The Millennium Point science and technology centre in Birmingham has will go ahead following sponsor’s pledges of £6m.
The scheme will cost £111.6m and combine a high tech tourist attraction with educational and research facilities for schools and industry. Apart from the £6m in sponsorship, the Birmingham project has already secured £23.1m of European Union cash, as well as financial support from English Partnerships, the government’s urban regeneration agency, and local authorities.
- Financial Times 28/10/97 page 18
