New Scottish economy supremo Louise Macdonald OBE embarked on a whistle-stop tour of Ayrshire as part of a fact-finding mission about the region’s multi-million pound Growth Deal.
Ms Macdonald visited Kilmarnock’s Park Hotel for an update from the Ayrshire Regional Economic Partnership then checked out the town's £11 million's HALO project and made a stop at Hunterston.
As part of her tour, Ms Macdonald also took in Prestwick Airport and Spirit Aerosystems, who are both key players in the space and aerospace themes of the Ayrshire Growth Deal.