Aberdeen office block sells for £20,000 – from £5m
A city office block once valued at about £5 million has gone under the hammer for just £20,000.
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Aberdeen to host conference of world’s energy capital cities
Aberdeen has been successful in its bid to host a major conference bringing together the world’s major energy capitals.
Potential new Aberdeen transport links revealed
Plans have been unveiled showing potential new transport links across Aberdeen – including another new bridge over the River Don.
Alarm over 20 Aberdeen foodbanks
Oil-rich Aberdeen is now home to 20 foodbanks, outnumbering other Scottish cities, shock figures have revealed.
New office building spells hope for Aberdeen economy
Another new office building in Aberdeen is the latest sign that economic conditions in the Granite City are picking up.
Deep Sea Mooring in recruitment mode after opening Aberdeen port base
A mooring services provider to the offshore oil industry is on a recruitment drive after opening a base in Aberdeen harbour earlier this year.
‘Granite City investment may draw in financiers’
Investors may soon be lining up to take advantage of opportunities in a growing north-east economy, council chiefs said yesterday.
Preservation expert calls for Union Street revamp
A leading preservation specialist has called on Aberdeen businesses to take steps to revitalise Union Street.
North-east population drops as thousands leave area
The population of the north-east fell last year after more than 20,000 people moved away and far fewer arrived to make the region their home.
All-Energy return to Aberdeen ‘unlikely’ for 2020, say organisers
The All-Energy conference is unlikely to return to Aberdeen by 2020, event organisers have said.
Speed restrictions to last for months on new bypass
Motorists will face a further three months of speed restrictions once the Aberdeen bypass has finished.
Aberdeen to play ‘vital part’ in Ghana’s ‘oil boom’
The chief executive of Ghana’s Petroleum Commission has said Aberdeen will play a “vital part” in the country’s upcoming “oil boom”.
Figures show high rate of city and shire disposable income despite downturn
North-east residents have continued to have more spending money than any other part of Scotland during the worst years of the oil and gas downturn.
Aberdeen stages a big bounce-back as employment rates soar again
Aberdeen’s workforce has officially “bounced back” to near-record levels after plummeting during the oil and gas crash.
Figures confirm Aberdeen hotels still feeling oil downturn
New figures from PwC reinforce other recent data highlighting the woes of hotels in Aberdeen during 2017.
Lord provost only UK politician at OTC
Aberdeen’s Lord Provost Barney Crockett was the only British politician to attend a major oil and gas conference in America this week.
OPINION: Houston has much to teach us
I remember clearly that when Aberdeen first looked at redeveloping Union Terrace Gardens, Sir Ian Wood – now chairman of the economic development outfit Opportunity North East (ONE) – claimed that it would help turn Aberdeen into “the Houston of the east”.
Aberdeen event on emerging opportunities in Saudi Arabia
An event highlighting emerging opportunities in Saudi Arabia is being hosted in Aberdeen next month.
Aberdeen hotels continue to feel oil slump
Aberdeen hotels had the worst occupancy rates in the UK during 2017, new figures show.
Boost internet to unlock £1.4bn windfall
Aberdeen is in line for a £1.4billion windfall from the rollout of superfast broadband across the city, according to economists.
‘Natural cull’ of city centre businesses following oil downturn
A business leader has claimed that a “natural cull” among Aberdeen city centre firms may be under way due to the oil industry downturn.
Aberdeen battles back to become top five city
Europe’s beleaguered capital of oil and gas has powered its way into the top five in a league table of the UK’s fastest-growing city economies.
Significant gender pay gap found within largest north-east energy firms
North-east energy firms have pledged to address the gap between the average pay of men and women in the sector.
Shops paying heavy toll for Aberdeen bus strikes
Aberdeen retailers have reported a dramatic fall in customer numbers – of up to 50% – during recent bus strikes in the city.
Opinion: Scotland’s new financing institution is welcome news
National investment banks are well known around the world. They can work well. Though most are not “banks” and so not regulated as such.