3 h. ago New management team pledges to create a ‘vibrant future’ for much

A city centre hotel will be refurbished as part of a deal that sees it reverting to its former name.

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4 h. ago Carbon Futures appointed to new SPA Framework for Retrofit and Decarbonisation

Leading energy and sustainability consultancy, Carbon Futures, has been successfully appointment to a new Retrofit and Decarbonisation Framework developed by the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA).

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4 h. ago Flexibility, not red tape, is the future small businesses need

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17 h. ago Government will ‘take everybody into the digital future’ with new inclusion plan

Technology ministers Peter Kyle and Sir Chris Bryant have unveiled a new plan to boost access to digital skills training and tech.

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56 h. ago Work to secure Grangemouth future ‘needs to happen at pace’, says Sarwar

Redundancy notices have been sent out to hundreds of workers.

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4 d. ago Scotland’s AI future depends on talent that builds, not talks

Ross McNairn says Scotland must act fast to attract the best people – or be left on the sidelines

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6 d. ago Union unveils plan to secure future of Scunthorpe British Steel site

Community says its proposal will ensure the continued operation of two blast furnaces while two new electric furnaces are constructed.

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7 d. ago Furniture chain to cut jobs to ‘ensure viability’ amid national insurance hike

Sterling Furniture said it has had to take ‘difficult decisions’ in order to safeguard the future of the business.

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7 d. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s diplomacy: when the US knows the price and ignores values | Editorial

US talks with Russia over Ukraine’s future, like the president’s prescription for Gaza, highlights how business and foreign policy mergeThe Trump administration did not take red lines on Ukraine to its talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday: it cares about the bottom line. The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, underscored that when he said the two sides would create a team, not only to support Ukraine peace talks but also to explore the “incredible opportunities” to partner with Moscow geopolitically “and, frankly, economically” that might result.Kyiv and other European capitals are still reeling at the full extent of Donald Trump’s cynicism when it comes to world affairs, and callous disregard for the people caught up in them. But it should be no surprise that business dealings were high on the agenda. Vladimir Putin would dearly love to end his country’s economic isolation. Russia is making the case that American energy firms and others could profit handsomely by doing busine...

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