At a recent meeting of the Norwich Chamber Council, members were given a briefing on the proposed Greater Norwich City Deal bid from Jason Middleton, Funding and Projects Manager with New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (NALEP).
The City Deals bid encompasses both Ipswich and Norwich and aims to secure additional public and private sector funding to deliver increased GVA and jobs, as well as improvements to infrastructure within the Greater Norwich and Ipswich areas, over a thirteen year period to 2026.
City Deal will see the introduction of several new support and grant schemes to help business grow and innovate, as well as supporting the development of business sector clusters, such as the Norwich Research Park, Norwich city centre and Norwich International Airport.
Peter Foster, the incoming Chair of Norwich Chamber Council said “The City Deal bid is an exciting opportunity to drive further economic growth in the Greater Norwich area and will benefit key sectors such as agri-tech, life sciences, aviation engineering and digital creative. The Norwich Chamber Council is in full support of the bid and is keen to work with NALEP to ensure its success.”
