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Plans to develop a major site at Edinburgh’s Haymarket have taken a further step forward this week with the appointment of high-profile architectural practice Foster + Partners to design the masterplan.

An academic who has featured on the Robot Wars hit TV series has taken charge of Edinburgh Napier University’s School of Engineering and the Built Environment.

Scottish Gas owner Centrica saw its shares come under pressure after it became the latest utility to warn that its financial performance will be hit by the energy regulator’s tariff price cap.

Optoscribe, the Livingston-based optical technology business, is eyeing further growth after inking a “strategic alliance” with Japanese tech heavyweight Sumitomo.

Car parks are proving increasingly attractive to investors, property experts have said, following a string of deals involving sites in Scotland.

Edinburgh-based Forth Ports has received planning consent for a major new facility on the River Thames.

Work is said to be “well underway” on one of the largest single industrial speculative builds in Edinburgh in recent years.

Scottish healthtech start-up Care Sourcer has hired a former senior director of Skyscanner as it sets its sights on scaling up the business.

Greggs has lifted its profit outlook after the launch of a vegan sausage roll helped drive additional custom at the bakery chain.

Take-up of industrial units in Scotland slumped by more than a quarter last year amid a shortage of “premium buildings”, property experts have revealed.

Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), the accountancy and business advisory firm, has made a senior appointment as it continues to expand its activites in Scotland and beyond.

A global maritime business is to set up shop in Greenock providing a further boost for the economic redevelopment of Inverclyde.

Metal recycling and steel specialist John Lawrie Group has outlined multi-million-pound expansion plans after sealing a deal to develop a new site at the Port of Dundee.

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has ramped up its property focus in the Asia Pacific region with the acquisition of a firm that manages some $900 million (£709m) of assets.

A well-known restaurant in one of Edinburgh’s busiest suburbs has been put up for sale as its owners look to retire.

Applied Engineering Design is to take on a key role in the regeneration of a Scottish boat yard after the project was given the green light.

Fife-based technology outfit Paywizard has agreed a deal to help BT Sport deliver pay-per-view events.

CalMac Ferries is embarking on a new marketing campaign to extol the virtues of the Hebridean Uist islands.

Scotland’s motor trade body has seen membership accelerate through the 1,300 mark – the highest level in more than 50 years.