Economic Development and enterprise and sustainable communities
Find out more about county council economic development services
Economic Development and Enterprise
The Economic Development and Enterprise service has recently been rated 'Good with promising prospects for improvement' by the Audit Commission for its clear vision, service and purpose.
The service works in partnership with the private sector and other organisations to promote economic growth and prosperity. Find out more.
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Our vision is that Staffordshire will be known for having an economy which has the skills, technology, knowledge and innovation to improve the quality if life of its residents.
We envisage spending £2.7m over three years to deliver the economic development and enterprise aim.
From 2008 to 2011, we will:
- Increase the percentage of new enterprise centres.
- Improve how we manage existing enterprise centres.
- Develop major employment sites.
- Attract inward investment to Staffordshire.
- Increase the percentage of visitors using Shugborough.
- Provide ' business friendly' services to Staffordshire businesses.
- Maintain the highways network and reduce congestion for business.
- Improve the environmental performance of Staffordshire's businesses.
Browse our archive of press releases for more information on economic development and enterprise
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Sustainable communities
Our key areas of work provide the demographic, land availability and socio-economic data and analysis which support future policy development.
Find out more about sustainable communities
Contact Cllr John Wakefield, Cabinet Member for Economic Prosperity and Sustainable Communities.
Stop press - other news about Staffordshire County Council's work on economic development and sustainable communities:
Power surge gives IT experts top national award
"Give us longer to save services," says Leader
Staffordshire sets sights on 2012 Olympic Games
Traditional techniques could help stop flood misery
Four Ashes will lead the way in zero waste push
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12/05/2008 14:10:26
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