INE News archive
HIE Inverness and East Highland news archive from March 2007
| Public agencies join to assist new residents settle in to the region A range of new services for people who have recently moved into the Highlands from other countries has won support from the European Social Fund (ESF). | |
| Young entrepreneurs invent their way to the final Five teams of talented young entrepreneurs from schools in the Highlands have impressed judges from some of the country's leading businesses this week to make it through to the final stage of the ICT Youth Challenge. | |
| How would you invest £500k in the Scottish music industry The country's enterprise agencies are inviting anyone involved in the Scottish music community to submit ideas about how they think the new Scottish Music Futures Fund should be invested. | |
| Add your event to the Highland 2007 September-December programme Event organisers are being encouraged to make the most of Highland 2007, Scotland’s year of Highland culture, by adding their events to the programme for the year ahead. | |
| Fledgling north businesses head for Bucharest Three Highland schools are taking their businesses to Bucharest in Romania this week after having come out top in a young enterprise competition. | |
| Treaty of Rome - 50th Anniversary celebrations in Inverness With the European Union (EU) this month marking its 50th anniversary with Europe-wide celebrations, events will take place in Inverness to mark the occasion. | |
| HIE network unveils spending plans for next three years Plans to invest almost £375 million over the next three years in economic and community development across the Highlands and Islands have just been published. The latest operating plan from HIE details the key strategic projects which the development agency will be backing between now and 2010. | |
| An Lanntair beacon for HIE board Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) will be holding its next public board meeting at the An Lanntair Arts Centre in Stornoway on Tuesday March 27, 2007. | |
| Official opening of a new resource centre in Invergordon Chief executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) Sandy Cumming was in Invergordon today (Tuesday 20 March) to officially open the local enterprise company's new careers, advice, guidance and information centre. | |
| Black Isle Bronze memorial emigrates to Canada A replica of the 30 foot bronze statue commemorating the Highland Clearances is being cast and shipped to the Canadian City of Winnipeg. | |
| SGL Technic to create up to 64 new jobs in Muir of Ord SGL Technic Ltd, a subsidiary of German based SGL Group, today announced a £22m investment to expand its manufacturing facility in Muir of Ord, near Inverness creating up to 64 new jobs over the next three years and safeguarding the employment of the company's 85 staff. | |
| Tourism training workshops for small businesses Training courses in a wide range of tourism-related subjects, including bartending, housekeeping management, starting a bed and breakfast and customer service, are being offered by HIE Inverness and East Highland (IEH), as part of a programme to help develop and improve the quality of local tourism businesses. | |
| Highland 2007 announces funding for InvernessFest fringe events One of the most anticipated events in the Highland 2007 calendar is InvernessFest, a two week long celebration of traditional and contemporary culture in Inverness taking place between 15 and 29 July. | |
| Huge response to Scottish house design competition More than 100 entries have been received for a pioneering competition that aims to set new standards in Scottish housing design. | |