COMMUNITIES across the area are standing on the brink of a bright new future as businesses prepare for the biggest opportunity in a generation.
An estimated £90bn is set to emerge from west Cumbria over the next 20 years, hailing Copeland as a national and international leader in economic growth.
Business owners, organisations and individuals are invited to learn more about the rare opportunity before them at a special conference next week.
Elected mayor of Copeland, Mike Starkie, who will be hosting the event alongside MP, Jamie Reed, said: "Copeland is set to benefit from the biggest investment in Europe across a range of industries, attracting up to 6,000 new workers and their families to the region.
"We want the world to know that Copeland is a destination for business and a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.
“The growth strategy sets out the vision and opportunities for Copeland’s growth in the coming years. "For investors, innovators, businesses and entrepreneurs, Copeland should be right at the forefront of their plans. Copeland is ready and open for business.”
Copeland’s Growth Strategy aims to showcase everything the borough has to offer and to promote the wide range of commercial opportunities that will arise from this investment.
As well as covering part of the Lake District National Park, Copeland is at the core of UK’s Centre for Nuclear Excellence, being host to Sellafield, the largest nuclear site in Europe, as well the Moorside project, the largest nuclear new build development in Europe.
Copeland’s Growth Strategy launch, which will be held at Muncaster Castle Old Laundry on May 27 from 10am to 12pm, will highlight Copeland as a place for work and play through its unrivalled business prospects combined with education, health and lifestyle opportunities.
Copeland MP, Jamie Reed, will be co-hosting the event and is excited for the opportunities that are coming to Copeland communities.
He said: “Copeland’s best days are ahead of us. The opportunities coming our way over the next few years mean we could be one of the fastest growing sub-regional economies in the country.
“In the nuclear sector we have the opportunity to secure our place as world leaders and in health we are forging ahead with innovative solutions to local challenges. We stand on the verge of a truly transformative area, and this will be showcased on Friday May 27.”
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