Here are the business stories making the headlines across Aberdeen, Scotland and the UK this morning.
Not building third runway would be 'huge missed opportunity', warns Heathrow boss
Not building a third runway at Heathrow Airport would be a "huge missed opportunity" for the UK, the boss of the country's busiest airport has warned.
Thomas Woldbye told BBC Radio 4's Today programme it would be "good to know" the government's position on the project, after Prime Minister Andy Burnham refused to say whether he backed expansion.
The airport's chief executive said if its owners could not invest in a third runway, the money "will be invested somewhere else in the world", suggesting a decision would be made in the new year.
Scaffolding erected as plans for Trinity Centre escalators ramp up
Scaffolding has appeared at Aberdeen’s Trinity Centre as plans for a new escalator link between Guild Street and the city centre take a step forward.
Hoardings have also been put up along Wapping Street, blocking part of the footpath and one of the lanes leading towards Guild Street.
The works come after councillors approved a £100,000 cash boost towards the proposed scheme, which bosses say will help bolster the city centre.
Read more in The P&J.
Aberdeen beach sky tower deadline REVEALED as new masterminds drafted in to finish project
New contractors have been drafted in to bring the sky tower at Aberdeen beach back on track after a months-long row brought construction to a halt.
Raemoir Estates Management (REM) have now been recruited to speed up construction and complete the multi-million-pound project by December – as initially planned.
The Altens-based contractor was brought in to pick up the pieces following a spat over an alleged unpaid bill worth £250,000 meant that work had stalled on site.
Read the P&J exclusive here.
Irish property group in talks about rescue deal for Poundland
The privately owned Irish company which this week finalised the purchase of NCP, the car parks giant, has emerged as the mystery party backing Poundland's bosses as they race to agree a takeover of the discount retailer.
Sky News has learnt that Martin Property Group, which has interests ranging from shopping centres to hotels, is proposing a solvent acquisition of Poundland, which has been put up for sale by owner Gordon Brothers little more than a year since it last changed hands.
Even after a store closure programme triggered by its sale last year, Poundland remains one of the biggest general merchandise retailers in the UK.
Read the Sky News article here.
Royal Mail losing 400 postal workers a week, says union
About 400 postmen and women are leaving Royal Mail per week, according to the Communication Workers Union (CWU), who claims this number has gone up since the company introduced a new delivery system earlier this year.
The CWU says the firm had been losing about 330 postal staff a week from a workforce of 83,000 before it rolled out DM26, which reorganised routes to improve delivery performance.
The union claims the new system is not working in hundreds of offices, and BBC Your Voice has heard from staff warning of a "nightmare" Christmas ahead as the number of parcels increases.
Read the BBC story here.
Union Square stationery retailer Typo to close as chain quits UK
Stationery brand Typo has announced its Aberdeen location in the Union Square shopping centre is to close.
The Australian-owned business has confirmed it will shut all of its UK stores and cease online trading by early 2027.
Its Aberdeen branch will be among those affected.
Read more in The Press and Journal.
Bumble bought for $1.3bn in 'bet on the future of humanity'
Dating app Bumble has been bought for $1.3bn (£980m) in what the new owners called "a bet on the future of humanity".
Investment firm Ithaca Holdings is taking over the loss-making firm and it directors, Ravi Gupta and John Hegeman, will become co-chief executives of the company which once differentiated itself by having a "women-first" chat rule.
Bumble ditched the rule in August this year.
Read the full story from the BBC.
BBC Scotland wins 8-year legal challenge over exclusion of reporter from court
A BBC Scotland journalist who was excluded from a court hearing has won a ruling from Europe's highest human rights court.
Aberdeen-based Steven Duff had been investigating an Aberdeenshire care home where residents were reported to have been mistreated in August 2018, when he was asked to leave the Sheriff Court.
The hearing was then conducted in private following a request from the care home operator's legal representative, which the sheriff subsequently granted.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sided with Duff, stating in Scotland the law recognises the principle of open justice, with court proceedings conducted in public except in the "rarest of circumstances".
Find out more on the BBC website.