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…
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…
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…
Adults across Glasgow City Region are being urged to take part in a new programme helping them ‘make it easier’ to use numbers and maths. Local authorities have joined forces to promote the Multiply123 numeracy programme – hundreds of funded courses and activities, free to local residents and available across…
A £5.827 million contract to deliver one of the next phases – the Argyle Street West Avenue – of the Glasgow City Region City Deal Avenues programme has now been awarded to Rainton Construction (Scotland) Ltd after an open tender process that saw five final submissions considered. The Argyle Street…
Glasgow City Region hosted a 5G Connectivity Event showcasing three innovative Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) funded projects within Glasgow and the wider Region. The event, held on the 10 January 2024, saw more than 80 attendees. Project partners and key stakeholders were invited to presentations and demonstrations…
Construction work to transform Aurs Road between Barrhead and Newton Mearns is underway with the road now closed for 12 months until December 2024. The milestone was marked by a groundbreaking ceremony on 12 January 2024. East Renfrewshire Council Leader Owen O’Donnell met with civil engineering experts GRAHAM who have…
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