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Grace McFarlane (4 years) and Gregor Boyd (5 years) looking at the plans for the new school campus A £12 million project to bring three East Kilbride establishments together under one roof on a purpose-built campus began in earnest yesterday.

The Phoenicia Hazledene Investment Management, part of the Edinburgh-based hotel and property development group, Hazledene, has announced an £11 million restoration and refurbishment of Malta’s grandest hotel.

Martin Brooke New chairman for the Ladder Association

Kier Group has raised almost £312m from a share rights issue to help fund the acquisition of infrastructure consultant Mouchel. Nearly 92 per cent of the underwritten rights issue shares on offer were taken up raising £311m, with investment banks J.P. Morgan Securities and Numis Securities taking

A public meeting has been held to give local residents an update progress on building the Third Don Crossing after the project was delayed from late 2015 to February 2016. The long-awaited bridge will be open by February – eight weeks later than originally planned.

Andrew Gotts Multi-disciplinary design and engineering consultancy Morgan Sindall Professional Services (MSPS) has promoted former civil and structural associate Andrew Gotts to regional manager for the firm’s Scottish business.

Inverness Castle Progress on the preparations being made for two projects valued at £3 million for the City of Inverness and Highland regional economy has been welcomed by members of the Highland Council’s city of Inverness area committee.

Councillors have agreed to progress plans for a new £13 million school in the Stoneywood area of Aberdeen. Members of the Aberdeen City Council’s education and children's services committee were given feedback at a meeting yesterday on a statutory public consultation process for the new building

A renewable energy specialist has formed a partnership with a boiler-maker to develop large biomass projects. Scot Heat & Power Ltd and Cochran Ltd have signed a joint agreement that will see them working closely together on the development of industrial biomass projects.

Derek Mickel Mactaggart & Mickel Group has launched a new scholarship in conjunction with The Glasgow School of Art as it confirms its support for the acclaimed Glasgow institute.

Alex Neil A project to build a new community centre at the heart of Cumbernauld has been hailed as a success of the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF), which has opened for new applications.

Scottish Veterans Residences’ Glasgow complex shortlisted for Saltire Society award A £6.7 million housing complex in Glasgow has been shortlisted for the prestigious Saltire Society Housing Design Awards in the Innovation category.

Glasgow City Council has revealed details of the range of projects to benefit from its share of a £1.13 billion City Deal over the next 10 years. The work, which will result in £400 million being spent in Glasgow, will include a new bridge, cycle routes, improved roads and pavements and the creati

Margaret Burgess A 16 per cent increase in private-led new build homes has accounted for a large proportion of a continued rise in housing completions across the country.

James Forbes Successful cities are those cities with a feel about them - a ‘buzz in the air’. A city which embraces creativity, industry and innovation will be a successful city: capable of attracting the best businesses, the best people and competing on a European scale.