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<p>Huddersfield benefits from the significant investment Government is making across
Leeds City Region through their £573m Growth Deal, which will deliver at least 8,000
jobs and allow 1,000 new homes to be built by 2021. In particular, Huddersfield will
benefit from an Advanced (Process) Manufacturing and Research Hub at Kirklees College
which will be delivered as part of the Local Enterprise Partnership’s Skills Capital
programme. The Government has committed a further £1bn to Growth Deals and will announce
an extension to Leeds City Region Growth Deal shortly.</p><p><br>Huddersfield businesses
have attracted £5.9m of Regional Growth Funding for 4 projects which are expected
to create or safeguard 297 jobs and bring £21.4m of private investment to the area.
Huddersfield and Kirklees businesses are also creating new jobs with the help of the
Regional Growth Fund-supported Leeds City Region Business Grant programme. This programme
is being boosted by the Growth Deal which will enable companies to access these grants
for a further 3 years.</p><p> </p>
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