All-HIE news 2003 archive from December 2003
SHET - New staff150New faces for Shetland Enterprise

There have been some big changes at Shetland Enterprise over the past 12 months with over half of the 15 strong team having been in their current posts for less than a year.
23 December 2003


CASE pledges support for country music extravaganza

Caithness is set to become Nashville, Tennessee - for a weekend anyway - when the county's first ever country music festival takes place next year in Thurso.
22 December 2003


CASE announce sale of Sutherland woollen mill building

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has announced today that the former Sutherland Woollen Mill in Brora has been sold to local engineering firm, Edward Mackay Limited (EML).
22 December 2003


Boost for North Argyll musicians

Christmas has come early for budding, young musicians in north Argyll. With help from Argyll and the Islands Enterprise (AIE) they will soon be able to record their music, with the creation of a recording studio in Oban.
19 December 2003


HIE - A Dyce 150Teenager joins board of Inverness and Nairn Enterprise

The youngest person to sit on any local enterprise company board in Scotland today [Thursday 18th December] joined the directors of Inverness and Nairn Enterprise (INE) at their regular meeting.
18 December 2003


HIE - Hothouse 150Bumper entry for youth technology contest

A major information communications competition for young innovators across the Highlands and Islands has attracted a bumper entry.
17 December 2003


MBSE - Horizon150New era for business and innovation on the horizon

New companies in Moray, Badenoch and Strathspey will have the opportunity to start up in a flexible modern environment, backed by full office and business support services with the development of a new £2.25million innovation and incubation centre.
16 December 2003


Setting sail for success

Business people across Moray, Badenoch and Strathspey are being invited to take part in 'Setting Sail for Success', a set of seven masterclasses and workshops provided by Moray Badenoch and Strathspey Enterprise (MBSE).
10 December 2003


World-class ice attraction sends a shiver through mountaineering community

Scotland has become home to one of the world's largest permanent indoor ice climbing facilities now that the construction of an ambitious £2million project in Kinlochleven has been completed.
09 December 2003


Report reveals value of visitors tracing Scottish roots

NEW findings published this week into the value of tourists visiting Scotland to trace their family tree reveals that in 2001 an estimated 260,000 tourists contributed around £153 million to the economy.
04 December 2003


RACE - Walter Smith 150Ex Rangers manager launches life skills through sport

An innovative new project aimed at creating strong links between sport and learning was launched today by Walter Smith, ex-manager of Rangers and Everton Football Clubs. The Life Skills Through Sport project is a partnership between Ross County Football Club (RCFC) and the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) network.
03 December 2003


HIE - Pudsey 150Pudsey finds the weakest link at Cowan House

Pudsey Bear paid a visit to the offices of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) in Inverness today. He was invited to Cowan House to collect the £679.80 raised by the Network for Children in Need (CiN) on Friday 21st November.
02 December 2003


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