Investment Zone The first thing I wanted to update on is progress in the Region’s £160 million Investment Zone. Our Open Call for project funding bids has generated substantial interest from across the Region – and far beyond our initial expectations. This is a great result and proof that the…
April 2024 Director’s Blog
The Open Call for project funding bids for Glasgow City Region’s £160 million Investment Zone has generated substantial interest from across the Region. At the close of the Open Call which ran from January until the end of March 2024, almost £2 billion worth of project funding bids had been submitted over…
Construction of the first opening road bridge over the River Clyde has taken a fresh step forward as new dolphins have been installed into position on the river. The dolphins are steel structures which are the latest part of the project to be completed and provide the additional safety infrastructure…
Over £11m has been invested in a major upgrade of facilities at Inchgreen Marine Park in Inverclyde to help attract new tenants to the site. New utility connections, new roadways and even the purchase of extra land to make the site more usable are among the developments that have just…
Glasgow City Region is seeing a multi-million pound boost to private investment into the local innovation economy. This is thanks to a unique Innovation Accelerator programme, led by Innovate UK on behalf of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Department for Science and Innovation (DSIT). Glasgow City Region was…
The Princess Royal met groups and businesses involved in the new terminal building The Princess Royal was given a warm Inverclyde welcome as she visited the new Greenock Ocean Terminal Visitor Centre just six months after it was officially opened. During her visit, The Princess Royal met officials from Inverclyde…
Consultation is taking place to help guide future improvements along a busy route through Bishopbriggs and North Glasgow. East Dunbartonshire Council is asking residents, businesses and groups to help steer the A803 Corridor Improvements Project. It’s part of the Council’s £34.88 million Place and Growth Programme – supported by £15…
Glasgow City Region is a recognised powerhouse of industry and innovation, and one of the largest regions in the UK. As the birthplace of the key ideas and technologies that drove the industrial revolution, it delivered unprecedented social and economic change across the UK and wider world. Today, the Region…
Glasgow City Region’s City Deal is delivering a number of high-profile infrastructure projects that are changing the areas physical landscape – including new roads, bridges and cycle routes to improve connectivity and access to work, as well as extensive remediation works which have underpinned all three of the Region’s three…
This month welcomes a further Innovation funding win for Glasgow City Region, building on our Innovation Accelerator Programme. Six colleges across Glasgow City Region will each host a new innovation hub to support innovation in local businesses. The year-long College Local Innovation Centres (CLIC) pilot project, funded by the Innovate UK Further Education Innovation…