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£18m Stowmarket innovation centre officially opens
A new skills and innovation centre backed by Freeport East funding has opened in Stowmarket, offering office space, training facilities and support for growing businesses across Suffolk.
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Freeport East is one of twelve freeports in England. It is a hub for global trade and national regeneration, and a hotbed for innovation that will impact the region and the UK. It covers over a thousand square kilometres in total, stretching from Felixstowe and Harwich down through Clacton and Jaywick, out around Colchester and Sudbury, Stowmarket and Woodbridge and will create 13,500 new jobs and generate a Gross Value Added (GVA) of £5.5 billion over 10 years.
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The Suffolk factory making the 'shells' that house the UK's warehouses and data centres
You may never have heard of insulated sandwich panels, but chances are you have been inside a building that depends on them. Now they are being made just outside Stowmarket.
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Freeport East targets £500m with new 'investment concierge' service
Freeport East has launched a new "Investment Concierge Service" aimed at attracting £500 million of additional private sector investment to the East of England, after helping to secure £450 million across the region to date.
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Orwell Crossing and Copdock named among 14 priorities in new transport masterplan
A new transport masterplan drawn up in partnership by Freeport East and Transport East has set out 14 priority investments for the region, with the A14 Orwell Crossing and Copdock Interchange among the schemes identified as critical to unlocking economic growth.
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What new Suffolk military drone factory means for jobs, defence and the region
A new drone manufacturing facility in Mildenhall is promising up to 500 jobs, apprenticeships and a testing centre near Ipswich – here is what the investment means for Suffolk.
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Freeport East drives £250m investment in region, appoints new partnership chiefs
Freeport East has appointed two international trade specialists following a year in which it advanced £250m of private sector investment and employment opportunities across East Anglia.
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Cyber security programme approves first local projects
A new cyber security programme has received more than 150 expressions of interest from local businesses – almost three times its target – as it approves its first eight projects.
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How Suffolk's new drone factory will support Ukraine's military
Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive long-range unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured in Mildenhall and tested near Ipswich, as Suffolk is set to become a crucial link in Ukraine's defence supply chain against Russian forces.
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Ukrainian drone company invests £200m in Suffolk factories
Ukrspecsystems confirmed today it will build a new 11,000m2 factory at Mildenhall and a testing centre in Elmsett, just outside Ipswich, creating around 500 jobs and apprenticeships.
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Free cybersecurity support launched for Suffolk and Essex businesses
Small and medium-sized businesses in Ipswich can now apply for free cybersecurity support through a new partnership between Freeport East and the University of Essex launching this month.
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How sunshine data reveals untapped solar energy opportunity across Suffolk
Government mapping using 2023 climate data identifies areas where solar panel investment could deliver maximum energy returns, with several Suffolk locations highlighted.
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Increasing region's grid capacity could unlock hundreds of millions of pounds of investment
Investment in 500MW of new electricity capacity around Felixstowe and Harwich could unlock hundreds of millions of pounds in foreign investment and thousands of jobs, according to a new Renewable Energy Association report.