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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.

26 July 2010  Glasgow Business Awards 2010: Category Spotlight: Tourism Event of the Year

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20 July 2010  Funding for city pothole repairs increases after Chamber listens to members' concerns

A recurring issue flagged up by Chamber members this year has been the state of Glasgow’s roads – an issue also well documented in the Evening Times.

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15 July 2010  New Glasgow iPhone App has finger on pulse of City's Style Mile

Glasgow City Marketing Bureau (GCMB) has launched a bespoke, real-time app for the iPhone, iTouch and iPad, which gives information on more than 600 businesses on the style mile.
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15 July 2010  Boss Susan wins Euro job after city success

The woman behind the successful £150 million revamp of Glasgow’s St Enoch Centre has won a promotion that puts her in charge of shopping malls acros  ...more...


14 July 2010  Top financial adviser comes to Glasgow

Leading independent financial advisers Central Investment is to open a new office in Glasgow.

The Aberdeen-based firm, which has over £500m of assets under management,  ...more...


14 July 2010  Glasgow in top five UK destinations for foreign tourists

Glasgow is the third most popular UK destination for overseas visitors, with 312,000 foreign tourists coming to the city last year.

Only London with 15 million and Edi  ...more...


14 July 2010  Rise in take-up of Glasgow offices

Take up of Glasgow office space doubled in the second quarter of 2010, when surveyors Jones Lang Lasalle said the city had performed well.

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09 July 2010  Glasgow firms come out on top in UK stock market analysis

A recent analysis of stock market trends has shown Scots companies are outperforming their UK rivals in relation to the benchmark UK index. Thanks to continued growth in sectors like eng  ...more...


08 July 2010  Rates Revaluation Survey

A recent Glasgow Chamber of Commerce survey on the revaluation of business rates has revealed the impact it is having on businesses - with increases of as much as 60% cited.

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06 July 2010  New international air routes

Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Platinum Partner, Glasgow Airport BAA, is negotiating a range of new international air routes which will generate around £16million in business for the city.  ...more...


05 July 2010  Anti-Organised Crime Scheme

Scotland’s police forces are to develop a formal channel of communication to alert legitimate companies to the criminal histories of trading partners and contractors in a bid to tackle o  ...more...


01 July 2010  Glasgow Business Awards 2010

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29 June 2010  John Lewis appoints new Glasgow Managing Director

John Lewis department stores has appointed Kim Lowe as managing director of John Lewis Glasgow – succeeding Lesley Ballantyne, who recently took up the post of Director of Operational De  ...more...


23 June 2010  A Budget for Business? Definitely maybe!

The new coalition Government’s first Budget had one clear premise - that we needed to cut the structural deficit faster and further than had been proposed by its predecessor.

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21 June 2010  More detail in the retail for Argyle Street

The pedestrian stretch of Argyle Street is next in line to get the Style Mile treatment with a £500,000 plan to revamp the shopping area.

The aim is to create greater  ...more...


18 June 2010  Glasgow's position as top retail destination confirmed

An independent survey by leading research firm CACI has shown Glasgow has moved up the retail rankings to be crowned the second best shopping destination in the UK.

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18 June 2010  BCC Chamber Awards 2010

The closing date for the BCC Chamber Awards is Friday 25 June 2010. For further information visit: www.chamberawards.co.uk  ...more...


16 June 2010  Revaluation of Business Rates - Member Views and Experiences

Following a number of enquiries regarding revaluation of business rates, we would like to seek your views and experiences of this year's revaluation in informing Glasgow Chamber's discus  ...more...


26 May 2010  Queen's Speech

Tuesday 25 May 2010 saw the first Queen’s speech of the new coalition Government. The 22 Bills set out in detail what Prime Minister David Cameron hopes to achieve over the next 18 month  ...more...


12 May 2010  New Government of the United Kingdom

Following the General Election on May 6 2010, yesterday (11 May 2010) saw the emergence of a Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition as the Government of the United Kingdom. As a result  ...more...


07 May 2010  Business says modernisation makes sense

SPT’s case for Subway modernisation has been given significant backing by the business community. Stuart Patrick, chief executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, believes a modern e  ...more...


04 May 2010  FutureStory Glasgow

FutureStory shows how real people on the front-line of globalisation are adapting to and succeeding in the new global economy. Everywhere across the UK today, the work that we do, the wa  ...more...


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Investors lured by Scotland’s unique blend of business strengths
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Rod receives People's Choice SECC Champion Award
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Business Networking Breakfast - Behind the Scenes at STV Central
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Ladies' Garden Party at Pollok House
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