Work has got under way on Kingsway, in Rochdale, one of the North West’s biggest business parks: the first properties at the £350m, 420 acre park should be ready for occupation early in 2007.
The news is included in a regional focus published in the Financial Times on the North West.
Another article tells how Merseyside’s plans for a light rail system could be frustrated this week if local councils and ministers remain at odds over funding.
Another reports that Merseyside Special Investment Fund will officially launch the Liverpool Seed Fund, a £27m investment pot for start-ups backed by the European Union, The Co-operative Bank and Barclays.
References: Financial Times 26/09/05 page 28
