Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed to the Cheshire Science Corridor Enterprise Zone following a competitive bidding process.
The commercial property and real estate consultancy has been selected by the Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Zone to get the zone fully operational by 1 April 2016.
Caroline Baker and Heather Standidge from Cushman & Wakefield's Manchester office, together with Ben Pretty and Stephen Miles from the Leeds office, are working collaboratively with the local enterprise partnership, the three constituent Cheshire and Warrington local authorities, the government and landowners on the project.
They are seeking to establish the required legislation, provide clarity on the incentives offered and priorities for investment, develop the marketing and communication plan, and agree future governance arrangements.
The Cheshire Science Corridor brings together some of the area's key assets and business clusters including life science research and facilities at Alderley Park (pictured) and nuclear in Warrington along with environmental technology and advanced manufacturing at the University of Chester's Thornton Science Park and in Ellesmere Port.
The focus will be on raising the profile of the area as a business location and supporting a more coordinated and strategic approach to delivery and sustainable economic growth.
The government announced that the Cheshire Science Corridor had been successful in its bid to become one of 18 new enterprise zones nationally in September 2015.
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