A brand new abattoir is set to open in Caithness following grant approval by HIE Caithness and Sutherland.
31 January 2007

More than thirty teams of budding young entrepreneurs from around the Highlands and Islands have competed to become the inventors of the gadget of the future.
31 January 2007

The result of the first community ballot on the proposed community takeover of Raasay House has been a majority 'Yes' vote with 69 voting 'Yes' and 57 voting 'No'.
30 January 2007

A Moray care home operator is encouraging businesses, organisations and individuals from across the Highlands and Islands to enter a national training competition that they won recently.
30 January 2007

Business innovation organisation 'Fusion' has developed a new website resource where businesses and organisations will find news of events and other activities to promote and support regional and transnational networking. Fusion is part of a Northern Peripheries Programme project called i2i - Integrate to Innovate.
30 January 2007

The search is on to discover the ultimate Highlands and Islands Icon following the launch of an internet vote by Highland 2007.
29 January 2007

Shell Livewire is offering young entrepreneurs in the north of Scotland a helping hand to establish their business by hosting a unique event.
29 January 2007

The search is on to find Scotland's enterprise champions, with the launch of the DTI's Enterprising Britain 2007 competition today. This year's competition was launched by Industry and Regions Minister Margaret Hodge and took place in West Kilbride, the winner of last year's hotly contested competition.
29 January 2007

The winner of the Barron Trophy, which recognises lifetime achievement in journalism in the Highlands and Islands, is Willie Morrison, the Durness-born Gaelic-speaking reporter, who retired recently after 40 years in the business.
25 January 2007

With Highland 2007 now well underway, event organisers are being encouraged to make the most of Scotland’s year of Highland culture. Highland 2007 is calling on organisers planning events to add them to the programme for the year ahead.
24 January 2007

The Careers Scotland team that was based in an office in Dingwall Business Park has joined colleagues in HIE Inverness and East Highland's offices in Invergordon.
23 January 2007

Two open days have been organised to promote the Link business training programme - at Poolewe Village Hall on 5 February and the Macphail Centre on 6 February.
23 January 2007

A Taskforce drawing on the area's three key public agencies will be charged with delivering an action plan for the regeneration of the Caithness and North Sutherland economy.

22 January 2007

The future success of the Highlands and Islands will depend on an economy, society and environment which harness the human, natural and creative attributes of the region, the chairman of Highlands and Island Enterprise, William Roe, has said.
22 January 2007

For the second year running, the Shetland Times has been voted Newspaper of the Year by the Highland and Islands Media Awards' judging panel. Editor Jonathan Lee will receive a cheque for £500, to be donated to a charity of the newspaper's choice, at the Highland and Islands Press Ball being held at the Newton Hotel, Nairn on Friday 2 February.
18 January 2007

An Orkney service station is to undergo a major upgrade with the support of substantial funding from the Scottish Executive.
16 January 2007

A short, downloadable photo-snapshot of the Highland 2007 monster street party which took place on 12 January.
16 January 2007

An event organised for Moray businesses provides an ideal opportunity for RAF personnel facing redundancy, to show what skills they have.
16 January 2007

Three entrepreneurs from the Highlands have won a trip to the world famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, USA.
16 January 2007

The first of a series of seminars and workshops hosted by Distance Lab will take place this week in Inverness and Forres.
15 January 2007

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) today announced the launch of Distance Lab, a unique research institute in the Highlands that will become a world leader in digital media and communication technologies.
15 January 2007

Highland 2007, the year Scotland celebrates Highland culture, was officially launched on Friday 12 January.  First Minister Jack McConnell proposed the idea for Scotland's year of Highland culture after the Highland bid to be European City of Culture in 2008 was unsuccessful. Taking the bid as a basis, a programme of events has been put together that will take place across the Highlands and Islands and spotlight its diverse and unique culture.
15 January 2007

The Highlands' ascendancy in the life and health science sector was confirmed today when First Minister Jack McConnell officially opened the first phase of the £23m Centre for Health Science (Ionad Eòlas Slàinte) in Inverness.
12 January 2007

HI~Arts, in association with Jenny Brown Associates, Literary Agents, Edinburgh, are inviting authors of general non-fiction living and working in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, to submit new proposals for non-fiction books for consideration by literary agents, Jenny Brown Associates.
12 January 2007

Culture Minister Patricia Ferguson will officially open the newly refurbished Inverness Museum and Art Gallery and launch the Fonn ’s Duthchas – Land and Legacy exhibition today Friday 12 January prior to the Highland 2007 Launch and Lifescan Monster Street Party.
12 January 2007

There are still two weeks left for the public to respond to a consultation by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) on its draft operating plan and associated environmental report.
10 January 2007

A £1.4million investment by a north engineering company is set to create new jobs and develop new markets in the north of Scotland and beyond.
10 January 2007

This weekend, 12 and 13 January, sees a host of events taking place throughout Inverness to mark the official launch of Highland 2007, Scotland’s year of Highland culture.
09 January 2007

Visitors to Shetland will have the opportunity to take a full and active part in Highland 2007 when a year long celebration of textiles and music takes place in the islands.
08 January 2007

Bids for a share of a £120,000 challenge fund should be lodged with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) from Monday (January 8). The cash is open to groups or individuals who have ideas for projects which marry up tourism, heritage and technology in an innovative and effective way.
08 January 2007

Businessman Roy Brown has been appointed deputy chair of the board of HIE Orkney. He takes over from Cameron Taylor who stepped down as deputy chair in November. 

03 January 2007