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Today Màiri McAllan attended a groundbreaking ceremony at Sumitomo Electric's new cable manufacturing facility at Nigg.
The plant will create hundreds of jobs and bring £350 million inward investment to Scotland.
First Minister John Swinney's government is focused on economic growth and supporting businesses across Scotland.
In his first week as First Minister, he visited Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) to hear about the company's innovation in vertical farming.
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'This investment will bring huge economic growth and opportunities to the Highlands.'
First Minister John Swinney attended the ground-breaking of Haventus owned Ardersier Port in Inverness following the first joint funding arrangement between @TheBankScot and UK Infrastructure Bank.
First Minister John Swinney attended the ground-breaking of Ardersier Port in Inverness, operated by Haventus.
The company has secured a £100 million loan from The Scottish National Investment Bank and UK Infrastructure Bank to develop the Port into an energy transition facility, supporting offshore windfarms.
Jobs, NHS and Transport were the focus of First Minister John Swinney visits today where he:
🔵 met health staff at St John’s Hospital in Livingston
🔵 saw near completed works on the Levenmouth Rail Link in Fife
🔵 visited a highly successful vertical farm company in Dundee
First Minister John Swinney visited Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) to hear about the company’s innovation in vertical farming and its expansion to developing the world’s first giga-farm in the UAE.
Scottish Government is focused on economic growth and supporting businesses across Scotland.
🚆Investing in public services is at the heart of First Minister John Swinney’s vision for @ScotGov.
He met young people working on the £116 million Levenmouth rail project at Cameron Bridge ahead of the return of services to the area after five decades.
transport.gov.scot/news/first-min…
First Minister John Swinney met staff working to detect a range of cancers at St John’s Hospital in Livingston, supported by £30 million from @ScotGov.
🏥He toured the hospital and heard about measures which are delivering faster diagnosis times for patients.
🔵Nominated and sworn in as @scotgovFM
🔵Appointed Cabinet and Ministers
🔵Attended a celebration of Sabhal Mòr Ostaig - the world’s only learning centre delivering courses in Gaelic
Here's what the last few days have looked like for John Swinney, Scotland’s new First Minister.
Meet the new Scottish Cabinet ⬇️
ℹ️ Those joining the Cabinet will be formally appointed by the First Minister on the agreement of Scottish Parliament and approval by His Majesty The King.
Find out more at gov.scot/about/who-runs…
🏴 John Swinney has been sworn in as First Minister of Scotland at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
Speaking afterwards, the First Minister said: 'I will give everything I have to build the best future for our country.'