All-HIE news 2007 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). | |
| New Unst fund is open to good ideas A chance in a lifetime to set up a new scheme or boost an existing business, has been announced for Unst - Shetland's, most northerly isle. | |
| New test programme at EMEC The first offshore wave energy device to generate electricity for the National Grid is back on site for a new test programme at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney. | |
| 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. | |
| Shetland's social economy is booming A study of Shetland's social economy commissioned by HIE Shetland is already helping to design and target training courses for the islands' busy voluntary sector. | |
| HIE invests in new Gaelic TV channel THE digital Gaelic channel came another step closer to broadcasting today as Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) announced a £250,000 contribution towards upgrading TV studios in Stornoway. | |
| 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. | |
| Keith regeneration project kick-starts into action A native of Moray has recently returned to her roots to help make Keith a more attractive place to live, work and visit. | |
| 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. | |
| Winners announced for first Outer Hebrides excellence awards Following the success of the Who Cares Wins programme across the Outer Hebrides, a glittering awards ceremony and gala dinner was held last night (Thursday, March 22) in Stornoway to celebrate excellence in service throughout the area. | |
| 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. | |
| New chairman for HIE Innse Gall board of directors Finlay Macdonald has been appointed as chairman of the board of HIE Innse Gall. He takes over from Murdo Maclennan who stepped down last month. | |
| 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. | |
| GlycoMar launches screening services Oban life science company GlycoMar Ltd has recently secured two substantial agreements with UK-based companies, Verona Pharma plc and Aquapharm Biodiscovery Ltd. | |
| Island chef show skills to international audience A velvet crab bisque with haddock and cod all the way from Orkney will be tempting worldwide palates this week when chef Alan Craigie takes to the kitchen at the International Food Exhibition in London. | |
| Path is cleared through food safety confusion A brand new easy-to-access system for small and medium sized food manufacturers to introduce a food safety quality assurance scheme will be launched on Monday (March 19) at the International Food Exhibition in London. | |
| 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. | |
| New chairman for HIE Skye and Wester Ross board of directors Dr Andrew Muir has been appointed as chairman of the board of HIE Skye and Wester Ross (SWR). He will take over from Muriel Jones when her term comes to an end this April. | |
| Distance no object to new photography competition A prestigious digital photography competition launches this week to celebrate images of the Highlands and Islands during Highland 2007 Scotland's year of Highland culture. | |
| Motivational workshops to inspire young people Young people in Inverness and East Highland who would like to find a forward path in their lives are being invited to take part in workshops organised by Careers Scotland. | |
| Shetland staff are glowing for gold! An adventurous programme of activities aimed at promoting a healthy living message and encouraging staff to become more active has helped HIE Shetland and Careers Scotland to jointly win a top award in a national scheme. | |
| Enterprise to be built in to all tertiary education says HIE chairman Chair of Highlands and Islands Enterprise William Roe has identified six key drivers for economic development in the term of the next Scottish Parliament. | |
| LearningWorks on course for on-line training success A Highlands and Islands website dedicated towards encouraging business success through skills and training is to offer the ability to purchase online courses for the first time, it was announced today, Tuesday 6 March. | |
| 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. | |
| Lights, camera, action .... young people in Inverness develop their creative skills A group of young people from Inverness have been getting involved in film making this week, to help boost their confidence and inspire them to make plans for the future. | |
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