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Welcome to our Chamber News area, here we will publish important and relevant Press Releases, along with any other news we think our users may be interested in. We will also keep you up to date with all the latest business news in the Business News area.

Friday, May 09, 2008  MEET THE BUYER - free procurement event - 5 June

Meet the people with £4bn to spend…

MEET THE BUYER - 5 June 2008: Admission Free
City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow

Now in its 3rd year, the S  ...more...


Friday, April 11, 2008  Hotel Developments for Glasgow

Glasgow's hotel offering is expanding to meet the ever-growing growing demand for hotel accommodation in the city.

A £7.2m high-rise hotel developmen  ...more...


Friday, April 11, 2008  Inflation Remains Steady & Interest Rate Cut

Inflation Remains Steady: Consumer Prices Index figures, the official measure, show that inflation remained at 2.5% in March, which was marginally below economists' forecasts. Higher transport  ...more...


Friday, April 04, 2008  More Express Glasgow - Edinburgh Trains
Extra express trains will operate on the main line between Glasgow & Edinburgh, following First Scotrail's £70m successful extension of its franchise. The operator has won the right to operate the  ...more...


Tuesday, April 01, 2008  Glasgow Apprenticeships

City Council Leader, Councillor Steven Purcell, announced a £30m scheme which will guarantee apprenticeships for 2000+ Glasgow school leavers.

Major construction projects involved wit  ...more...


Thursday, March 20, 2008  New Glasgow Chamber Chief Executive

Our new Chief Executive is leading Scots economic development expert Richard Cairns, who will take up his post on 1 May & was one of the main contributors to the City’s ambitious 10-yr Economic  ...more...


Wednesday, March 12, 2008  Budget Report 2008

Chancellor Alistair Darling delivered his first Budget on 12 March, citing stability in the face of a global economic slowdown as its core purpose. During the speech, he highlighted the resiliency  ...more...


Wednesday, March 12, 2008  New National Minimum Wage Rates from 1 Oct'08

From 1 October 2008, the new rates for the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will be increased as follows:

for workers aged 22 & over, the NMW will increase from £5.52 to £5.73;   ...more...


Monday, March 10, 2008  Welcome to Glasgow!

A new study by a group of leading economists claims that Glaswegians are amongst the most optomistic people in Europe, being more positive about quality of life & economic prospects than the ma  ...more...


Friday, March 07, 2008  Europe's 'Region of the Future'

Scotland has been named as Europe's "region of the future", beating off competition from more than 38 countries & regions including Flanders in Belgium, Northern Ireland & the Cote d'Azure  ...more...


Wednesday, March 05, 2008  Clyde River Boat

Glasgow City Council, along with 4 other authorities have commissioned a £100k feasibility study into the potential for river buses on the Clyde.

The economic & physical viability of t  ...more...


Monday, February 18, 2008  Visitors happy with their stay in Scotland

VisitScotland's latest survey has identified that 97% of tourists to Scotland were satisfied with their holiday, with 96% saying they would recommend Scotland as a holiday destination.

Gla  ...more...


Friday, February 15, 2008  Transport boost for Glasgow

The M74 extension has been given the go-ahead by the Scottish Government. The extension - which will reduce congestion on the busiest stretch of the M8 - is predicted to provide a major economic bo  ...more...


Thursday, February 14, 2008  Glasgow Airport - Emergency Response Test

Glasgow Airport undertook an Emergency Response Test on the evening of 13 February from 7pm - 11pm.

In a joint training excercise, involving airport & airline staff, police &  ...more...


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