Enterprise zones have been allocated £23m of new funding to deliver essential infrastructure for new jobs.
According to LG news:
The money, from the Department of Communities and Local Government, will fund new roads, utility lines and construction projects to bring more jobs to Bristol, Manchester, Great Yarmouth and Leicestershire.
Local growth minister, Kris Hopkins, said the extra investment was part of the Government’s long term economic plan to provide more local jobs. Hopkins said: ‘Enterprise zones are showing that our long term economic plan to secure a better future is spreading businesses, jobs and skills training across the country.
‘Today’s cash injection will give four zones the raw ingredients to make their sites a stronger, more competitive business environment that will attract new jobs for hardworking local people.’
The Government said enterprise zones have created over 9,000 jobs and secured £1.2bn of private sector investment since they started three years ago.