HFD Group’s flagship 177 Bothwell Street will become the first development in Scotland – and among the first 70 in the world – to achieve the new independently-verified global gold standard for smart buildings. The Glasgow development – set to be the city’s largest single office building – will...
City Centre Task Force to help reopen economy in Glasgow Glasgow’s City Centre Task Force (CCTF) will play a key role in reopening the economy as the city emerges from lockdown. The CCTF, co-chaired by Councillor Angus Millar, Depute Convener for Inclusive Economic Growth at Glasgow City Council, and...
We have launched online data tools to put the city firmly on the map for business relocation, investment and expansion. Market research shows that more than 98% of corporate site selectors research location data online, often before contacting economic development organisations or investment promotion agencies. Using the ZoomProspector™ web...
Glasgow City Council has approved the Strategic Development Framework (SDF) for Glasgow city centre: to guide the development of the city centre – the economic heart of Glasgow and the surrounding city-region – over the next 30 years. The framework’s vision for Glasgow city centre in 2050 is that...
City Deal Backed Transformation of High Street Station Remains on Track Councillors have today (6 August 2020) approved an award of up to £10m City Deal funding to Transport Scotland, for the planned refurbishment of High Street train station. The funding, part of £27m committed to the Collegelands, Calton...
After the challenges of the last few months, life is returning to the city centre as the bars, restaurants, and shops are re-opening. As the economy recovers at a phased sector level, businesses continue to be the engine room of our jobs and growth prospects. Successful and thriving businesses,...
Glasgow – in competition with over 300 cities across the continent – has been ranked as the top large city in Europe for foreign direct investment strategy, according to a report published today by fDi Intelligence (part of the Financial Times portfolio). The European Cities and Regions of the...
Glasgow’s office market is heading for its strongest year of rent growth since before the recession, with average rents expected to rise 6% by the end of 2019. This rate of growth marks a quick turnaround from 2018 when gains appeared to be ebbing – in spite of improving...
A Place Commission for Glasgow – an independent look at how Glasgow can design its places to put people first, make the city a better place for all to live in, and prepare for future changes as best it can – was launched in September. The Place Commission, to...
The city has been held up as an example to others for its work developing credit unions and implementing more co-operative ways of working The city of Glasgow has been recognised by European development body URBACT for its support of co-operatives, including credit unions. URBACT is the European programme for tackling the challenges...
A portfolio of transformative climate investment projects to boost 2030 Net-Zero goal The City of Glasgow today launched its...Read More
The Strategic Development Framework (SDF) for Glasgow city centre – the document which will help guide the area’s development...Read More
Several Scottish cities have ranked highly in BNP Paribas Real Estate’s top 10 list of green places to live...Read More
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