Business BreakfastForum

4th February 2011

David Monks

Chief Executive Officer Huntingdonshire District Council

Welco

me

Councillor Ian Bates

Leader of Huntingdonshire District Council

Economic Development

Executive Councillor forResources and Policy

Councillor Ken Churchill

Local Economic Partnerships:~

•Economic Development

•Local Transport

•Employment

•Strategic Planning & Housing

•Enterprise & Business Start Ups

•Funding Challenges

• Physical Infrastructure Development

• Skill Development

• Business Support

• Sector Development

• Town Centre Development

• Visitor Development

Economic DevelopmentSix Priority Action Areas:~

Caxton RoadSt Ives

Artist Impression

View East from Sainsbury’scurrent car park entrance

Proposed new Sainsbury’s storeGeorge St, Brampton Rd

Huntingdon Town Centre Improvements

Set up project group to work with BT to:

try to ensure their investment covers as much of our community as possible; and to explore potential for combining technologies with private sector investment plans to extend coverage to more rural areas.

a successful pilot project is now underway in Broughton

We at HDC Economic Development have:~

Broadband

WorklessnessBack to Business Club

Huntingdon

Back to Work ClubSt Neots

NEET Prevention GroupPreparation

mock interviews with local businesses

Team building

Working together

Problem solving

Huntingdonshire Secondary

Education Partnership

for

Economic Development areas of concentration for 2011/12

•Transport

•Infrastructure

•Skills

•Funding opportunities

Executive Councillor forFinance and Customer Service

Councillor Terry Rodgers

Questions to the panel

Chairman: David Monks

Cllr Ian Bates

Cllr Ken Churchill

Cllr Terry Rogers

Panel:

David Monks

Chief Executive Huntingdonshire District Council

Closing Remarks