:10:00 GMTBUDGET hotel operator Travelodge and supermarket giant Tesco are set to sign up to revised plans for the giant Haymarket gap site – with developers estimating 1,400 more new jobs than the old scheme.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/tesco_and_travelodge_sign_up.aspxTue, 08 Jun 2010 14:05:00 GMTHEARTS FC is leading the way in a new scheme to get young people off the dole and working alongside their footballing heroes.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/trainee_scheme_to_see_15_peopl.aspxMon, 07 Jun 2010 15:01:00 GMTPassengers on Scotland’s busiest rail line between Glasgow and Edinburgh should soon be able to access free wi-fi.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/wi-fi_plan_for_cities%e2%80%99_rail_li.aspxMon, 07 Jun 2010 11:31:00 GMTREpower UK, the Edinburgh-based business, has completed installation and achieved commercial handover of two large wind farms located at opposite ends of the country.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/repower_completes_work_on_scot.aspxMon, 07 Jun 2010 10:41:00 GMTEdinburgh based Cairn Energy’s $400 million (£277m) oil exploration adventure off Greenland is set to begin next month.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/cairn_energy_expects_go-ahead.aspxMon, 07 Jun 2010 10:34:00 GMTCloud9 Aviation, an Edinburgh-based business that began marketing private jet travel three years ago, is flying through the economic turbulence.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/cloud9_aviation.aspxMon, 07 Jun 2010 10:28:00 GMTA TOWERING 26-storey luxury hotel, a giant indoor concert arena and a permanent home for a huge navy ship are all part of a surprise new plan for the biggest expansion of Edinburgh for hundreds of years.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/26-storey_hotel_plan_for_leith.aspxMon, 07 Jun 2010 09:24:00 GMTA time capsule dating back almost a century has been unearthed by a construction worker on a building site in Edinburgh, it has emerged.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/city_builder_finds_time_capsul.aspxFri, 04 Jun 2010 10:47:00 GMTEDINBURGH is one of five UK cities in which the commercial property market is currently rated as a good investment location, according to research published yesterday.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_named_as_hot_spot.aspxFri, 04 Jun 2010 10:23:00 GMTExperts working on the project, called InLiveTox, will be at an international nanotoxicology conference at Edinburgh Napier University on 2-4 June.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/scientist_attempt_to_make.aspxFri, 04 Jun 2010 10:19:00 GMTHouse prices are still rising, according to the latest monthly survey from the Nationwide building society.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/house_prices_still_rising,_say.aspxThu, 03 Jun 2010 09:35:00 GMTEdinburgh-based Martin Currie Investment Management said it had taken over equity trade specialists Sofaer Capital European.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/martin_currie_boosts_hedge.aspxWed, 02 Jun 2010 11:36:00 GMTTHE Inspiring Capital clipper bearing the Evening News logo has finally scored its first podium finish in the Round the World challenge.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/capital_sails_up_the_rankings.aspxWed, 02 Jun 2010 11:23:00 GMTTHE jobs website run by Scotsman.com is today set to launch a major new advertising campaign to further increase its growing audience reach.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/evening_news_jobs_website_work.aspxWed, 02 Jun 2010 10:05:00 GMTUNEMPLOYED people are to be recruited to help improve fire safety in Edinburgh's high-rise flats.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/jobs_offered_to_help_improve_h.aspxWed, 02 Jun 2010 10:00:00 GMTNEARLY £100 million of business was turned away by the Co-operative Bank last year on ethical grounds.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/ethical_stance_pays_off.aspxTue, 01 Jun 2010 16:24:00 GMTThe humble potato is set to serve up a mouth watering £700,000 boost to the Edinburgh economy. The Edinburgh Convention Bureau has announced that the 8th World Potato Congress will be staged in Edinburgh in 2012.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/the_potato_chips_in.aspxTue, 01 Jun 2010 13:56:00 GMTSAINSBURY'S Finance aims to grow the workforce at its Edinburgh head office by up to 15 per cent this year to cope with a growth in its customer base, David Fisher, who was yesterday appointed as the firm's chief executive, said.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/sainsburys_finance.aspxTue, 01 Jun 2010 13:21:00 GMTCosta Coffee is investing £250,000 this year in employee training at the new centre in Edinburgh. The Costa training academy is expected to train about 600 Scottish baristas (counter staff) per year. All will be trained in core skills needed in the art of making the perfect coffee.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/first_scots_coffee_academy.aspxMon, 31 May 2010 16:13:00 GMTTHE countdown is on for Lothian firms hoping to vie for the crown of Scotland's greenest company.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/awards_offer_good_vibes.aspxMon, 31 May 2010 16:13:00 GMTA CITY university has announced a £12 million plan to support more than 3,000 businesses through the economic downturn.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/%c2%a312m_support_from_university.aspxWed, 26 May 2010 09:19:00 GMTSCOTLAND should be in the top ten of cultural nations within five years, according to the new head of Creative Scotland.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/world_top_10_for_arts.aspxWed, 26 May 2010 09:11:00 GMTThe UK's second best-selling lager will be the title sponsor of the former Perrier awards, after its promoter Nica Burns had to dip into her own pocket to ensure the event went ahead.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/lager_tops_as_new_sponsor.aspxWed, 26 May 2010 09:07:00 GMTPlans for the new Forth road bridge are due to pass their first parliamentary hurdle.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/forth_bridge_to_pass_hurdle.aspxWed, 26 May 2010 09:02:00 GMTA Scottish businessman has donated £1m to help fund the refurbishment of the National Museum of Scotland.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/businessman_donates_%c2%a31m_to_rev.aspxMon, 24 May 2010 15:30:00 GMTEDINBURGH Napier University has launched a £12 million plan to support more than 3,000 businesses.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_napier_university_la.aspxMon, 24 May 2010 15:27:00 GMTA MAJOR new hotel is set to go into direct competition with the Balmoral on Princes Street.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/%c2%a312m_princes_street_rival_for.aspxMon, 24 May 2010 15:25:00 GMTA CONTROVERSIAL development in the heart of Edinburgh's historic Old Town is set to be revived after a London firm was selected as preferred bidder for the site.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/back_to_the_drawing_board_%e2%80%93_ne.aspxMon, 24 May 2010 15:22:00 GMTTWO former directors of Unite, the UK's largest student accommodation provider, have joined forces and acquired a student residence in Edinburgh for an undisclosed sum.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/ziggurat_buys_student_flats_in.aspxMon, 24 May 2010 15:19:00 GMTDrug development company TPP Global Development is set to establish new headquarters in Edinburgh's BioQuarter, creating up to 15 high value jobs initially, First Minister Alex Salmond announced today.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_hq_for_drug_firm.aspxThu, 20 May 2010 09:15:00 GMTTHREE major marketing campaigns expected to cost around £1 million are to promote Edinburgh over the next year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/%c2%a31m_drive_for_tourism.aspxWed, 19 May 2010 14:00:00 GMTCITY council chiefs have presented a series of investment opportunities to companies in London.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/london_a_target_for_investment.aspxWed, 19 May 2010 13:58:00 GMTFIRST Minister Alex Salmond has hailed the launch of a new wave machine as a significant step on the way to Scotland becoming the green energy powerhouse of Europe.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_wave_machine.aspxWed, 19 May 2010 13:56:00 GMTTHE Co-operative Bank is setting up a dedicated Scotland team as it prepares to lend up to £200 million this year to back renewables projects north of the Border.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/%c2%a3200m_for_scottish_renewables.aspxWed, 19 May 2010 11:57:00 GMTTHE Edinburgh finalists of the Miss Great Britain competition helped launch a new hotel in the Capital.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/pillow_fighting_at_new_hotel.aspxWed, 19 May 2010 08:55:00 GMTGLOBAL hotel giant Hyatt is lining up a bid to open in the Capital, it emerged today. And it seems Councillor Tom Buchanan, the city's economic development leader, has just the right location in mind for a luxury hotel.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_luxury_hotel_bid.aspxTue, 18 May 2010 09:17:00 GMTDOZENS of new hotels are being planned in the Capital, with nearly 4,000 new hotel rooms set to be created.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/4,000_new_hotel_suites.aspxFri, 14 May 2010 09:43:00 GMTThe Economic Development Unit (EDU ) of the City of Edinburgh Council has supported just under £400 million of new physical and commercial investment into Edinburgh over the 2009/10 financial year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/supported_investment.aspxThu, 13 May 2010 16:35:00 GMTTHE future of one of the most historic buildings on the Royal Mile is set to be guaranteed after new funds were secured to allow a renovation of its roof.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/royal_mile_building_funding.aspxThu, 13 May 2010 10:13:00 GMTBATTLING to be heard in noisy pubs and clubs could become a thing of the past – thanks to a new invention by an Edinburgh Napier student.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_hearing_device_invention.aspxWed, 12 May 2010 15:02:00 GMTENTREPRENEUR Sir Tom Farmer was set to officially open the new Craigroyston Community High School today.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_%c2%a3180m_school.aspxWed, 12 May 2010 14:56:00 GMTPlans to build a new Forth road bridge have been backed by a special committee of MSPs set up to scrutinise the plans.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/support_on_new_forth_crossing.aspxWed, 12 May 2010 09:19:00 GMTA £30 MILLION plan to improve the quality of Edinburgh's council housing has been unveiled by city chiefs.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/%c2%a330m_boost_for_council_housing.aspxWed, 12 May 2010 09:15:00 GMTTWO more experts have joined the advisory panel at BigDNA as part of the Roslin-based biotech firm's expansion plan.