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LONDON DEVELOPMENT AGENCY  The London Development Agency is the Mayor of London's agency for business and jobs, and is the Mayor's agency responsible for driving London's sustainable economic growth. We work to deliver the Mayor's vision for London to be a sustainable world city with strong, long-term economic growth, social inclusion and active environmental improvement. Sustainability, for the LDA, is about the long-term economic, environmental and social implications of the way we work. WEBSITE SPONSORS
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 Mayor awards London´s top carbon-busting organisationsFlagship energy efficiency programmes save London 570,000 tonnes of carbon and chopping £70 million off their energy bills. LDA launches search for Gallions Quarter developersThe LDA is looking for development partners for a site in the Albert Basin in east London’s Royal Docks. The Gallions Quarter will be a vibrant mixed-use scheme, with over 600 new homes built to high environmental standards in a neighbourhood next to Gallions Reach DLR station. Over 700 unemployed Londoners achieve their own Personal BestOver 700 Londoners from diverse backgrounds have celebrated completing the pre-volunteer programme for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games at a Recognition of Achievement event. LDA statement on Mayor of London´s proposals for devolutionResponse to the Mayor of London´s proposals for devolution in London by the London Development Agency Chair - Harvey McGrath. Mayor unveils plans for £30m Siemens Pavilion to kick-start London’s ‘Green Enterprise District’The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, the chief executive of Siemens, Andreas J. Goss and the Mayor of Newham Borough Council, Sir Robin Wales, today announced a plan for Siemens to invest £30 million in a new landmark building in East London, comprising an exhibition and conference centre. LDA´s 2012 London Cultural Skills Fund helps one thousand LondonersLondoners have been given a stepping stone into work through the LDA´s 2012 London Cultural Skills Fund. The fund develops the creative skills of Londoners to increase their employability in one of London’s most vibrant sectors. Rainham Village to receive £3 million boost from London Development AgencyThe LDA is to invest almost £3 million in improvements in the historic Rainham village, one of the Mayor´s Great Spaces. These will make it easier for pedestrians and cyclists to move around and through the village. Building an even greater London - east London opportunities announcedThe LDA is putting six development sites on the market, demonstrating its confidence that it can find partners who want to invest and share its vision for east London. London extends welcome ahead of 2012 GamesThe LDA is extending the welcome to visitors to the capital in the lead up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Next Page | Last Page | |
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