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Building our future
Our vision is to make the Highlands and Islands a highly successful and competitive region where increasing numbers of people choose to live, work, study and invest.
We have four priorities we will focus on over the coming years to support Scotland's economic recovery and deliver sustainable growth across the region.
Find out more about the people at HIE. You can search our staff directory to get directly to the correct person and also find out more about our senior management and board members.
If you are interested in working for HIE, keep an eye on our job opportunities page. We also post vacancies on our Linkedin, facebook and twitter pages.
This section helps to put into context the various policies HIE operates within. It also gives you access to HIE publications which explain what we are doing and the success that follows.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise invest millions of pounds of grant-in-aid funding each year to deliver the objectives of the Scottish Government's Economic Strategy.
HIE is a public agency and must ensure public money is used in a manner that is effective, efficient and achieves value for money. Services in excess of £50,000 are subject to a process of open competitive tendering.
HIE want the Highlands and Islands to be a highly successful and competitive region in which increasing numbers of people choose to live, work, study and invest
We post information about our events, as well as those run by our partner organisations.
Latest news and updates
- 17 July 2018
Cabinet Secretary officially opens Elgin Business Park
Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and fair Work, Derek Mackay MSP today (Tuesday 17) marked the official start of construction at Elgin Business Park, the largest new industrial park in North of Scotland.
Read more - 16 July 2018
Funding confirmed to establish UK's first spaceport in Sutherland
Plans to launch micro satellites into space from the northern Highlands of Scotland have taken a major step forward with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) announcing further funding to develop the space sector.
Read more - 16 July 2018
One giant leap: Vertical launch spaceport to bring UK into new space age
Release issued by UK Space Agency: The UK is set to build on its world leading expertise in aerospace with the development of vertical and horizontal spaceports.
Read more
Upcoming events
- Jul 17#hellodigital, HIE, An Lochran, Inverness, IV2 5NA
Information day on funding opportunity for energy systems development
17 July 2018 - Aug 7
- Aug 7
- Aug 28Jurys Inn, Millburn Road, Inverness, IV2 3TR
Strategic Negotiations Masterclass
28 August 2018 to 29 August 2018
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