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/dna_expert_for_biotech_firm.aspxTue, 11 May 2010 15:31:00 GMTTHE shortlist for the 28th Scottish Business Achievement Awards Trust (SBAAT) has been announced, ahead of a ceremony at Prestonfield House, Edinburgh, on Friday in the company of the Princess Royal.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/nine_in_running_for_award.aspxTue, 11 May 2010 15:28:00 GMTThe business tourism organisation responsible for promoting Scotland's capital city as a global destination is in the process of bidding to bring conferences worth £66 million to the local economy.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_bids_for_events.aspxTue, 11 May 2010 09:23:00 GMTA one-stop shop offering free advice and training for Leith businesses is being officially launched by entrepreneur Sir Tom Farmer.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/leith_business_hub.aspxTue, 11 May 2010 09:16:00 GMTSurveyors say spring has brought renewed optimism to the Scottish housing market, with a post-election "bounce" anticipated.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/property_prices_bounce.aspxTue, 11 May 2010 09:12:00 GMTEDINBURGH'S economy is bouncing back from the recession, with a series of figures showing more hotel guests, passengers at the airport, foreign investment, and new businesses starting up.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/good_figures_for_city_economy.aspxTue, 11 May 2010 09:08:00 GMTSCOTTISH Mortgage, the giant £1.5 billion investment trust managed by Baillie Gifford, has roared back after one of the worst years in its history.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/scottish_mortgage_bounces_back.aspxMon, 10 May 2010 11:09:00 GMTPRIVATE equity backers have served up a £3 million cash injection for Diet Chef, an Edinburgh-based business that delivers nutritionally balanced ready meals.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/piper_private_equity_%c2%a33m_boost.aspxMon, 10 May 2010 11:04:00 GMTWOLFSON Microelectronics yesterday hailed a flurry of new contract wins that are expected to boost revenues next year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/big_brands_call_wolfson_for_la.aspxThu, 06 May 2010 12:30:00 GMTCRIME writer Ian Rankin has signed up to launch Edinburgh's second Canal Festival.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/visit/news/rankin_gets_on_board_for_canal.aspxThu, 06 May 2010 09:04:00 GMTPINNACLE Telecom yesterday rang up a deal that would net the company £500,000 a year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/pinnacle_telecom_wins_%c2%a3500,000.aspxWed, 05 May 2010 09:14:00 GMTThe fourth annual edition of Edinburgh by Numbers 2010/2011 is now available. The Edinburgh by Numbers booklet produced by the Economic Development Unit at the City of Edinburgh Council shows a selection of summary statistics for Edinburgh and the wider Edinburgh City Region and covers a range of topics including demographics, the labour market, quality of life, tourism, the economy, travel, crime and education.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_by_numbers_2010.aspxTue, 04 May 2010 15:38:00 GMTLONDON with its "tourist magnets" of Buckingham Palace, Bond Street, Madame Tussauds, galleries and museums has long been the main destination of choice for countless tourists visiting Britain.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_is_only_british_city.aspxTue, 04 May 2010 12:04:00 GMTPLANS for a £43 million tram and rail interchange at Gogar have been rubber-stamped by councillors, with work set to get under way later this year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/%c2%a343m_interchange_for_rail_and.aspxTue, 04 May 2010 11:55:00 GMTSCIENCE projects across the Lothians are set to benefit from tens of thousands of pounds worth of investment.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/science_projects_in_capital_bo.aspxTue, 27 Apr 2010 14:09:00 GMTOFFICE workers in Edinburgh are more likely to have an environmental policy in place than those in any other UK city, a new survey has found.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/capital_offices_lead_uk_on_gre.aspxMon, 26 Apr 2010 09:59:00 GMTA number of Edinburgh based companies have been included in a list of twelve Scottish companies that have gained Royal recognition by receiving a Queen’s Award for 2010. The honour, which is presented each year on the Queen's birthday, is the highest that can be awarded to business in the UK.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/queens_awards.aspxFri, 23 Apr 2010 09:43:00 GMTThis 2010 edition of the UK Competitiveness Index (UKCI) represents a benchmarking of the competitiveness of the UK’s regions and localities.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_awarded_top_large_uk.aspxWed, 21 Apr 2010 10:28:00 GMTGlasgow and Edinburgh councils have joined forces to press for a high-speed rail line to be built to Scotland, warning the country could suffer 20 years’ economic disadvantage against England under current Government proposals.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/cities_unite_in_fight_for_scot.aspxWed, 21 Apr 2010 09:58:00 GMTEUROPEAN funding of more than £9 million will support the creation of 740 jobs, First Minister Alex Salmond said today.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/european_funding_of_%c2%a39m_to_cr.aspxTue, 20 Apr 2010 10:34:00 GMTINTERCONTINENTAL, the world's largest hotel operator by number of rooms, is pushing ahead with expansion plans that will see its global portfolio of properties rise by nearly one-third within three to four years.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/intercontinental_books_global.aspxFri, 16 Apr 2010 09:35:00 GMTTISO, the Edinburgh-based outdoor retailer, has pumped £250,000 into the refurbishment of one of its flagship stores in what its chief executive characterises as the chain's "long-term commitment" to the capital.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/tiso_%c2%a3250k_refit_is_commitmen.aspxMon, 12 Apr 2010 14:44:00 GMTRETAIL experts in the Capital today said they were seeing the first signs of the recovery of Edinburgh's main shopping street.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/recovery_is_in_store_for_princ.aspxMon, 12 Apr 2010 13:31:00 GMTEDINBURGH'S tourism industry has received a boost after new figures revealed a hike in the number of conferences and exhibitions secured for the capital in the face of the economic downturn.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/from_nuclear_physics_to_boob_j.aspxFri, 09 Apr 2010 09:53:00 GMTONE of the city's most high profile churches is set to undergo a multi-million-pound extension and refurbishment.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/%c2%a325m_project_to_see_west_end.aspxFri, 09 Apr 2010 09:49:00 GMTA SERIES of office suites at Edinburgh Airport has been put up for rent.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/airport_targets_high-flyers_as.aspxThu, 08 Apr 2010 10:00:00 GMTEdinburgh’s civic leaders are working with developers on ambitious plans to recreate the pomp of the New Town on the western edge of the City in a new commercial, leisure and residential district, the Sunday Herald can reveal.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/capital_idea_edinburgh%e2%80%99s_plan.aspxWed, 07 Apr 2010 09:53:00 GMTA CAPITAL archaeology firm is expanding into England.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/city_firm_digs_into_england.aspxWed, 07 Apr 2010 09:50:00 GMTAN ENGLISH property fund is lining up a cut-price bid for Edinburgh's former General Post Office.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/property_fund_eyes_bargain_dea.aspxTue, 06 Apr 2010 11:57:00 GMTA SHARP rise in the number of business deals in Edinburgh in the first quarter of the year is fuelling hopes of a recovery in activity among Scotland's larger companies.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/deals_rise_as_recovery_prospec.aspxTue, 06 Apr 2010 11:56:00 GMTIN ITS previous guise as the derelict ex-headquarters of Lothian Regional Council, it was one of Edinburgh's biggest eyesore.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_missoni_hotel_one_of_worl.aspxThu, 01 Apr 2010 09:58:00 GMTKRISPY Kreme – the American doughnut chain – plans to open outlets in Edinburgh and Glasgow next year, under a multi-million pound UK-wide expansion.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/scotland_included_in_krispy_kr.aspxWed, 31 Mar 2010 10:49:00 GMTTHE announcement that Henderson Global Investors is to begin work on its multi-million-pound retail development, the St James Quarter in Edinburgh, in early 2012 raises the prospect of the loss of approximately 450,000sq ft of prime city centre retail space for up to four years, necessitated by the closure of the St James Centre.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/st_james_could_herald_retail_r.aspxTue, 30 Mar 2010 11:38:00 GMTGORDON Brown says Edinburgh's economy has a "big future" despite the banking crisis.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/capitals_economy_has_a_big_fu.aspxTue, 30 Mar 2010 11:36:00 GMTHE IS the latest contestant in the real-life game of Monopoly being played out in one of Scotland's most prestigious squares.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/steppe_forward_the_ukrainian.aspxMon, 29 Mar 2010 10:56:00 GMTA MULTI-million pound train-tram interchange at Gogar is finally set to get the go-ahead, with council taxpayers picking up most of the £8m bill for road improvements.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/gogar_rail_interchange_is_on_m.aspxMon, 29 Mar 2010 10:03:00 GMTTHE era of commercial wave farms off Scotland's coast has come a step closer following ScottishPower Renewables' purchase of a second-generation "sea snake" device from Leith-based Pelamis.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/sea_snake_deal_gives_pelamis_%c2%a3.aspxMon, 29 Mar 2010 10:01:00 GMTGERMAN airline Lufthansa could restart its three times a day flights from Edinburgh to Frankfurt as early as next year amid signs the financial services sector is recovering from the banking crisis.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/financial_sector_upturn_prompt.aspxMon, 29 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMTPROPERTY experts hope Chancellor Alistair Darling's stamp duty move will provide a shot in the arm for the city's housing market, and make it easier for first-time buyers to get a foothold on the property ladder.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/hopes_high_stamp_duty_move_wil.aspxFri, 26 Mar 2010 10:03:00 GMTWORK is under way on a £1 billion rail scheme which will see journey times between Edinburgh and Glasgow cut to 35 minutes.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/work_under_way_on_%c2%a31bn_glasgow.aspxThu, 25 Mar 2010 10:08:00 GMTA MULTI-purpose cinema and events space is to be added to the massive plans for the transformation of the St James Centre.