Convergence
Audio: LEP update
With Cornwall Council’s proposal for a forthcoming Local Enterprise Partnership set to wing its way to Whitehall, Kernowpods.com’s Matthew Clarke listens to local business fears that it could become too public sector dominated.
£450K Convergence boost for Calidus
Ambitious expansion plans for a Cornwall-based company specialising in technology for the oil and gas and geothermal industries are to be supported by almost half a million pounds worth of Convergence investment.
£2.9M boost for Redruth
Four new high quality factory units supporting up to 70 jobs are to be built in Redruth following the approval of ERDF Convergence investment for the £2.9 million project.
Green light for £13.5M Gateway
An ambitious scheme worth almost £13.5 million to build offices and industrial units in Redruth and create more than 170 jobs has been approved for ERDF Convergence investment.
Council gives LEP latest
Cornwall Council has outlined its latest position regarding the future of the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) which is due to replace the South West RDA.
Audio: Thelma Sorensen on LEP
Thelma Sorensen, chairman of the Cornwall Business Partnership, shares some of her thoughts on the opportunities presented by the upcoming Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) with Matthew Clarke
Audio: The Cornwall LEP debate
Local entrepreneur Iain Scott talks to Matthew Clarke and explains why it is so important for Cornish businesses to make themselves heard in the debate over the upcoming Local Enterprise Partnership.
Silos ready for the harvest
The major development to increase grain storage facilities at Kernow Grain near Bodmin will be ready time for harvest, with completion expected by the end of August.
£30M research institute investment
A £30 million investment to put Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly at the forefront of environmental and climate change technologies was announced today by the South West RDA and the University of Exeter.
Government confirms match freeze
A splinter of light has been shed on the current uncertainties surrounding the Convergence programme.
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