News
Jim Carter joins Board
18 April 2013
The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership has appointed Jim Carter, deputy chairman of the Eric Wright Group, to its board of directors.
First communities to benefit from multi-million Superfast Lancashire broadband project are announced
13 March 2013
Around 13,000 homes and businesses will be first to benefit. Around 2,700 kilometres of optical fibre cable will be installed in Lancashire over the lifetime of the project. High-speed broadband to reach 97 per cent of premises by end of 2015. Business support centre to launch in the summer.
Preston City Deal bid gets green light
5 March 2013
Council and business leaders have welcomed news that the Government has given the green light for Preston to secure a City Deal, supporting plans to create around 23,000 jobs in and around the city over the next decade.
Burnley Bridge Business Park now open for business
5 March 2013
Burnley Bridge Business Park, the 70-acre employment site immediately adjacent to Junction 9 of the M65, has been launched.
Leyland boost for North West industrial market
1 March 2013
Development has commenced at Lancashire Business Park in Leyland, with the largest new industrial and logistics scheme to take place nationwide, since the onset of the economic downturn.
Bid for new Enterprise Zone cash
1 March 2013
The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership is set to bid for a share of a new £59 million government fund set up to help accelerate work on Enterprise Zones.
Growing Places Fund for Luneside East
13 February 2013
Work has started on the long-awaited redevelopment of the Luneside East site in Lancaster, to create a new neighbourhood with homes and businesses at St George's Quay.
Growth Call for Lancashire Businesses
24 January 2013
Lancashire County Council is encouraging larger businesses to apply for funding from the Regional Growth Fund.
New Business Growth Hub - Procurement Opportunities
1 January 2013
A £7.25m scheme to help promote business growth is now inviting tenders for three core services, contributing to the overall targets of creating 1,200 jobs by 2015, safeguarding 700 jobs and boosting the Lancashire economy by £20m.
New Hub to boost business
1 December 2012
A £7.25m scheme to help promote business growth in Lancashire moved a step closer with the approval of match funding from the European Regional Development Fund. The Lancashire Business Growth Hub will enable businesses to create more than 1,200 jobs by 2015, safeguard a further 700 and boost the Lancashire economy by £20m.