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/st_james_developers_picture_a.aspxWed, 24 Mar 2010 14:33:00 GMTSIX Nations rugby provides a £62 million boost to the Scottish economy, according to research published on the eve of Scotland's encounter with Ireland.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/six_nations_gives_%c2%a362m_boost_t.aspxTue, 23 Mar 2010 16:16:00 GMTTHE owner of the world's only "seven-star" hotel is planning a move to Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/no_reservations_about_welcomin.aspxTue, 23 Mar 2010 13:59:00 GMTFEARS that a massive hole left by the closure of Leith's Martin & Frost furniture factory could lie empty for years could soon be allayed with a fresh bid for development.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/homes_bid_to_fill_the_gap_left.aspxTue, 23 Mar 2010 13:55:00 GMTENGINEERS at Edinburgh University have signed an exclusive licence agreement with a US company to develop a new technique for cleaning up hazardous industrial waste.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/universitys_star_cleaners_sig.aspxMon, 22 Mar 2010 10:24:00 GMTA MAJOR new supermarket which could create more than 400 new jobs is being planned for west Edinburgh – just a few streets away from an existing Asda.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_supermarket_plan_just_stre.aspxFri, 19 Mar 2010 10:51:00 GMTIT WAS created simply to help her son beat an allergic reaction to normal bread.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/mums_home-made_gluten-free_br.aspxFri, 19 Mar 2010 10:47:00 GMTThe new cultural agency Creative Scotland is to have its main base in Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/cultural_agency_picks_edinburg.aspxThu, 18 Mar 2010 10:25:00 GMTPASSENGERS at Edinburgh Airport will once again be able to fly to Barcelona after a new route was launched to fill the hole left by the demise of Flyglobespan.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_to_barcelona_flights.aspxThu, 18 Mar 2010 10:21:00 GMTA REVAMP of Edinburgh's Festival Theatre will bring more world premiere performances to the city, bosses said today.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/theatre_stages_bid_for_more_pr.aspxThu, 18 Mar 2010 10:20:00 GMTEdinburgh accepted its award as Europe’s Best Small City of the Future for the second successive year at a ceremony in Cannes.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_leads_europe_into_th.aspxWed, 17 Mar 2010 12:10:00 GMTThe Hotel Missoni, which replaced former offices of the Scottish Parliament on George IV Bridge, has been hailed for its "high-quality" design, despite dividing critics since it was unveiled last summer.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/capital_hotel_is_named_the_be.aspxWed, 17 Mar 2010 10:09:00 GMTEdinburgh Airport is now the sixth largest in the UK in terms of passenger numbers, overtaking Birmingham and closing in on its nearest rival Luton.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/passenger_growth_sees_edinburg.aspxWed, 17 Mar 2010 10:06:00 GMTNO-FRILLS airline Ryanair is celebrating its four millionth passenger at Edinburgh Airport.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/ryanair_celebrates_four_millio.aspxWed, 17 Mar 2010 10:04:00 GMTA NEW cafe has been opened by members of the Sikh Sanjog community group.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/sikh_cafe_on_the_menu.aspxWed, 17 Mar 2010 10:03:00 GMTPASSENGERS flying from Edinburgh Airport can expect to enjoy the last word in luxury – before they even reach the terminal.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/wi-fi_and_mood-enhancing_light.aspxWed, 17 Mar 2010 10:01:00 GMTA HUGE new indoor concert arena would be built on the doorstep of Edinburgh airport under plans revealed yesterday.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/massive_indoor_arena_planned_f.aspxTue, 16 Mar 2010 13:40:00 GMTA QUANGO with £1 billion to spend supporting UK technology firms said yesterday it needs to up its investment in Scotland.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/%c2%a31bn_fund_looks_to_back_scots.aspxTue, 16 Mar 2010 13:39:00 GMTEdinburgh-based insurers Standard Life have taken over a company that provides advice and support services for Independent Financial Advisers.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/standard_life_acquires_advisor.aspxTue, 16 Mar 2010 13:37:00 GMTA community-based credit union is extending its low cost loans and savings scheme to almost 50,000 people.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/more_people_to_benefit_from_cr.aspxTue, 16 Mar 2010 13:35:00 GMTTHE Capital's Hogmanay celebrations have scooped a national award. Edinburgh's Hogmanay won the "tribute award" from the National Outdoor Events Association, beating Big in Falkirk and Gardening Scotland to the prize.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_hogmanay_party_scoop.aspxMon, 15 Mar 2010 09:51:00 GMTIN THE annals of publishing it is a story beyond compare. From a small Edinburgh firm to a major player on the literary world stage, Canongate has secured its reputation with a string of bold deals.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/canongate_coup_for_tv_blockbus.aspxMon, 15 Mar 2010 09:49:00 GMTFASHION experts at Vogue magazine have today listed two Edinburgh retailers in an A to Z of Britain's best boutiques.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/city_retailers_get_thumbs-up_f.aspxMon, 15 Mar 2010 09:47:00 GMTPLANS are today due to be unveiled for a £30 million business park and hotel development on the outskirts of Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/%c2%a330m_edinburgh_business_park_p.aspxMon, 15 Mar 2010 09:41:00 GMTSIX Lothian social start-ups have received nearly £6 million of funding to help get their operations off the ground.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/health_and_social_care_hubs.aspxFri, 12 Mar 2010 09:57:00 GMTPAUL 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.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/john_menzies_team_hails_stell.aspxWed, 10 Mar 2010 09:42:00 GMTTHE SITE of the former Royal Mail sorting office near Leith Walk is set to be redeveloped into a massive housing scheme.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/hundreds_of_homes_plan.aspxWed, 10 Mar 2010 09:41:00 GMTA 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.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/hm_next_through_the_gate.aspxWed, 10 Mar 2010 09:38:00 GMTEDINBURGH-based Forth Ports saw shares surge almost 25 per cent today after revealing a £612 million takeover approach by a group of major shareholders.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/forth_ports_shares_soar_after.aspxTue, 09 Mar 2010 09:43:00 GMTA 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.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/creative_capital_second_only_t.aspxMon, 08 Mar 2010 09:55:00 GMTSCOTLAND'S festivals capital has conjured up another major addition to its calendar of money-spinning events, The Scotsman can reveal.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/capital_conjures_up_another_fe.aspxMon, 08 Mar 2010 09:54:00 GMTHOUSE prices in Edinburgh are on the rise again after the "big freeze" which gripped the UK triggered a new year slump.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/thaw_sends_average_house_price.aspxFri, 05 Mar 2010 10:44:00 GMTEDINBURGH 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.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/quayle_nets_%c2%a318m_for_hq_to_li.aspxFri, 05 Mar 2010 10:42:00 GMTUK 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.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/balfour_beatty_in_%c2%a324m_ppp_dea.aspxFri, 05 Mar 2010 10:39:00 GMTThe project to reopen a rail line between Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders has officially started.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/borders_to_edinburgh_rail_link.aspxThu, 04 Mar 2010 09:48:00 GMTYOU CAN shrink to the size of a Borrower, walk into a swirling vortex or morph into a monkey. Or you can sever your own head or marvel at a rare vase that transforms into the face of Prince Phillip and the Queen. One of Edinburgh's best known attractions, the Camera Obscura, is set to showcase a new collection of crazy games in a major revamp increasing the museum's size by up to 70 per cent.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/the_camera_obscuras_getting_b.aspxThu, 04 Mar 2010 09:45:00 GMTAN EDINBURGH firm has won a significant printing contract with the Scottish Government, which could be worth as much as £170 million over three years.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/government_print_deal_worth_%c2%a31.aspxThu, 04 Mar 2010 09:40:00 GMTLONG-AWAITED lifts at one of Scotland's busiest stations will be completed nearly a year earlier than planned.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/%c2%a315m_lift_as_haymarket_revamp.aspxWed, 03 Mar 2010 10:09:00 GMTYOUNG people in Edinburgh seeking work have been boosted by the prospect of 35 new local posts at a wildlife organisation. As part of a scheme to get 18 to 24-year-olds into work, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has created new jobs at posts across Scotland, with the help of the government.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/jobs_boost_as_wildlife_trust_t.aspxWed, 03 Mar 2010 10:06:00 GMTEurope’s top ruby developers will converge on Edinburgh this March to take part in legendary, Pragmatic Studio’s, first European studio in the run up to the Scottish Ruby Conference the same week. The news signals a move to establish Edinburgh as UK centre of excellence for Ruby and Ruby on Rails.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_emerging_as_centre_o.aspxWed, 03 Mar 2010 09:27:00 GMTThe Glenmorangie Company has taken space over the top two floors of the building, in one of Edinburgh’s largest office lettings so far this year. Glenmorangie will relocate from its current offices in Broxburn, West Lothian to the Capital by September 2010.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_edinburgh_hq_for_glenmoran.aspxWed, 03 Mar 2010 08:26:00 GMTBelfast-based developer Deramore Property Group is on site with its £35m hotel development on Edinburgh’s Princes Street.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/deramore_on_site_for_edinburgh.aspxWed, 03 Mar 2010 08:25:00 GMTSWIP Property Trust has purchased The Bridge on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, for £41 million, showing a net yield in the region of 6 per cent.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/swip_invests_%c2%a341m_in_the_bridg.aspxTue, 02 Mar 2010 15:31:00 GMTA DEAL is expected to be struck on kick-starting development on the Caltongate site within the next month, it emerged today.