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18/07/2001
Laganside reveals record year
The Laganside Corporation has reported its best ever year for investment.
According to the corporation’s annual report released on Tuesday, the year 2000 brought in around £10 million a month in investment projects in Belfast’s Laganside area.
Around 7,500 jobs were also created in a number of new developments. These included the establishment of offices by Fujitsu, Prudential and Halifax, who announced 1,800 jobs for its new call centre.
With most of the West Bank of the Lagan now completed the Corporation will now set its sights on transforming the East Bank, which covers a 17 hectare site.
Around 440 residential units have now been constructed within Laganside while the construction of 92 apartments at Donegall Quay and 118 apartments at Queen’s Quay, has already got under way.
The Laganside area now comprises prestigious office and residential developments including Lanyon Place, the Gasworks, Mays Meadow and the Cathedral Quarter. (MB)
According to the corporation’s annual report released on Tuesday, the year 2000 brought in around £10 million a month in investment projects in Belfast’s Laganside area.
Around 7,500 jobs were also created in a number of new developments. These included the establishment of offices by Fujitsu, Prudential and Halifax, who announced 1,800 jobs for its new call centre.
With most of the West Bank of the Lagan now completed the Corporation will now set its sights on transforming the East Bank, which covers a 17 hectare site.
Around 440 residential units have now been constructed within Laganside while the construction of 92 apartments at Donegall Quay and 118 apartments at Queen’s Quay, has already got under way.
The Laganside area now comprises prestigious office and residential developments including Lanyon Place, the Gasworks, Mays Meadow and the Cathedral Quarter. (MB)
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