Many of the 50 schemes selected have a strong construction element. The schemes have won government backing on the basis that they create jobs and generate economic growth in their region. They will share in a pot of public money totalling 拢450m., which the government expects to leverage more than 拢2.5bn of private sector investment.
榨汁姬 projects selected for backing include:
- expansion of the Haribo sweet聽factory near Wakefield
- the development of a former eye hospital in Manchester into a biomedical centre of excellence
- construction of a manufacturing plant on the Lotte Chemical site in Teesside to develop resins for food and drink packaging;
- construction of an 拢18m聽link road聽between Robin Hood airport and the M18 to facilitate housing, industrial and commercial development south of Doncaster
- development of a new factory, R&D laboratory and HQ office facility for Holroyd Precision Ltd in Rochdale
- the Mersey Multi-Modal Gateway (3MG) freight park聽in Widnes.
More than 拢15m from teh RGF has also been earmarked for Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group聽to widen the A45 near Birmingham Airport from聽dual carriageway to three lanes and to improve junction 6 of the M42.
The second round of the fund opens to bids today (Tuesday 12 April). This round will aim to allocate a further 拢950m.
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