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/city_prepares_to_kick-start_de.aspxTue, 02 Mar 2010 15:29:00 GMTPLANS to create one of the world's biggest Ferris wheels in Edinburgh have taken a major step forward after it emerged the city leaders have drawn up a formal agreement with developers.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/council_signs_deal_with_develo.aspxTue, 02 Mar 2010 15:27:00 GMTTHE Duke of Edinburgh was today visiting a city church following its transformation into a multi-purpose venue for the community.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/royal_visit_for_church_after_%c2%a3.aspxFri, 26 Feb 2010 15:16:00 GMTIT IS one of the most run-down shopping streets in the Capital. But now the drab low-rise retail blocks on Niddrie Mains Road are set to be restored to their original art deco glory.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/regeneration_plans_aim_to_rest.aspxThu, 25 Feb 2010 09:48:00 GMTA project to help disadvantaged young people aged between 16-24 to secure jobs has been launched in Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/youth_training_project_launche.aspxTue, 23 Feb 2010 09:43:00 GMTA REPLACEMENT Forth road bridge should be a priority during the next five years because it will bring a £6 billion benefit to the economy, according to the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC).http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_forth_crossing_will_bring.aspxMon, 22 Feb 2010 11:14:00 GMTSpeirs and Major Associates, a Scots design company based in Edinburgh, is brightening the world one building at a timehttp://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/designer%e2%80%99s_light_touch_reaches.aspxMon, 22 Feb 2010 08:29:00 GMTNorwegian continues to expand its base in Stockholm and launches direct flights to London/Gatwick, Edinburgh and Munich, three destinations which are appealing to both business and leisure travellers.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/norwegian_launches_direct_flig.aspxFri, 19 Feb 2010 08:10:00 GMTAN £84 million plan to restart the massive redevelopment of Edinburgh's Waterfront and create up to 7,200 new jobs has been unveiled by city council chiefs.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/%c2%a384m_to_refloat_waterfront.aspxFri, 19 Feb 2010 08:07:00 GMTLloyds Banking Group has provided war chests worth more than £100 million in total to help big Scottish firms make acquisitions as the debate about whether banks are doing enough to support businesses rages on.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/lloyds_in_war_chest_scheme_to.aspxThu, 18 Feb 2010 17:35:00 GMTLIGHTS, camera, and record-breaking action – it was revealed today that 2009 was the best ever year for income from the film and television industry in Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/capital_a_reel_shooting_star-1.aspxWed, 17 Feb 2010 14:49:00 GMTA campaign group has claimed a reopened rail line between Edinburgh and the Borders could attract £500,000 a year in tourist spending.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/borders_rail_route_tourism_boo.aspxWed, 17 Feb 2010 14:46:00 GMTFRESH plans for a smaller, five-star hotel at Haymarket have been unveiled, following the failure of a controversial scheme.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_plans_for_haymarket_hotel.aspxWed, 17 Feb 2010 14:44:00 GMTPlans to build an offshore windfarm in the Firth of Forth that could create 700 jobs in Leith have been welcomed by politicians and locals.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/forth_turbines_could_put_the_w.aspxWed, 17 Feb 2010 14:12:00 GMTLIGHTS, camera, and record-breaking action – it was revealed today that 2009 was the best ever year for income from the film and television industry in Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/capital_a_reel_shooting_star_i.aspxWed, 17 Feb 2010 11:23:00 GMTSUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury's today revealed plans for a massive expansion into Edinburgh's "urban villages", with up to a dozen stores set to open within two years.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/sainsburys_outlines_massive_e.aspxTue, 16 Feb 2010 10:01:00 GMTAirline firm Flybe is to start daily passenger flights from Kent International Airport (KIA) to Edinburgh, it has been announced.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/airline_flybe_unveils_kent-to-.aspxTue, 16 Feb 2010 09:58:00 GMTRESTAURANTS in the Capital have seen the return of the business lunch as confidence grows among the city's firms.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/restaurants_see_return_of_busi.aspxThu, 11 Feb 2010 14:04:00 GMTSTRAITON Retail Park is set to get a £15 million extension decorated with 8ft tall statues of miners and farmers, in a nod to the area's history.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/miners_key_to_retail_park_plan.aspxThu, 11 Feb 2010 14:01:00 GMTTHE average wage in the Capital is rising at a faster rate than the rest of the UK, despite the impact of the recession.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/capitals_average_wage_rise_b.aspxThu, 11 Feb 2010 13:19:00 GMTScottish hoteliers have achieved the highest occupancy and rooms yield of any part of the UK, according to the latest industry survey by advisers PKF.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/scotland_basks_in_best_hotel_o.aspxThu, 11 Feb 2010 11:29:00 GMTFinancial Risk Mitigation (FRM), which conducts full background checks of investment management professionals and their companies, said on Thursday it was setting up an office in Edinburgh, Scotland to deal with a growing European client base.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/background_check_sleuths_open.aspxThu, 11 Feb 2010 09:46:00 GMTTHE FIRST direct air link between Scotland and Morocco was announced today as no-frills airline Ryanair unveiled details of a further expansion at Edinburgh Airport.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/ryanair_links_edinburgh_to_mor.aspxWed, 10 Feb 2010 15:21:00 GMTEDINBURGH'S French Institute has been saved from closure. The French government has dropped plans to shut the 60-year-old institution in Randolph Crescent after hundreds of people signed a petition praising its work.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/citys_french_connection_is_st.aspxWed, 10 Feb 2010 10:54:00 GMTTHERE is certainly a temptation for some people who should be looking for work to think that the recession has killed the jobs market for the foreseeable future.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/first_signs_of_recovery_raise.aspxTue, 09 Feb 2010 14:24:00 GMTTWO major new hotels are being planned for Edinburgh Airport, it emerged today.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/350-bed_hotel_development_plan.aspxTue, 09 Feb 2010 13:51:00 GMTTaconic today announces the establishment of a specialized breeding facility in Edinburgh. The facility will be used for the development and production of the most technologically advanced models available to scientists today, while creating new jobs locally. The site is intended as the first stage in establishing a strong Taconic presence in Scotland.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/taconic_establishes_unit_in_ed.aspxMon, 08 Feb 2010 16:40:00 GMTLEITH is in line for a major jobs boom after it was placed at the heart of Scotland's plans for off-shore wind turbineshttp://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/%c2%a37bn_offshore_wind_turbines_bl.aspxMon, 08 Feb 2010 13:52:00 GMTELEVEN areas of Scotland are earmarked to benefit from a manufacturing boom in offshore wind turbines over the next decade.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/turbines_%c2%a320bn_economic_windf.aspxFri, 05 Feb 2010 13:25:00 GMTThe company went into administration last month. Cockburn's brand name, customer list, some debts and part of the stock have been sold to the Livingston-based Edinburgh Wine Importers.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/sir_david_murray_buys_wine_fir.aspxFri, 05 Feb 2010 09:43:00 GMTAT first sight, it appears to be a photograph of the most famous landmark in Scotland, captured at a moment of full pageantry.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/anything_you_can_tattoo,_we_ca.aspxFri, 05 Feb 2010 08:47:00 GMTHARVEY Nichols is to join forces with a "conveyor belt" sushi chain to open a new café-bar at its store in St Andrew Square, Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/a_taste_of_japan_at_harvey_nic.aspxThu, 04 Feb 2010 16:09:00 GMTAn A-listed building in Edinburgh is to be brought back into public use for the first time in almost 40 years, under plans announced by the city councilhttp://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_life_for_capitals_lan.aspxWed, 03 Feb 2010 09:33:00 GMTTHE first biofuel research centre in Hong Kong has been established thanks to a partnership with Edinburgh Napier University.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/city_university_helps_to_set_u.aspxTue, 02 Feb 2010 10:05:00 GMTDALES Marine Services, an Aberdeen-based ship repair and maintenance outfit, has expanded its operations on the east coast by leasing a dry dock at the Port of Leith and a workshop at Montrose.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/dales_move_to_leith_for_dry_do.aspxFri, 29 Jan 2010 15:04:00 GMTInfogroup (NASDAQ:IUSA), the leading provider of data driven and interactive resources for targeted sales, marketing and research solutions today announced its market research consultancy, ORC International, is to expand its presence in Scotland with the opening of a new office in Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/orc_international_to_boost.aspxFri, 29 Jan 2010 15:01:00 GMTTHERE were signs of a revival in Edinburgh's housebuilding industry today as figures showed a big rise in the number of new homes being built.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/builders_plot_new_homes_as_cit.aspxThu, 28 Jan 2010 13:53:00 GMTMore than half (52%) of Scotland's financial service firms responding to an annual labour market survey intend to increase headcount in 2010 by up to 10%.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/annual_survey_reveals_employme.aspxThu, 28 Jan 2010 08:27:00 GMTThe UK economy has come out of recession, after figures showed it had grown by a weaker-than-expected 0.1% in the last three months of 2009.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/uk_economy_emerges_from_recess.aspxTue, 26 Jan 2010 14:35:00 GMTA biotech company launched through the University [of Edinburgh] has signed a multi-million pound deal to sell its products in China.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/biotech_firm_signs_major_chine.aspxMon, 25 Jan 2010 08:20:00 GMTTHE number of planning applications lodged in Edinburgh has risen for the first time in nearly two years.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_hope_for_city_economy_as_p.aspxFri, 22 Jan 2010 10:48:00 GMTTHE new head of the leading Edinburgh tourism body today said the Capital can continue to enjoy the Homecoming bounce this year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_city_tourism_boss_predicts.aspxThu, 21 Jan 2010 16:27:00 GMTA DAILY air link is being launched between Edinburgh and Oxford by a new regional airline.