More than 40 Scots High Streets and shopping centres are to receive government cash to boost business and facilities.
Communities Minister Alex Neil announced the areas that will share the second slice of funding from the Scottish Government's town centre regeneration fund.
The Scottish Government put aside £60 million to help boost business in Scotland's towns following opposition pressure during budget negotiations.
The fund is designed to make towns and villages more vibrant and attractive to both businesses and locals, amid fears local stores were closing and streets were becoming run down.
The first £40 million was allocated in August. On Friday, Mr Neil announced that the remaining £20 million is to be split between 42 communities spread across the country.
It will take the total number of jobs being supported by the fund to 960, with every Scottish Council region benefiting.
The second tranche of funding was split between 30 local authority regions, with Angus, Aberdeen, Midlothian and East Dunbartonshire among those set to benefit for the first time.
The cash will go towards a range of projects, ranging from refurbishing shop fronts and town hall to creating open air entertainment venues, wi-fi zones and soft play areas.
Housing and Communities Minister, Alex Neil, said: "It's vital we support innovative public and private sector companies and community groups to move forward with ideas that will support local jobs, businesses and families.
"This will provide a boost to our nation's prosperity and is part of our wider economic recovery plan to ensure Scotland gets through the economic downturn in the strongest possible position."
The Conservatives also welcomed the announcement, but said the fund had only come about as a result of their budget negotiations.
The party's finance spokesman, Derek Brownlee, said: "This funding would not have been available if Labour and the Liberal Democrats had succeeded in their plans to block the Town Centre Regeneration Fund.
"It is further help for struggling communities in Labour's recession. Along with the substantial business rate reductions secured by the Conservatives, it is clear that help for our small towns and small businesses only happens with Conservative pressure."
The full list of towns and the money allocated is as follows:
Aberdeen: Mastrick, Peterculter, Cults and Rosemount (£686,000), Retail Rocks in Torry (£572,500).
Aberdeenshire: Oldmeldrum (£140,000), MacDuff (£250,000) and Laurencekirk (£467,000).
Angus: Brechin (£1,800,000).
Argyll & Bute: Bowmore and Dunoon (both £300,000).
Aberdeenshire: Huntly (£200,000).
Western Isles: Stornoway (£1,500,000).
Dumfries and Galloway: Stranraer (£790,000).
East Ayrshire: Kilmarnock (£1,156,500).
East Dunbartonshire: Kirkintilloch (£361,000).
South Lanarkshire: East Kilbride (£100,000).
East Lothian: Prestonpans and Tranent (£300,000).
Highland: Fort William (£317,400) and Nairn (£800,000).
Midlothian: Dalkeith (£800,000).
Orkney: Stromness (£381,000).
Perth and Kinross: Perth town centre (£750,000).
Inverclyde: Port Glasgow (£600,000) and Gourock (£300,000).
Borders: Jedburgh (£606,745).
Shetland: Lerwick (£308,000).
Moray: Elgin, Buckie, Lossiemouth and Forres (£670,460).
West Dunbartonshire: Clydebank South Bank (£1,825,493) and Dunbarton town centre - High Street and Riverside Lane (£450,000).
North Ayrshire: West Kilbride (£431,720).
West Lothian: Armadale, Almondvale (Livingston), Broxburn, Whitburn and Linlithgow (£1,745,300) and Bathgate (£600,000).
