Requests for funding to develop an enterprise zone around the Crewe HS2 station, and grow the life sciences and renewable energy clusters at Alderley Park and Ellesmere Port, are included in the LEP’s submission to Whitehall ahead of the comprehensive spending review.
The local enterprise partnership has set out a vision to create jobs and build a fairer, greener economy, with the first step being the launch of a growth commission to oversee its delivery.
The global finance firm has taken an additional 19,600 sq ft of office space at the business park near Warrington in addition to the 27,000 sq ft it leased at a neighbouring building in January.
Several towns and cities plan to tap into the Government’s latest offer of funding to progress property and infrastructure schemes, with council-led partnerships in Blackpool, Wyre, Cheshire and Warrington among those readying bids.
Cheshire East Council is to agree a £10m loan to the Cheshire & Warrington LEP at its cabinet meeting tomorrow, adding to funds also being put in by neighbouring Cheshire West & Chester and Warrington councils.
Administrators for the contractor's holding company are looking to claw back £7m owed to creditors by selling off assets including the firm’s Warrington headquarters.
The Warrington-based primary care developer and investor issued more than 240m shares yesterday, raising £185m to fund its development and acquisition pipeline.
The local enterprise partnership has appointed CBRE to manage a fund to invest in low-carbon building improvements and R&D schemes in the area.
This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.
The builders' merchant has brought an 11-acre site, including a 110,000 sq ft distribution complex in Appleton to market, with an asking price of £7.95m.