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/university_shuttle_to_take_off.aspxThu, 21 Jan 2010 11:29:00 GMTLEISURE and camping chain Go Outdoors has unveiled plans to open five stores in Scotland, in a move expected to create 200 jobs over the next two years, writes Chris Kay.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/all_go_as_leisure_firm.aspxThu, 21 Jan 2010 10:25:00 GMTEDINBURGH is likely to benefit from further consolidation in the UK financial services sector over the next few years, a senior figure at Scotland's biggest asset servicing firm said yesterday.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_will_continue_to.aspxThu, 21 Jan 2010 10:20:00 GMTSCOTLAND'S capital is one of five key cities which will lead the UK out of recession, a study reveals today, dispelling fears that Edinburgh will be significantly affected by the collapse of the banking industry.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/capital_can_lead_uk_out_of_glo.aspxMon, 18 Jan 2010 10:53:00 GMTScotland's capital can boast five Michelin Star restaurants – after a newly-opened venture grabbed the latest coveted award.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_restaurant_boasts_mi.aspxMon, 18 Jan 2010 09:58:00 GMTDown at Edinburgh harbour on the derelict dockland beside the Ocean Terminal shopping centre, something is stirring in the January gloom. The city council is in the final stages of agreeing a £70 million plan that will breathe life into a £700m regeneration project that looked indefinitely on hold.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/relaunching_scotland%e2%80%99s_regener.aspxMon, 18 Jan 2010 09:52:00 GMTVIRGIN Money has announced plans to hire 30 staff, thereby doubling the number of employees at its headquarters in Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/virgins_fillip_for_edinburgh.aspxWed, 13 Jan 2010 16:07:00 GMTHSBC has announced plans to recruit an extra 70 staff to its contact centre in Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/hsbc_announces_more_jobs_for_e.aspxWed, 13 Jan 2010 15:27:00 GMTScotland's banking sector has been bolstered by new back office jobs already this year and more are likely this year. There's also the prospect of new players creating jobs north of the border.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/scotlands_back_office_banking.aspxWed, 13 Jan 2010 15:26:00 GMTLONG-AWAITED restoration of one of the most threatened buildings in Edinburgh's Old Town has finally started – 15 years after a rescue plan was unveiledhttp://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/old_town_gem_will_finally_be_r.aspxWed, 13 Jan 2010 10:32:00 GMTA NEW venue and Scottish-themed bar restaurant is to open in the west end.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_set_to_welcome.aspxMon, 11 Jan 2010 11:27:00 GMTATTEMPTS to revitalise Princes Street received a major boost today with new planning applications lodged to transform two separate run-down buildings on the street.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/princes_street_looks_to_string.aspxWed, 06 Jan 2010 14:59:00 GMTPetra Wetzel, the owner of specialist German brewery West in Glasgow, is pushing to form a Scottish microbrewers’ association aimed at raising the national and international profile of craft beer made north of the border and to possibly establish a bottling co-op so members can better exploit economies of scale.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/smaller_brewers_urged_to_unite.aspxTue, 05 Jan 2010 11:46:00 GMTThe Scottish economy is set to emerge from recession and return to weak growth during the first quarter of 2010, according to the latest Lloyds TSB Scotland Business Monitor.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/scottish_economy_poised_to.aspxTue, 05 Jan 2010 11:43:00 GMTThe John Lewis department store chain has reported its best-ever Christmas season sales.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/john_lewis_christmas_sales_rea.aspxTue, 05 Jan 2010 11:41:00 GMTA FLAGSHIP new office development has secured the biggest deal of the year in Edinburgh's commercial property market.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/exchange_owners_celebrate_year.aspxWed, 23 Dec 2009 09:53:00 GMTCITY council leaders are drawing up plans to bring its flats and offices on the Caltongate site back into use, it emerged today.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/caltongate_buildings_set_for_a.aspxWed, 23 Dec 2009 09:51:00 GMTEdinburgh-based law firm HBJ Gateley Wareing has boosted its private client practice by merging with fellow city firm Olivers.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/client_boost_as_city_law_firms.aspxWed, 23 Dec 2009 09:48:00 GMTBOSSES at Forth Ports have pledged to invest £5 million in Ocean Terminal after buying out Bank of Scotland's stake in the shopping centre.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/shopping_centre_rakes_in_%c2%a35m_i.aspxMon, 21 Dec 2009 14:08:00 GMTBANKING giant Royal Bank of Scotland today took the first steps towards restoring its battered reputation in Edinburgh by agreeing to sponsor a fleet of free Hogmanay night buses.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/rbs_sponsors_free_ride_for_rev.aspxFri, 18 Dec 2009 09:50:00 GMTOne of Europe's biggest energy companies has teamed up with an Edinburgh firm to develop the first wave power project off Shetland.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/energy_pairing_on_crest_of_a_w.aspxWed, 16 Dec 2009 10:31:00 GMTONE of Edinburgh's best-known hotels is to undergo the biggest makeover in his history.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/%c2%a315m_makeover_for_edinburghs.aspxMon, 14 Dec 2009 14:04:00 GMTOn behalf of the landlord, Ryden has concluded the letting of 11 Howard Street, Edinburgh to Lo Base Shoes Ltd on a new five-year full repairing and insuring lease.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_retailer_steps_into_howard.aspxThu, 10 Dec 2009 12:36:00 GMTCouncillors yesterday unanimously granted planning consent to the enlargement of Edinburgh International Conference Centre.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_conference_centre_ex.aspxThu, 10 Dec 2009 12:35:00 GMTProposals for an £850m investment in Edinburgh’s St. James Centre, transforming it into a new, state of the art mixed use retail and leisure development, have received a warm welcome from delegates at Europe’s largest retail trade fair.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/st_james_turns_heads_at_cannes.aspxThu, 10 Dec 2009 11:42:00 GMTOne of the world’s biggest Ferris wheels could be built in Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_could_become_home_to.aspxThu, 10 Dec 2009 08:34:00 GMTEdinburgh's new bio-quarter was given a £24 million boost on Wednesday.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_edinburgh_bio-quarter_give.aspxThu, 10 Dec 2009 08:34:00 GMTShoppers have returned to Edinburgh city centre since Princes Street was reopened following tram works, new figures suggest.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/reopened_princes_street_buzzi.aspxThu, 10 Dec 2009 08:34:00 GMTPlans for a new £16m replacement grandstand for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo have been unveiled. The new stands, which should be in place by summer 2011, will have modern seating, improved corporate hospitality facilities and retail areas.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_military_tattoo_gran.aspxWed, 09 Dec 2009 11:20:00 GMTAmidst the splendour of Christopher Wren's National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce last night scooped the top prize at the annual British Chambers of Commerce Awards, being acclaimed Best Chamber in the UK.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_chamber_wins_top_uk.aspxTue, 08 Dec 2009 12:01:00 GMTA programme designed to encourage more Scottish based companies to invest in research and development will generate over £640 million for the Scottish economy over the next 10 years, it was revealed today.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/rd_programme_creates_jobs_and.aspxTue, 08 Dec 2009 09:18:00 GMTAn open weekend to mark St Andrew's Day in the year of Homecoming attracted almost 12% more people to Edinburgh Castle than last year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/free_edinburgh_castle_event_at.aspxMon, 07 Dec 2009 12:48:00 GMTEnjoying clear skies – and a clear head – Anne Podlesny found Edinburgh, with its world-famous street party and host of other attractions, just the place to see out the old year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/capital_hogmanay.aspxMon, 07 Dec 2009 11:37:00 GMTA faster rail service between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh has been announced by Transport Scotland.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_fast_track_rail_service_on.aspxFri, 04 Dec 2009 09:42:00 GMTScotland’s biggest media monitoring agency has been awarded a major grant to develop technology that will help businesses filter the tidal wave of online information.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_media_monitoring_age.aspxThu, 03 Dec 2009 09:47:00 GMTVeteran musician Iggy Pop and film star Kevin Costner might not seem at first glance to have much in common. But the common link is that both have used the services of Scotland's Cloud 9 private jet firm as a means of getting between the US and Europe.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/uk_firms_aim_to_fly_high_in_so.aspxWed, 02 Dec 2009 09:54:00 GMTPlans for one of Scotland’s biggest urban modernisation projects have been pitched to worldwide business leaders at a glitzy Cannes exhibition.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_facelift_project_pit.aspxTue, 01 Dec 2009 09:49:00 GMTTwo of Scotland’s leading actors, Peter Mullan and Kate Dickie, and Hollywood composer Craig Armstrong are to be part of a group of film-makers and musicians who will advise the new national arts funding body, Creative Scotland.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/scotland%e2%80%99s_top_film_and_music.aspxTue, 01 Dec 2009 09:46:00 GMTSEE360 Ltd, a social, economic & environmental consultancy for the agriculture industry, has opened a new office at Edinburgh Technopole.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/see360_makes_a_calculated_move.aspxMon, 30 Nov 2009 13:12:00 GMTScotland's Homecoming festival, marking 250 years since Robert Burns' birth, is coming to an end with some 40 events ahead of St Andrew's Day on Monday.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/homecoming_year_reaches_climax.aspxMon, 30 Nov 2009 10:56:00 GMTAn Edinburgh-based technology developer has been named overall winner in the The Carbon Trust's nationwide hunt for the most inspiring innovators in the development and deployment of low carbon technology solutions.