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Taxing private jets to subsidise rail travel is ‘welcome suggestion’

Swinney considers Green proposal in a hint of policy trading for budget support

UK Infrastructure Bank invests in XLCC subsea cable factory

An initial £20m comes with the option to invest a further £67m upon reaching specific development milestones

Central belt industrial development site comes to market

Commercial property

Stirling Council has zoned the site for development and granted permission for a river source heat pump

BrewDog expands Edinburgh Airport bar

Edinburgh Airport

Sainsbury's is also set to open its first airport store, taking over the existing M&S Simply Food unit

Flats plan on Finnieston gym site changed again

The developer now hoping to create 391 flats on Minerva Way, after further talks with the council

Train drivers accept ScotRail pay offer

Industrial action

75% of Aslef union members voted for the deal, under which will see them get a 4.5% rise

Glen Clova Scientific moves to new Dundee University facilities

Spin-out relocates to larger laboratory space as it moves from discovery to development stage

Argyll and Bute growth deal 'on hold' at Westminster

Argyll and Bute Council

UK Government holds off its £25m commitment until 'after a review of national finances'

Iomart confirms talks to buy English rival

Should terms be agreed, the transaction would be financed from existing cash resources

Administrators sell East Kilbride shopping centre

Commercial property

EK redevelopment backed by local council's recently-approved £62.2m, 10-year masterplan

Environmentalists to challenge proposed oil and gas fields in court

Greenpeace UK and Uplift’s legal grounds have been accepted, with a date set for 12 November

5pm owes 258 creditors more than £1 million

The discount voucher platform's administration has left many consumers and businesses out of pocket

Scottish GDP grows by 0.3% in July

Manufacturing and information and communications services made the biggest contributions to the headline figure

£5,000 start-up grant launched By Scotcoin

The package includes £2,000 in cryptocurrency, along with an AI course, website build and 20-tonne carbon offset

New Glasgow entertainment venue prepares to launch

Pubs, bars and nightclubs

The Sauchiehall Street site has had around £2.3m spent on refurbishments

Forbes sets goal for Scotland to be world leader in green finance

Financial services

New Scottish taskforce makes 31 recommendations on how the public and private sectors can tackle the climate emergency

Edinburgh Filmhouse granted bar licence

Edinburgh City Council

The cinema's new operators hope to re-open the doors in around six month’s time

QikServe acquired by Access Group

Edinburgh-based business will now become part of the UK group's hospitality division

Lomond buys the lettings book of Aberdein Considine

The firm's 63rd deal brings with it around 1,700 residential lets

Government accused of ‘dereliction of duty’ as number of homes built falls 17%

While approvals were up 15%, there was a 10% drop in starts and a 14% dip in completions

Solvent manufacturer fined £40,000 after explosion

Nobody was hurt in the incident, but a laboratory on the site was demolished

100 jobs at risk as Albion Automotive factory set to shut

US parent company blames rising costs and the loss of a contract with its largest customer

GB Energy announcement welcomed as Starmer urged to ‘accelerate’ action

Aberdeen confirmed as the headquarters for the publicly-owned body

More than a third of Scotland's nightclubs closed in last four years

Pubs, bars and nightclubs

Latest statistics prompt plea for sector support in the autumn Budget

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