Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland. A growth deal for Falkirk and Grangemouth has been signed by UK and Scottish ministers. More than £148 million worth of funding will be used to back 11 projects which are expected to create 1,660 jobs in the next decade. Some £20 million has been earmarked for sustainable manufacturing projects at Grangemouth including a pilot plant for using food waste and whisky by-products as feedstocks. Kate Forbes, the deputy first minister, said: “The