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_technology_firm_name.aspxMon, 30 Nov 2009 08:34:00 GMTMortgage lending to Scottish first-time buyers increased 26% in the third quarter of 2009, according to CML Scotland.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/lending_to_first-time_buyers_u.aspxThu, 26 Nov 2009 12:43:00 GMTNew Edinburgh Limited (NEL) has sold a one acre site at Hermiston Gait retail park to Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Property Trust.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_edinburgh_limited_sells_si.aspxThu, 26 Nov 2009 12:42:00 GMTThe donation from the Monument Trust furthers the ongoing huge redevelopment of the Edinburgh Portrait Gallery and takes the total raised to within £400,000 of the £18 million total.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_gallery_to_be_world.aspxThu, 26 Nov 2009 07:59:00 GMTEdinburgh still the sixth largest funds management centre in Europe.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_financial_reputation.aspxWed, 25 Nov 2009 09:39:00 GMTA stunning new destination offering a unique style of luxury accommodation in the most enviable city centre location has come to Scotland with the opening of Fraser Suites Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/fraser_suites_brings_new_luxur.aspxWed, 25 Nov 2009 09:38:00 GMTOn behalf of landlord Thistle Property Holding Company Ltd, Ryden has leased the 4th floor of 116 Dundas Street, Edinburgh to Network Research and Marketing Limited.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/deal_done_at_dundas_street.aspxWed, 25 Nov 2009 08:12:00 GMTThe number of new mortgages approved by the main banks for house purchase grew slightly in October.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/banks_approve_more_mortgages_f.aspxTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:15:00 GMTNHBC's October figures show the number of registrations to build new homes has reached 9,163 - the highest level since July 2008.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/consistent_improvement_for_uk.aspxTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:15:00 GMTA report into the Homecoming Scotland celebrations is expected to say it is well on its way to meeting its target of raising £44m for the economy.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/homecoming_scotland_likely_to.aspxTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:55:00 GMTRecession has not curbed growth at Skyscanner, an Edinburgh-based online travel research company launched eight years ago.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/skyscanner_weathers_recession.aspxTue, 24 Nov 2009 08:05:00 GMTGlobal HR consulting group, Penna Plc has concluded on a deal to expand within Commercial Quay in Leith.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/quay_deal_for_penna.aspxMon, 23 Nov 2009 08:12:00 GMTThe prospect of exchanging a daily commute on the northern line with a leisurely stroll to work has seldom been enough to persuade London's fund managers to make the move to Edinburgh. But, with Scottish fund managers expanding and job opportunities still thin on the ground down south, more are considering the switch.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/there_are_plenty_of_fund_manag.aspxMon, 23 Nov 2009 08:11:00 GMTPlans to provide a hovercraft service across the Forth are a step closer, after the operators announced they had £14 million of funding in place.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/funding_in_place_for_forth_hov.aspxFri, 20 Nov 2009 09:10:00 GMTEdinburgh Airport today unveiled its brand new departure lounge, the first phase of a £40 million redevelopment of the terminal building and the biggest single project in the airport's 32 year history.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_airport_opens_new_de.aspxFri, 20 Nov 2009 08:11:00 GMTA private bank has announced it is to expand its Scottish operation to meet "buoyant" demand.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/bank_plans_expansion_due_to_gr.aspxThu, 19 Nov 2009 08:09:00 GMT[Today] will see the launch of this year's Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival at Edinburgh Castle with the campaign created by Hillside Agency.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_hogmanay_festival_re.aspxWed, 18 Nov 2009 11:26:00 GMTMinisters reaffirmed their commitment to Scotland’s biggest transport project in a generation yesterday after publishing a parliamentary bill to build a £2.3 billion replacement Forth road bridge.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/%c2%a323bn_forth_bridge_%e2%80%98on_time_a.aspxWed, 18 Nov 2009 11:26:00 GMTNew Edinburgh Limited (NEL) has signed a conditional contract with Whitbread PLC for the sale of a 2-acre site at its Edinburgh Park development in West Edinburgh. Whitbread, UK's largest hotel and restaurant company, struck a deal with NEL to secure the site, subject to planning, for £2 million. It intends to build a 120-bedroom Premier Inn hotel.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/premier_inn_secures_site_at_sc.aspxTue, 17 Nov 2009 08:03:00 GMTNew hotel jobs could be created at a disused railway station in Edinburgh, it has been revealed.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/station_could_house_new_edinbu.aspxMon, 16 Nov 2009 14:16:00 GMTScientists at Edinburgh University believe they have developed a way to spot undetected landmines. Students at the institution have developed a custom-made bacteria which glows green when it comes into with the chemicals which leak from buried explosives.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/glowing_bacteria_could_help_lo.aspxMon, 16 Nov 2009 09:39:00 GMTNetwork Rail has announced plans to carry out major construction jobs at stations across the country. The five-year deal will see the renovation of more than 2,000 train stations between now and spring 2014, which could boost both civil engineering jobs and construction jobs.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/network_rail_unveils_national.aspxFri, 13 Nov 2009 14:13:00 GMTThe Edinburgh Evening News has launched a new advertising initiative as part of a ‘Get Edinburgh Back to Work’ campaign. From Monday November 16 November, companies seeking to recruit staff will be able to advertise job vacancies in the Evening News for as little as £59 per job.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/evening_news_to_get_edinburgh.aspxFri, 13 Nov 2009 14:12:00 GMTMilitary operations in Afghanistan and piracy off the coast of Somalia will feature in the annual Nato parliamentary assembly, being held in Edinburgh. Hundreds of legislators from all 28 member states will converge on the Scottish capital for discussions on a range of security matters.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/nato_assembly_meeting_in_edinb.aspxFri, 13 Nov 2009 08:17:00 GMTScotland’s first marketing and media services company exclusively for the medical and life sciences sectors has chosen to open its new office at Edinburgh Technopole. Genesis Scientific has taken an office in Bush House at the world class science and business park in south Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/genesis_scientific_chooses_edi.aspxThu, 12 Nov 2009 12:40:00 GMTIn a year that has defied all logic, an estate agent has said it recorded the best weekly sales result ever in its 16 year history, despite schools' mid-term break and the end of British Summer Time. Rettie & Co said it sold £10m worth of property in Edinburgh the week commencing October 19.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/record_edinburgh_house_sales_d.aspxThu, 12 Nov 2009 12:39:00 GMTKing Sturge has recently concluded an unusual lease on behalf of Joint Properties at Abbeyhill Industrial Estate in Edinburgh. Unit 1, which extends to 4,450 sq ft, has been let to Alba Martial Arts, operating as Edinburgh Martial Arts College on a ten-year lease at an annual rental of £31,157 (£7 per sq ft). Following a full strip out and refurbishment by the landlord, Alba have also made their mark and have transformed the unit from a former warehouse and trade counter facility into the company’s first fully operational Scottish martial arts centre.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/industrial_deals_alive_and_kic.aspxWed, 11 Nov 2009 12:30:00 GMTThe Scottish economy expanded for the fourth consecutive month in October with growth in both the manufacturing and service sectors.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/scots_economy_is_recovering.aspxTue, 10 Nov 2009 10:04:00 GMTChristmas shoppers will spend as much this festive season as last year despite the UK remaining in recession, Deloitte has predicted.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/christmas_shoppers_undeterred.aspxTue, 10 Nov 2009 10:03:00 GMTOne of Scotland's most historic art galleries has been given a £2m boost by the Monument Trust.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/cash_boost_for_portrait_galler.aspxTue, 10 Nov 2009 10:03:00 GMTBritain's estate agents today report the most widespread surge in house prices since the pre-crash days of late 2006, with cheap money and a shortage of properties creating boom conditions in parts of the country.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/house_prices_rising_at_fastest.aspxTue, 10 Nov 2009 10:03:00 GMTEngineers will start preparing the ground for the final section of Edinburgh’s tram works today as work to divert gas, water and electricity mains moves into the Newhaven area next to Leith.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/last_stage_of_tram_works_due_t.aspxMon, 09 Nov 2009 11:07:00 GMTThe Edinburgh Sparkles campaign, created by The Touch Agency is set to roll out across the UK to promote events, shopping and free parking in the city leading up to the festive season.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_set_to_sparkle_with.aspxFri, 06 Nov 2009 10:38:00 GMTRyden’s retail agency team continues to be successful in Edinburgh concluding two retail deals within a matter of days.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/two_retail_deals_sealed_in_edi.aspxThu, 05 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMTA major campaign to encourage young Scots to become the "next generation of philanthropists" has been launched.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/philanthropists_drive_under_wa.aspxThu, 05 Nov 2009 08:58:00 GMTThe Lloyds banking group said it would be Scotland's biggest financial sector employer under the break-up plans. It would employ more than 20,000, and its registered office would remain at The Mound in Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/bank_pledges_big_scottish_pres.aspxWed, 04 Nov 2009 09:56:00 GMTAmerican carrier Continental Airlines has announced a new codesharing agreement with bmi to provide a Star Alliance synergy on flights to America. Effective from this week, bmi customers will be able to book a flight on Continental aircraft to hubs in New York and Houston. Flights will depart from bmi's launching pads in London Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/continental_and_bmi_join_for_f.aspxWed, 04 Nov 2009 09:02:00 GMTThe Forth Road Bridge's first ever open week saw more than 1,000 people visit the iconic structure for a tour.