Dundee port named as one of Scotland's new enterprise areas
Dundee's bid to become a hub for the renewables energy industry received a major boost today when the city's port was named as one of Scotland's new enterprise areas.
- Published in the Courier : 17.01.12
- Published online : 17.01.12 @ 05.09pm
The city council and its partners made a bid for the city to be included in the programme after the Scottish Government announced its intention to introduce them last year.
The new zones will offer incentives — such as tax reliefs — to firms locating in certain areas of Scotland and creating new jobs.
The thrust of Dundee's bid was focused on the opportunities within the green energy sector and its associated supply chain.
City council administration leader Ken Guild said the authority and its partners lobbied hard for Dundee to be included in the enterprise area programme.
Scotland's four new enterprise areas were confirmed on Tuesday by Finance Secretary John Swinney.
The city's aspirations were boosted last month when SSE signed a memorandum of understanding with the local authority, Forth Ports and Scottish Enterprise.
It explores options for a possible new manufacturing plant at Dundee Port that would create hundreds of highly-skilled posts.
- For more on what today's announcement could mean for Dundee, see Wednesday's Courier.
10.59pm - 17.01.2012 wully - Dundee, Scotland Report This
Previous statements from the SNP Executive led us to believe that this wouldn't be announced until March. Is there an election due or has the news of Dundee's low income levels revealed last week pressurised Mr. Salmond into announcing early?
03.20pm - 10.02.2012 Caadfael - Forfar, Nuclear free Scotland Report This
Forth Ports has pulled the rug from under Dundee by announcing plans for Leith to become a hub for Scottish offshore industry in the wake of the failure of its incinerator plans. Just saying!
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