If this message does not display correctly, click here or go to http://www.capitalwales.com/news   The Dragon Economist | Capital Wales News Update Issue 25 | May 2008
Capital Wales is home to over half of Wales' workforce and its industry. The region offers one of the most highly skilled and productive workforces in Europe along with an excellent quality of life and attractive investment packages. Call 01443 845821 to discuss the business assistance, grants and free advice we can offer to make a business expansion in Wales even easier. BUSINESS IS FLAT OUT FOR AIRCRAFT SEATING COMPANY Contour Premium Aircraft Seating which design, manufacture and supply the world’s leading airlines with a range of innovative seating is expanding its operations in Cwmbran. read more »» HEADS OF VALLEYS FUNDING WILL TRANSFORM DERELICT SITE INTO BUSINESS HUB A derelict former petrol station in Treherbert is going to be the site of an attractive new building for budding new business. The development is the result of a successful application by Communities First Partnership CwmNi to the Heads of the Valleys regeneration programme. read more »» A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THE HISTORIC DOWLAIS ENGINE HOUSE The cracked and worn century old windows in the historic Dowlais Blast Engine House have been refurbished - which means rain won’t stop play for local youth groups who use the building. As a listed building, the Engine House in Merthyr has retained the same windows since it was built in 1905 but the panes and steel frames in one wall had become so badly damaged that wind and rain would often enter the sports hall, disrupting its use. read more »» JOBS STRATEGY TO AID REGENERATION OF HEADS OF THE VALLEYS Thousands of Heads of the Valleys people are to be offered new help to gain jobs, Welsh Assembly Government Deputy Minister for Regeneration Leighton Andrews announced. The launch of JobMatch is part of an integrated approach to sustainable regeneration of the former coal and steel industry areas, and the message to unemployed people of working age is: “You’re better off in a job.” read more »» SONY HAS DOUBLE REASON TO CELEBRATE AS IT WINS TWO NEW PROJECTS Wales has been chosen as the global centre for manufacturing the first generation of Sony high definition professional camcorder systems that will be sold worldwide. The Sony UK Technology Centre in Pencoed has also been chosen as the location for the company’s European service and repair centre for digital cameras and camcorders. read more »»
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