Around 32,000 jobs to be created in £160m Greater Manchester ‘Investment Zone’
Around 32,000 jobs are expected to be created in Greater Manchester as details of a £160m ‘Investment Zone’ have been announced. Public funding confirmed by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the autumn statement today (November 22) will be spent on the city-region’s advanced manufacturing sector over the next 10 years, attract around £1.1bn of private sector investment to the city-region.