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Economic Developement

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Head of Economic Development - Allan Haile

Key priorities

Allan Haile
Allan Haile
  • Encourage existing businesses to grow.
  • Attract new investment.
  • Reduce worklessness. 
  • Improve skills throughout Cumbria.
  • Enrich and strengthen people’s lives through culture, sport and leisure.

Our policy, programmes, projects and regeneration support teams are managed directly by the council's Head of Economic Development.

Visit the Business section of the website 

Areas of activity

1. Policy

Policy team

Advise on new and emerging European and UK policies. Manage policies and projects to address worklessness, maximise economic opportunities from the sports sector, support the Cumbria Employment and Skills Board and manage the Rural Development Programme for England. Find out more

2. Programmes

Programmes

Manage the council’s input to business development through support for social enterprises, manage the regional business support programme in Cumbria, the Cumbria Rural Infrastructure support programme and Made in Cumbria. Find out about available grants and support

3. Projects

Projects

Deliver on land reclamation and employment site development projects and act as client for major infrastructure schemes. Find out more

4. Regeneration Support Team

Regeneration support team

Support regeneration partners countywide with a project appraisal service and accountable body function. Provides Europe Direct Service. Find out more

5. Invest in Cumbria

Invest in Cumbria

A company wholly owned by Cumbria County Council which works with the private sector to identify and encourage new investment opportunities for new and existing businesses. Visit the Invest in Cumbria websitethis external link will open in a new window

6. Port of Workington

Port of Workington

The county council is the owner and operator of the Port of Workington which is working on a significant regeneration agenda to develop it into the gateway to Britain’s Energy Coast. Find out morethis external link will open in a new window

Barrow, West Cumbria and Eden and South Lakeland Delivery Teams

Delivery teams

Cumbria County Council is responsible for economic development and regeneration delivery teams for Eden and South Lakeland, West Cumbria and Barrow. Delivery teams have their own programme director and focus on delivering projects outlined in Cumbria's Economic Sub-regional Action Plan and are managed through delivery boards: Eden and South Lakeland Delivery Board, West Cumbria Vision and Barrow Regeneration. Find out more

Partners:

District and Borough Councils, Lake District National Park, Cumbria Vision, North West Development Agency, Homes and Communities Agency, Capita, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Nuclear Management Partners and Sellafield Limited, Europe.