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ECONOMICS
Willingness to support fledgling firms falling
WEALTHY private investors’ willingness to back fledgling Scottish companies “dipped significantly” last year, law firm Pinsent Masons has concluded from an analysis of Enterprise Investment Scheme take-up ({http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/willingness-to-support-fledgling-firms-falling.18386371|Herald|Herald}).
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ENERGY & UTILITIES
‘Trump turbines’ could get bigger
The consortium behind plans for an 11 turbine wind farm off Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course has said it wants to make them even bigger ({http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-19146693|BBC|BBC}).
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INDUSTRY
Regeneration helps Morgan Sindall rise to challenge
CONSTRUCTION group Morgan Sindall yesterday hailed continued growth in the infrastructure sectors for helping it to improve interim profits against a backdrop of “tough market conditions” ({http://www.scotsman.com/business/management/regeneration-helps-morgan-sindall-rise-to-challenge-1-2452488
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TECHNOLOGY
Aquapharm to set marines on ‘superbug’ nuisances
A SCOTTISH life sciences firm is developing a new generation of antibiotics able to tackle so-called “superbugs” such as MRSA and C-Difficile ({http://www.scotsman.com/business/management/aquapharm-to-set-marines-on-superbug-nuisances-1-2453623|Scotsman|Scotsman}).
Scots dental imaging firm bites into costs
Shares in 3D Diagnostic Imaging plunged 53.8%, closing at 0.15p, compared to their listing price of 6p in November 2010 ({http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/scots-dental-imaging-firm-bites-into-costs.18386942
|Herald|Herald}).
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MEDIA & LEISURE
HMV boardroom dog days continue as Wolffe follows Fox out the door
The management upheaval at HMV continued yesterday after its finance director confirmed that he planned to follow the chief executive out the door ({http://www.scotsman.com/business/hmv-boardroom-dog-days-continue-as-wolffe-follows-fox-out-the-door-1-2453376
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