Article: Ebbw Vale makes its bid to attract new jobs; REVIVAL: State-of-the-art innovation centre offers hope to the town Corus left behind.(Business)

Byline: SION BARRY Business Editor

A NEW business innovation centre in Ebbw Vale, a town still reeling from the closure of its Corus steelmaking plant, could bring hundreds of jobs to the town.

As part of a pounds 2.7m project, spearheaded by the regeneration arm of Corus, UK Steel Enterprise (UKSE), the innovation centre aims to attract new businesses and investment to the town.

UKSE has secured pounds 1.1m of Objective One funding for the project, as well as support from the Welsh Development Agency and Blaenau Gwent County Borough.

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