Essex Growth
An economic powerhouse
Essex is recognised as an economic powerhouse in the east of England with an aggressive growth agenda. Your business can take advantage of massive investment flowing into the county to maintain sustainable growth and build on existing success.
Government-backed growth is creating new markets and business opportunities, and attracting even more skilled people to the county to fill the massive rise in job vacancies.
It will receive an extra boost from the huge investment surrounding the London Olympics. Growth on this scale is creating an economic vibrancy opens up unique investment opportunities for local, national and international businesses.
Essex has two main growth areas: Haven Gateway around Harwich and Colchester, and Europe’s largest regeneration programme, the Thames Gateway in south Essex.
As well as selecting Essex for two of the most significant national growth areas, the Government has set high growth targets across the county, with a provisional target of 131,000 new jobs by 2021 - more than a quarter of the total for the east of England.
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