Two of Blackpool’s most iconic visitor attractions, Blackpool Tower and the Winter Gardens complex, are to get a major facelift and redevelopment as part of a groundbreaking £38.9 million project, the investment being a mixture of European, national, regional and local funding, including the NWDA.
 
Blackpool Council will purchase the Tower and the Winter Gardens, put the attractions in public ownership for the very first time and bring in the expertise of world-renowned leisure operator, Merlin Entertainments - operator of the London Eye and Legoland.

An historic agreement has been made to unlock the global growth potential of the Northwest and create an economic zone of international significance. The Atlantic Gateway is a vision for a sustainable economic zone including Merseyside through to north Cheshire, Chester, Halton and Warrington into Greater Manchester which will establish an area of economic growth second only to London within the UK.

The EEF’s successful Manufacturing Week has come to an end but promoting the positive image of Northwest Manufacturing continues. The NWDA has announced a new Manufacturing Forum for the Northwest. Its members will act as ambassadors for this vital Northwest sector.

         

Construction of a major new facility for high-tech businesses, Vanguard House, began on the Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus (Daresbury SIC).   

Small businesses across the Northwest can benefit from free group mentoring to help improve their business performance, as the NWDA launches the second phase of its Business Mentoring programme.

A new framework for the development of the sport business sector over the next ten years has been launched by the NWDA.

Friday 5 March saw the official opening of the People’s History Museum in Manchester with the Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP. The museum is a unique centre which explores many of the world-changing ideas fought for by the working people of Britain and charts the history of democracy from the early 18th century to date.

The NWDA has launched a consultation to seek feedback on a proposed strategy for making Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband a reality in the Northwest. NGA refers to a range of measures to ensure that businesses and consumers are best able to access and exploit the benefits of high-speed broadband connections.

For further stories from the NWDA and partners across the Northwest visit the NWDA website.

The Mersey Tidal Power project has passed a notable milestone with the completion of the first stage of a major feasibility study designed to select a preferred scheme for generating electricity from the tides within the Mersey Estuary.

14 April 2010, Northwest

To support Northwest organisations, Business in the Community, in partnership with Lancaster University Management School, invites participants to join an innovative development programme for future leaders.

23 April 2010, ACE Centre, Nelson

The dinner and awards ceremony will recognise innovative local companies which, despite the pressures of the recession, are still flourishing. 
        

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Next phase of Liverpool’s expanding business district to be launched in Cannes   

The next phase of Liverpool’s expanding business district will be launched as part of a bid to put the city in pole position for civil service or corporate relocations. Pall Mall Exchange will be unveiled at Mipim (Marché International des Professionals d’Immobilier) at Cannes, in the French Riviera.

Nuclear giants pens key deal    

The owners of Lancashire's nuclear fuel factory have taken a major step towards building new reactors in the UK. Westinghouse UK, which runs the Springfields Fuels Ltd factory in Salwick, near Preston, has agreed a partnership with the Government to build a new factory which will make parts of the next generation of power stations.