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.

22 December 2006

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.

18 December 2006

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.
18 December 2006

The employment of a skilled graduate from Malaysia is helping a Moray business to flourish, as a result of a graduate placement programme.
18 December 2006

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.
13 December 2006

A Cullen man who has worked in the pest control service for more than 25 years is set to help businesses and residents in the area after starting his own business.
12 December 2006

A £2.3million property investment has been announced that will re-develop a prime Portree town-centre site and create the potential for new jobs in Skye.
12 December 2006

A Showcase for local textile, fashion and accessories designers will take place on December 16 in the Soho Club, next to Rose Street car park, Inverness.
11 December 2006

Micro-renewables take centre stage. Following the success of the maiden issue, HI-energy news is back. With a range of articles this second issue of HIE's newsletter for the renewable energy industry focuses on micro-generation from both business and householder perspectives.
07 December 2006

The search continues to find the Highlands and Islands' answer to Richard Branson as the ICT Hothouse Youth Challenge 2007 enters its final month for entries.
05 December 2006

A Carrbridge man has won first prize in a national carpenter's craft competition organised by the Institute of Carpenters (IOC).
04 December 2006

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.
01 December 2006

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.
01 December 2006

A leadership programme designed to help tourism and hospitality businesses achieve the highest standard of customer care was launched in Moray this week.
01 December 2006