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/visitors_flock_for_bridge_tour.aspxTue, 03 Nov 2009 12:32:00 GMTA new supermarket chain has bought four stores in Scotland ahead of expansion across the UK which it claimed would secure hundreds of jobs.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_supermarket_opens_four_sto.aspxMon, 02 Nov 2009 08:26:00 GMTScottish Investment Operations (SIO) won the Innovation in Education and Skills award at last night’s Scottish Financial Enterprise Innovators’ awards for its work on developing the first Diploma in Investment Accounting.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/scottish_investment_operations.aspxMon, 02 Nov 2009 08:25:00 GMTRyanair today announced that it will open four new routes to and from Bordeaux from December 17. The new routes will link the French airport with Bologna, Brussels (Charleroi), Edinburgh and Porto.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/ryanair_announces_four_new_rou.aspxThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:20:00 GMTEdinburgh's Christmas celebrations are to kick off with what organisers have described as four days of "festive magic".http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/capital_plans_festival_sparkl.aspxThu, 29 Oct 2009 10:03:00 GMTAmey, one of the UK's largest public services companies, has created 30 new engineering jobs in Edinburgh with the opening of a new office at The Gyle retail and business park.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/more_jobs_at_amey.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 09:42:00 GMTA scheme aimed at helping Scotland's young entrepreneurs has been given a £1 million funding boost.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/major_funding_boost_for_young.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 09:03:00 GMTAustralian retailer Howards Storage World has signed up to open its first UK store at Land Securities’ The Centre in Livingston, Scotland.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/howards_storage_world_takes_fi.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 08:33:00 GMTTentative signs of life are returning to Britain's high streets, according to the latest survey of the retail sector. Sales grew "modestly" over the year to October, and at the most positive rate in almost two years, the Confederation of British Industry's report said.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/retailers_hope_for_their_best.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 08:31:00 GMTThe National Library of Scotland and the Glasgow Film Theatre will showcase some rare films on Tuesday as part of UNESCO's World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/rare_films_to_be_screened_in_e.aspxTue, 27 Oct 2009 13:55:00 GMTThanks to research being carried out by Scottish scientists, robots of the future could have fingertips more sensitive than those of humans.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/future_robots_could_have_finge.aspxMon, 26 Oct 2009 09:39:00 GMTLaSalle Investment Management has let two shops on Edinburgh’s premier shopping street, Multrees Walk. Global jewellery brand Pandora has taken the 900 sq ft Unit 18 and designer shoes and accessories shop Daniel Footwear has taken the 1,000 sq ft Unit 22 space.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/two_luxury_brands_sign_up_in_e.aspxMon, 26 Oct 2009 08:20:00 GMTAn Edinburgh wildlife reserve which is normally closed to the public is to be opened for a special day of tours and guided walks.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/gates_to_open_on_secret_reserv.aspxFri, 23 Oct 2009 10:59:00 GMTRathbone Investment Management’s acquisition of private client funds from Lloyds Banking Group and an exclusive distribution agreement could transform the firm into a powerhouse in Scotland.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/lloyds_deal_gives_huge_boost_t.aspxThu, 22 Oct 2009 10:36:00 GMTCruise travellers have named Edinburgh as the UK's best destination port.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_top_cruise_destinat.aspxThu, 22 Oct 2009 08:09:00 GMTMost teenagers have never seen a pistol-handle knife, don't drink from Waterford crystal and have no clue where to put a napkin during a formal dinner. But 11 Salinas High School students are learning quickly. They're heading to Scotland next August to perform a play about such a dinner in a bygone era.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/salinas_high_theater_students.aspxThu, 22 Oct 2009 08:08:00 GMTThe shops on Magdalene Drive, in the east of the city, are to be spruced up with a £100,000 cash injection from the City of Edinburgh Council.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/magdalene_shops_to_get_%c2%a3100,00.aspxWed, 21 Oct 2009 10:16:00 GMTNo frills UK gym operator, Pure Gym is to open its first Edinburgh branch at the city’s Quartermile development at Lauriston Place.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/pure_gym_to_open_first_edinbur.aspxWed, 21 Oct 2009 08:05:00 GMTThere was a marked increase in visitor numbers to Scotland's historic sites over the summer. Once again, Edinburgh Castle proved most popular with more than 580,000 people visiting in the four months to the end of August, a 7% annual rise.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/summer_visitor_boost_at_top_si.aspxTue, 20 Oct 2009 09:28:00 GMTScottish renewable energy projects are in line for more than £100m of European Commission funding.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/funding_boost_for_renewable_po.aspxMon, 19 Oct 2009 12:55:00 GMTYoung, wannabe music promoters are being given the chance to hone their skills at Edinburgh's Usher Hall. A group of up to 20 over-16s will get a shot at music and event promotion as part of a scheme run by the City Council and the theatre's creative education programme.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_scheme_seeks_wannabe.aspxFri, 16 Oct 2009 08:55:00 GMTCarlyle Group and Bellhouse Joseph have achieved their first letting at the newly refurbished Tanfield office scheme in Edinburgh. Professional, technical and management support company AECOM, formerly Faber Maunsell, has taken 17,100 sq ft of the first floor of the building on a 15-year-lease.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/first_tenant_at_edinburghs_ta.aspxThu, 15 Oct 2009 11:20:00 GMTActing on behalf of the University of Edinburgh, Ryden has let 7-11 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh to office stationery and supplies company Ryman Ltd.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/ryden_secures_ryman_at_nicolso.aspxThu, 15 Oct 2009 11:19:00 GMTHospitality jobs could be created all over Scotland over the next five years under plans by Yo! Sushi chief executive Robin Rowland to open ten new eateries.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/ten_yo_sushi_restaurants_plan.aspxWed, 14 Oct 2009 09:10:00 GMTThe Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the association of international graduate business schools and owner of the GMAT exam, has admitted the University of Edinburgh Business School as a new member.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/university_of_edinburgh_busine.aspxFri, 09 Oct 2009 10:51:00 GMTScotland is looking to lure more wealth management firms north of the border in a bid to create some high-end banking jobs. So far this year, it seems to have been relatively successful in this sector anyway.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/scotland_eyes_wealth_managemen.aspxThu, 08 Oct 2009 10:16:00 GMTStaff at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh are officially opening their new £15m home after completion of building work on the visitor centre.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/botanics_visitor_centre_to_op.aspxWed, 07 Oct 2009 12:08:00 GMTTrevor Hemmings' investment vehicle Rumney Manor has won planning consent from City of Edinburgh Council for its proposed £35m residential development in Murrayfield.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/rumney_manor_wins_consent_for.aspxTue, 06 Oct 2009 12:07:00 GMTAmerican and Australian internet searches for flights to the UK have increased by more than 50% over the last 12 months, according to the latest figures from Experian Hitwise.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/hitwise_reveals_the_most_popul.aspxTue, 06 Oct 2009 12:06:00 GMTWannabe computers games designers are to be given a helping hand in Edinburgh. The city's first dedicated video games lab was opened on Monday by the man who helped produce smash-hit game Grand Theft Auto.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/games_design_lab_unveiled_in_e.aspxMon, 05 Oct 2009 12:56:00 GMTScottish financial services companies have shown their first signs of recovery in the last three months, a new survey reveals today – although there remains deep-rooted concern over the state of the banks, as well as employment and business-activity level.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/green_shoots_of_recovery_in_sc.aspxMon, 05 Oct 2009 12:53:00 GMTThe Scottish government is looking for ways to make the country more attractive to Middle East investors as it seeks to double the amount of Gulf money invested in the country.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/making_the_case_for_investment.aspxMon, 05 Oct 2009 12:51:00 GMTLeisure entrepreneur Trevor Hemmings' investment vehicle Rumney Manor has won planning consent from City of Edinburgh Council for its £35m residential development.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/rumney_manor_gets_green_light.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 13:36:00 GMTUK house prices have now recovered to the same level as a year ago, according to the latest figures from the Nationwide.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/house_prices_back_to_2008_lev.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 13:35:00 GMTEdinburgh's famous Cafe Royal has been named Britain's best pub.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/cafe_royal_named_best_pub_in_b.aspxThu, 01 Oct 2009 12:34:00 GMTIndigoVision, the maker of internet-based CCTV surveillance systems, shrugged off the worldwide economic downturn to announce a maiden dividend for investors and a 60%-plus surge in profits after striking a string of big global deals.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/cctv_maker_indigovision_eyes_b.aspxThu, 01 Oct 2009 12:32:00 GMTEdinburgh will get its first direct scheduled flights to Florida next summer, it has been announced.