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The vision: To transform the Midlands Growth Corridor into a clean energy super corridor and a primary location for sustainable growth and investment in the UK..

Linking directly to international markets

Connecting over a million people and half a million jobs, the A50/A500 is relied on to move products and connect supply chains. Above and beyond its connectivity, the corridor is now recognised as a hub for manufacturing and innovation, with major businesses along the corridor specialising in clean energy, hydrogen and technology.

Working in partnership

Working with Midlands Connect, the Midlands Engine and neighbouring local authorities through a Strategic Alliance, Staffordshire County Council has developed strategic investment proposals with the support of Deloitte.

These are intended to back what makes Britain great through advancing clean technology, green growth, transport, logistics, connectivity and investment in local skills in order to accelerate ambitious sustainable economic growth opportunities along the corridor. In addition to supporting local communities to give them access to more and better paid jobs.

Development opportunity

The corridor outlines how the strength of the existing ecosystem presents an exceptional opportunity – business, industries, academia and the existing and proposed assets along the A50/A500 that can be leveraged to support delivery of the propositions, primarily private sector manufacturing.

To deliver a super corridor of national and global significance, the Alliance is proposing the development of six strategic business cases in support of the private sector.

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The vision: to transform the Midlands Growth Corridor into one of the primary locations for sustainable growth and investment in the UK.

Linking directly to international markets

Connecting over a million people and half a million jobs, the A50/A500 is relied on to move products and connect supply chains. Above and beyond its connectivity, the corridor is now recognised as a hub for manufacturing and innovation, with major businesses along the corridor specialising in clean energy, hydrogen and technology.

Working with Midlands Connect and the Midlands Engine

In partnership with Midlands Connect, the Midlands Engine and neighbouring local authorities, Staffordshire County Council has published an A50/A500 Investment Prospectus, built around the themes of advancing clean technology, green growth, transport and logisitics, connectivity investment in local skills in order to accelerate ambitious economic growth opportunities along the corridor.

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Our prospectus outlines exceptional opportunity

Our prospectus outlines how the strength of the existing ecosystem presents an exceptional opportunity – business, industries, academia and the existing and proposed assets along the A50/A500 that can be leveraged to support delivery of the propositions, primarily private sector manufacturing. The prospectus can be downloaded via the link below.

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