Lochaber news archive
HIE Lochaber news archive from December 2006
| HIE introduces unified LEC names and bilingual logo THE Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) network starts off 2007 with a bright new image following the introduction of an English and Gaelic logo and changes to some local enterprise company (LEC) names. | |
| Chairman of Lochaber Enterprise steps down Drew McFarlane Slack will stand down as chairman of Lochaber Enterprise at the end of December. He has been a board member since 1996, and held the post of Chairman since 2002. He has presided over some major developments in the area such as the contact centres for BT Manpower and First Info, the inauguration of Lochaber's dynamic Outdoor Capital of the UK campaign and the regeneration of the Kinlochleven economy following the closure of the smelter with new projects such as the new Ice Factor facility. | |
| New apprenticeship for local food growers Highlands and Islands Local Food Network (HILFN) is to set up a food apprenticeship to train a new generation of food growers in the area - the first course of its kind in Scotland. | |
| Heritage North on line The many millions interested in the heritage of the Highlands and Islands will have a new bookmark in their browsers in the shape of the new Heritage North website. | |
| Centre for Health Science (Ionad Eolas Slainte) strategic setting for HIE board meeting Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) will be holding its next public board meeting at the Centre for Health Science (Ionad Eolas Slainte) in Inverness on Tuesday 5 December 2006. | |
| Lochaber Business Hub A new state of the art business facility opens its doors at Lochaber College in January 2007. | |
| International acclaim for HIE website The Highlands and Islands Enterprise website www.hie.co.uk, together with its Portree-based web content management system provider Sitekit, has scooped the prestigious International Information Award for Innovation in Content Management 2006. | |