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/direct_flights_to_florida-1.aspxWed, 30 Sep 2009 16:33:00 GMTUK retail sales showed year-on-year growth in September, on the Confederation of British Industry’s measure, and a similar picture is expected in October.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/uk_retail_sales_on_up_amid_hop.aspxWed, 30 Sep 2009 12:54:00 GMTWarwickshire-based private developer Silver Fern Group has submitted a planning application to develop two hotels at the site of the former council offices at Shrubhill on Leith Walk, Edinburgh.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/silver_fern_plans_edinburgh_ho.aspxWed, 30 Sep 2009 11:48:00 GMTThere has been further improvement in the Scottish housing market according to NHBC, as new homes registrations show a rolling quarter on quarter rise compared with last year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/rise_in_new_home_registrations.aspxTue, 29 Sep 2009 13:05:00 GMTScottish Housing Associations are to benefit from access to a £50 million European lending facility, the Scottish Government and the European Investment Bank announced today.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/new_dawn_for_housing_finance.aspxTue, 29 Sep 2009 13:04:00 GMTThe first stage of a £130m scheme to redevelop Edinburgh Waverley Train Station is under way, with the demolition of a redundant post office depot on the north-east side of the station.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/work_starts_on_%c2%a3130m_refurbish.aspxMon, 28 Sep 2009 12:33:00 GMTPublic transport is likely to return to Edinburgh’s main shopping street in time for Christmas trading, the city council said today.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/buses_and_taxis_back_on_tram_w.aspxMon, 28 Sep 2009 12:32:00 GMTEdinburgh will get its first direct scheduled flights to Florida next summer, it has been announced.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/direct_flights_to_florida.aspxFri, 25 Sep 2009 15:01:00 GMTScotland will be included in plans for a new network of high-speed rail lines, with Glasgow and Edinburgh being served equally, the man responsible for drawing up the blueprint has told The Herald.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/high-speed_rail_network_will_i.aspxFri, 25 Sep 2009 12:45:00 GMTQuintiles Transnational Corp., the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical services company, has officially opened its 115,000 sq ft new building in Livingston, Scotland, which by 2011, will have created 150 more jobs in the region.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/quintiles_increases_investment.aspxFri, 25 Sep 2009 12:44:00 GMTBusiness leaders in Scotland are more confident about future prospects than their counterparts in any other nation or region in the UK, a survey by accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers showed yesterday.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/scots_business_leaders_most_co.aspxThu, 24 Sep 2009 13:16:00 GMTLeading low fare airline, Jet2.com, has today (23rd September) announced the launch of two brand new routes direct from Edinburgh Airport for summer 2010 to the stunning holiday hot spots of Dubrovnik and Faro.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/jet2com_launches_two_new_rout.aspxThu, 24 Sep 2009 13:15:00 GMTRSA is expanding its interim management practice in Scotland to meet the country's shortfall in staff for its growing biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors. There has been a large expansion of the biotech sector in Scotland, which has been backed by the Scottish Parliament, and this has led to shortages in skilled staff.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/rsa_interims_expand_in_scotlan.aspxThu, 24 Sep 2009 09:08:00 GMTThe UK economy will emerge from recession in the current quarter and continue to grow, albeit at an anaemic pace, into next year, according to the Confederation of British Industry’s latest forecasts.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/economy_%e2%80%98set_for_growth_in_201.aspxWed, 23 Sep 2009 13:38:00 GMTThe number of mortgages approved by banks for house purchases remained steady in August but was up 81% on the same month last year, figures from the British Bankers' Association (BBA) showed today.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/mortgage_approvals_soar_by_81.aspxWed, 23 Sep 2009 13:37:00 GMTThe company behind the Oyster wave-powered generator has raised £10m in its first round of fund raising.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/power_firm_generates_investmen.aspxTue, 22 Sep 2009 13:36:00 GMTTrain services between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central will double in frequency from December as the first element in a £1bn package of central belt rail improvements takes shape.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/train_service_from_edinburgh_t.aspxTue, 22 Sep 2009 08:52:00 GMTRuffer’s new Edinburgh operation has officially launched, complete with a three-strong team.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/ruffer_opens_in_edinburgh_and.aspxTue, 22 Sep 2009 08:51:00 GMTTrustmarque Solutions, specialists in all facets of software and services management, has today launched its new Scottish office in Edinburgh, which has opened in response to growing customer demand.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/trustmarque_solutions_opens_sc.aspxTue, 22 Sep 2009 08:46:00 GMTUnesco’s World Heritage Committee has endorsed Edinburgh as a World Heritage Site following an inspection that took place last year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/world_heritage_status_preserve.aspxMon, 14 Sep 2009 13:10:00 GMTYachts taking part in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race have set sail from the Humber. Thousands of people gathered to watch the 10 yachts begin their 35,000-mile (56,000 km) voyage across the world's major oceans.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/crowds_watch_clipper_race_star.aspxMon, 14 Sep 2009 12:33:00 GMTGlasgow and Edinburgh councils are to join forces in a coalition of 11 UK cities that have come together to lobby for a new UK high-speed rail line.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/cities_join_forces_to_lobby_fo.aspxTue, 08 Sep 2009 12:39:00 GMTA record 108 Scottish restaurants have made it into the UK's top guide to the best places to eat.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/more_scots_restaurants_make_gu.aspxTue, 08 Sep 2009 12:38:00 GMTA sharp rise in car production in July helped British factories record their biggest increase in output in one-and-a-half years. The figures add to growing evidence that the economy may be returning to growth in the third quarter.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/rise_in_uk_factory_output_fuel.aspxTue, 08 Sep 2009 12:37:00 GMTMore than 200,000 people have gathered in Edinburgh to see the city's annual arts festival come to an end with a spectacular fireworks display.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/firework_display_closes_festiv.aspxMon, 07 Sep 2009 12:32:00 GMTThousands of plane spotters gathered in Scotland to catch a glimpse of the world's largest commercial airliner. The 525-seat Airbus A380 performed a fly-through at Edinburgh and Prestwick airports as part of a tour of the UK.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/thousands_watch_largest_airlin.aspxMon, 07 Sep 2009 12:31:00 GMTAccording to the latest analysis from officebroker.com, Q3 saw an increase in demand for office space in Edinburgh, with July producing the highest amount of enquiries in Edinburgh so far.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/increase_in_demand_for_edinbur.aspxFri, 04 Sep 2009 12:31:00 GMTJack Perry, the chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, yesterday said that the economic development agency was conducting high-level discussions with supermarket bank Tesco Personal Finance to create a further 1000 jobs in Scotland.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/agency_in_talks_to_net_1000_jo.aspxThu, 03 Sep 2009 12:53:00 GMTActivity in Britain's dominant services sector soared to a two-year high in July, spurring beliefs that the economy will return to growth in the third quarter of this year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/services_sector_activity_reach.aspxThu, 03 Sep 2009 12:52:00 GMTBUSINESS leaders said today that the Capital is continuing to perform better than many of its rivals.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/city_is_outperforming_rivals.aspxWed, 02 Sep 2009 12:57:00 GMTSAINSBURY yesterday unveiled plans to take on 20,000 seasonal staff, its largest intake ever for the festive period, as the UK's supermarket sector continues its expansion despite the recession. At least 1,000 of the seasonal workers are expected to be kept on in permanent positions by the supermarket chain.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/seasonal_boost_as_sainsbury_se.aspxWed, 02 Sep 2009 12:56:00 GMTPlans for 460 new financial and business services apprenticeships across Scotland were unveiled by First Minister Alex Salmond today to help boost skills and support economic recovery.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/financial_services_traineeship.aspxTue, 01 Sep 2009 12:47:00 GMTScotland's hotels performed better than the rest of the UK with a 5.3% rise in occupancy in July, according to the accountants PKF.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/staycations_boost_hotel_number.aspxTue, 01 Sep 2009 12:40:00 GMTThe Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world’s biggest arts festival, has surprised even its organisers by announcing it has sold nearly 1.9 ­million tickets this year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/record-breaking_festival_fring.aspxTue, 01 Sep 2009 12:39:00 GMTThe Edinburgh international book festival has revealed further evidence about the strength of the arts during the recession after enjoying record ticket sales this year.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/edinburgh_book_festival_defies.aspxTue, 01 Sep 2009 12:38:00 GMTEXPANSION plans could see Edinburgh Airport supporting 16,000 jobs and providing an annual boost of £867 million for the Scottish economy, a new report has found. Scottish Enterprise and airport owner BAA found that 26 million passengers could be passing through the terminal each year by 2030.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/airport_can_keep_economy_flyin.aspxTue, 01 Sep 2009 12:37:00 GMTSCOTLAND is staking its claim in a developing multi-million-pound industry that brings together the worlds of biology and engineering.http://eicstaging.id-demo.co.uk/Consumer/invest/invest_news/scotland_aims_to_be_at_forefro.aspxMon, 31 Aug 2009 12:23:00 GMTEDINBURGH has emerged as the first area of the UK to see a year-on-year rise in property prices, sparking optimism in the city's troubled housing market. 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