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Edinburgh Airport Sold For £807.2m
Edinburgh Airport has been sold by BAA to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for £807.2m, it was announced today. The cash deal will be completed by the end of May.
Edinburgh To Become "Super-Connected City"
Edinburgh is one of ten UK cities set to share £100m to introduce ultra-fast broadband and wifi through the city, Chancellor George Osborne announced today in his budget.
Local Fair Trade Winners Honoured
The winners of this year's Edinburgh Lord Provost Fair Trade Awards were revealed at a fair trade brunch earlier today.
Local Success Story Kicks Off Year of Co-operatives in Scotland
A special event at Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative on Thursday marks the UN's International Year of Co-operatives in Scotland on Thursday.
Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference
Al Gore is a guest speaker at the annual Scottish low carbon energy conference, returning to Edinburgh after its launch last year. The Conference has strong support from the Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise, who are keen to make it a leading international forum for emerging renewable energy and other low carbon markets.
Amazon to Create 900 New Jobs
Amazon is hiring in Edinburgh again. Today the online behemoth announced that more than 900 new permanent and temporary jobs will be created over the next five years with the opening of a new customer service centre at Waverley Gate in the capital.
Trailer: You've Been Trumped
In spite of planning permission setbacks, Donald Trump has forged ahead with his plans for building a golf course resort on the wild estate at Menie on the North East coast of Scotland.
Trams Mediation Gets Underway
It's crunch time for Edinburgh trams. The official mediation process between Edinburgh Trams, the City of Edinburgh Council and the construction consortium contracted to build the infrastructure element of the tram project, is underway this week.