Article: Backing for pounds 70m investment in jobs; WEST BROMWICH: Government gives nod to Sandwell Council's land grab.(News)

Byline: By Steve Johnson

AMBITIOUS plans for a regional business centre and offices in West Bromwich, bringing 2,000 jobs and pounds 70 million investment, have taken a big step forward.

Sandwell Council has been given the go ahead to acquire key sites in the town.

The Government Office for the West Midlands has confirmed a compulsory purchase order on parts of All Saints, seven-acre site off Sandwell Road and Bratt Street fronting the Expressway.

The move means the council and its private sector strategic partner BT/Liberata can press ahead with plans for a 120,000 sq ft regional business centre which will house a range of IT and core ...

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