Earlier this month, the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership team and functions transitioned into the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA). We caught up with Scott Knowles DL, Chief Executive at East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire) and D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership Board Member, and invited him to share his reflections on this move. Scott said: “The Chamber was right there at the beginning of the LEP concept in 2010, becoming the ‘managing employer’ of D2N2 LEP, when for a while that was a single individual! Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) have had an essential role in the last 14+ years, being a conduit for how funds have been deployed from the centre for use locally, to have the strongest impact on the greatest number of people and businesses, providing leverage and pump priming for capital projects that otherwise would not have happened, and providing a service to the wider public / private sector LEP partnership in regard to research and economic intelligence to ensure sound economic decisions are made with the limited funds from the centre into the two counties and cities of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Working very closely with the Chamber, on the delivery of the D2N2 Growth Hub, partnering with our world class universities, the private and voluntary sectors, D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership has steered the business support landscape and pioneered enduring initiatives such as widespread decarbonisation plans for business, championed the development of skills strategies to address the acute skills shortage across the cities and counties and embraced the potential of hydrogen as a low carbon fuel source via East Midlands Hydrogen. The capital projects supported by D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership are legion – from essential transport infrastructure programmes, to addressing digital shortcomings in rural parts of the counties to supporting the development of the tourism and leisure offer for visitors. The D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership team have worked superbly across this era, often invisible to some, to deliver true economic benefit for #Derby, #Derbyshire, #Nottingham and #Nottinghamshire. With our East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) in place, I’m excited about what our region can now achieve, and I’d like to take this opportunity to wish our former D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership colleagues well in their new roles in EMCCA.” 👉 Read more here https://bit.ly/3xqUL6m Will Morlidge Nicola Swaney Fiona Baker Tom Goshawk Lana Jay Galyer David Williams MBE DL Mark Rogers Damien Dacey Fran Collingham Rich Dawson James Stone Amanda Mays Richard Grice Richard Blackmore Ian Bates Lucy Robinson
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Better outcomes for Melbourne’s West! LeadWest, an alliance of the five councils of Melbourne's West has released its priorities for investment, calling on the leaders of the major parties ahead of the federal election. Their 'Invest in Melbourne's West' initiative calls for the urgent government investment required to deliver the most critical transport, infrastructure, housing, community, and greening projects the West needs. Key priorities include: 🚗 Upgrading the Western Highway and Calder Freeway 💡 Electrification of Melton and Wyndham train lines 🚝 Melbourne Airport Rail and the Sunshine Precinct 🏞️ A new environmental wetlands centre in Altona 🎭 Funding Creative West - a new cultural and performance hub. LeadWest priorities seek to create jobs, improve connectivity, and enhance liveability for one of Australia’s fastest-growing regions. It's time to invest in Melbourne's West! Learn more about Invest in Melbourne’s West here: https://lnkd.in/gyg9dsVq
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We've just published our latest Outcomes report, highlighting the economic and environmental impacts we and our many partners have made over the past 12 months. Examples of this include: 🚌 Attracting private investment into the bus sector to speed up the delivery of electric buses 🏠 New affordable housing development after supporting the public-to-public sale of the site of the former Clydebank Health Centre ⛴️ Speeding up investment in Stornoway leading to the recently opened deep water terminal that is anticipated to attract £5bn of long-term economic benefit over the next 10 years 🏠 A third pilot to deliver more affordable housing with six local authorities as regional partners. 🏫 Ensuring the design of East Lothian Council’s new Wallyford Campus supports future local employment needs 🥬 Net Zero Buildings Standard supporting over £3bn of public sector projects These achievements and more are documented in 19 new case studies which can be found on our dedicated Outcomes website. Speaking of the achievements, Peter Reekie, chief executive of the Scottish Futures Trust said: “At times when budgets are becoming ever tighter, it is vital that we look to maximise the use of our existing public sector properties whilst looking at new ways to attract investment, which has been our focus for many years as Scotland’s centre of infrastructure expertise. “We are finalising our new Corporate Plan which will take us to the end of this decade, and we will be prioritising our resources toward economic growth and delivering net zero outcomes to support a sustainable and thriving Scottish economy. “We will continue to use our funding and financing expertise to unlock increased levels of private investment, and work with colleagues across the public and private sectors to improve the quality and delivery of infrastructure projects and programmes across Scotland.” https://lnkd.in/e2NxC9nY #infrastructure #construction #netzero #scotland
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Sometimes repeating the same thing over and over helps (I think?). So for the new Ministers in the DfT, some narrative re the Cardiff Crossrail. In essence we can deliver the benefits of a brand new £2-3Bn 20Km rapid transit network for less than half of that cost by better utilising the existing rail (plus a few short new connections like "Station Link"). Crossrail Phase 1a is funded (that is appreciated) - However, it is Phase 2 that starts to unlock the bigger strategic benefits & provides the foundation for the full scheme (which as stated has the biggest economic impact and mode shift potential of any in Wales); Phase 2 prob needs just £200-300M #heidialexander #simonlightwood Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom https://lnkd.in/ewB4FiEc
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Harrison Street’s Head of Utilities Carolyn Arida and Head of PPP Business Development James Hennessy were recently featured in a Q&A by UK-based inspiratia focusing on our approach to PPP investments, the incorporation of sustainability metrics, and the growth of our infrastructure platform since its launch in 2018. The piece highlights how a growing number of institutions in the United States are ahead of other countries in leveraging the PPP model to meet their long-term student housing, decarbonization, utilities and infrastructure modernization objectives. Carolyn and Jim also explain how a flexible and strategic approach is needed to incorporate newer technologies that align with the goals of all stakeholders. Harrison Street’s infrastructure strategy focuses on the unmet needs of universities, health systems, schools and municipal users and since inception, the firm has invested $5.5 billion across 60 public-private partnership opportunities. Read the full Q&A feature here: https://lnkd.in/g6VvYQ74 #HarrisonStreet #Infrastructure #AlternativeRealAssets #DemographicDrivenTailwinds
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These missing metro rail links are critical. Opening the Western Sydney Airport without rail from west to east will be simply embarrassing. Let’s agree to connect Leppington to Bradfield. Priority 1. Then the other two links. As for costs, there are many options for funding. The federal government, whose asset (the airport) is the single biggest beneficiary of a connected transport link, would be the first place to start. They should fund at least 80%. The State funds 20%. Let’s do it now
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