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Some positive news for businesses in Inverness and the surrounding area.

Highland Council has agreed to approve the construction of the ambitious Inverness Airport Business Park.

Infrastructure work for the first phase of this major development could get underway later this year with around 10 hectares being made available for office and other business use.

In the fullness of time the whole 250 hectares at the site will be developed with up to 350,000 square metres of business accommodation built including supporting facilities such as hotels, conferencing, shops, creches and other amenities.

I was fortunate enough to be asked along to the Scottish Council for Development and Industry annual awards dinner on Friday.

It was a grand affair held in the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

Dozens of policemen stationed outside the venue seemed an unusual addition as a skirling piper played to those hurrying in from the rain trying to protect ball gowns, black ties, tuxedos and kilts.

Inside a managing partner at a law firm believed security was beefed up because of G20 protests earlier in the day in Edinburgh.