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East Midlands Development Agency The East Midlands Development Agency has agreed a deal with developer Ingleby to build a £60m science park in Abbey Park Lane, Leicester, which will create more than 1,000 jobs. 13-Apr-2007 The East Midlands Development Agency has announced that up to 40 jobs will be lost when five Business Links offices are combined into one operating from Derby in April. 21-Feb-2007 The East Midlands Development Agency has selected the Pavilion Gardens in Buxton as its preferred location to set up a 30,000 sq ft food hall offering speciality food from regional producers. 12-Jul-2006 East Midlands Development Agency is planning to set up a 30,000 sq ft "alternative supermarket" supplying fresh local food over the next two years, which could lead to the development of a 300-strong nationwide chain. 10-Mar-2006 East Midlands Development Agency is planning to set up a £8m food mall supplying local delicacies, and suitable sites are being considered throughout the region. 31-Mar-2005 East Midlands Development Agency and Lincolnshire Enterprise are planning to set up a £2m media and computing centre at the University of Lincoln, in order to improve the links between the university and local companies. 31-Mar-2005 The East Midlands Development Agency has sold a 62-acre site at the former Shirebrook Colliery near Mansfield to Sports World International, and a sporting goods distribution centre will be built with the creation of 1,000 jobs. 14-Oct-2004 The East Midlands Development Agency is assisting Maul-Belser, the Bertelsmann subsidiary, with proposals to build a new printing plant near Derby, at a cost of up to £100m. 11-Nov-2003 East Midlands Development Agency and the Connect Midlands business advisory network are backing a new scheme called InvoRed, which will provide funding of up to £3m to early-stage technology companies in the region. 25-Jun-2003 The East Midlands Development Agency is said to be in discussions with an unnamed German printing company about plans to set up a catalogue printing, packaging and distribution site in Derby. 04-Mar-2003 The East Midlands Development Agency is to help fund a £0.4m project to generate power at the former Markham colliery site in Derbyshire, using a 148-acre willow tree plantation as fuel. 11-Oct-2002 East Midlands Development Agency is considering three potential sites in the St George's area of Leicester for the development of a £1m resource centre for the textile industry. 18-Feb-2002 East Midlands Development Agency is looking to attract a major inward investor to the 70 acre Penniment Farm site near Mansfield, as a key part of its new three-year business plan. 10-May-2000 East Midlands Development Agency has announced that Tsubakimoto of Japan is to set up a £2m warehouse and office facility for its roller chain business at the Sherwood Park Enterprise Zone. 25-Nov-1999 East Midlands Development Agency is supporting plans from OCG Cacao of France to open a £8.5m chocolate factory in Worksop next year, with the creation of 50 jobs. 17-Nov-1999 East Midlands Development Agency has announced that TDS Systemhouse of Germany is to set up a UK computer services headquarters at the Tapton Park Innovation Centre near Chesterfield, and aims to create 100 jobs over the next three years. 08-Apr-1999 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007