Here are the top business stories making the headlines in the morning newspapers.
Hopes new owner could be found for Aberdeen hotel
The old Hilton Doubletree in Aberdeen is being repaired amid hopes that a new owner could be found for the venue.
Hospitality experts from the Crieff Hydro Group are overseeing work to protect the Beach Boulevard site from the elements.
It comes after some rooms were destroyed by flooding.
The Press and Journal says the building has been empty for almost three years, having closed shortly into the Covid pandemic.
The Crieff Hydro Group runs eight hotels across Scotland, and will ultimately advise the council and others on the site's future marketability.
Avian flu
More than 100,000 birds have been culled at three Scottish farms amid the UK's worst avian flu outbreak.
Ayrshire farmer Billy Robb told the BBC he lost 32,000 hens last week.
And farming union NFU Scotland revealed 72,000 birds had also been "taken out" at two farms in Aberdeenshire in the last 10 days - bringing the total to 104,000.
Last month just four avian flu cases were recorded in Scotland, compared with 80 in England.
It comes as 12 swans are believed to have died from bird flu after being found in a Glasgow park on Tuesday.
NFU Scotland said it was also aware of three non-commercial outbreaks - two in Orkney and one on Lewis.
North Sea strikes
Petrofac workers in the North Sea began strikes on Wednesday, as a dispute over pay and conditions continues to escalate.
Unite confirmed that its members working for the energy services giant across a series of Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK) assets had started a continuous overtime ban and a 48-hour work stoppage.
The union said 146 members are involved in the action, spanning a range of trades from mechanics and electricians to safety technicians, pipe fitters and deck crew.
Affected assets are understood to include Arbroath, Auk, Bleo Holm, Claymore, Clyde, Fulmar, Montrose, Piper, Saltire, Tartan and the Flotta oil terminal on Orkney.
Energy Voice says a further 48-hour stoppage is scheduled to take place on November 30 and December 1.
RSRUK has previously said it foresees "no impact" on production from its assets.
Fall in price of used cars
The average price of used cars have fallen for the first time in over two years, as supply chain problems started to ease for manufacturers.
New inflation figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the price of second-hand cars dropped by 2.7% in the year to October.
The Telegraph says this is the first month that it has gone negative since the onset of the pandemic.
Wooden turbine blades
A German company is aiming to help crack the wind industry's sustainability puzzle by developing wooden turbine blades.
Voodin Blade Technology has struck a deal with Finnish timber specialist Stora Enso to develop environmental alternatives.
They are currently producing and installing a 65ft blade, with plans in the pipeline for one four times the size.
Energy Voice says wind power blades are typically made using fibreglass and carbon fibre - energy-intensive plastics which are very difficult to recycle.
Offices could become homes
Many of Glasgow's older office buildings should be converted into city-centre homes, a report has suggested.
Research found such properties were falling out of favour with businesses - with smaller firms often favouring flexible, managed workspaces.
Overall demand for office space is also lower since the Covid pandemic due to a shift to home or hybrid working.
The BBC says Glasgow has set itself a target of doubling the number of people living in its city centre to 40,000 by 2035.
The report, commissioned by Glasgow Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the city council, found that Covid lockdown restrictions "decimated city centre office working, retail and leisure custom, cultural and educational activity".
After restrictions were lifted, a shift to home or hybrid working meant Scottish cities are now thought to be using about 25% less office space, according to the report by consultant Ryden.
Microchip plant sale 'must be reversed'
The takeover of Britain's largest microchip plant by a Chinese-owned company must be reversed, the UK Government has said.
Newport Wafer Fab was acquired by Dutch-based technology company Nexperia, a subsidiary of Shanghai-listed Wingtech, in July 2021.
However, Nexperia must now sell 86% of its stake to "mitigate the risk to national security"following a review.
The BBC reports that firm said it was "shocked" and would appeal against the decision.
Semiconductors, also known as microchips or chips, allow electricity to flow through devices and are the fundamental components of everything from smart phones to the vast data centres powering the internet and are found in millions of products.
Administration for Joules
Clothing group Joules has collapsed into administration, putting 1,600 jobs at risk.
The Leicestershire-based company, which has 132 shops including one in Aberdeen, took the step after failing to secure emergency investment.
The BBC says the firm will be run as a going concern over Christmas while administrators look for a buyer.