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07 May 2008 National migrant workers conference comes to the East
Sheila Childershouse A conference to set the national agenda for bringing migrant workers into the workforce mainstream will be hosted at Newmarket Racecourse on Wednesday 25 June

18 April 2008 One week remains for East of England entrepreneurs to access up to £1.5m of funding
RTG cash East of England entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas have until 5pm on Friday 25 April to apply for a share in the East of England Development Agency's (EEDA) 'Proof of Concept fund'.

03 April 2008 TV production centre set for state-of-the-art technology
Vision mixer EPIC, the Norfolk County Council run production centre in Norwich, will take step nearer making TV programmes for the next broadcasting generation thanks to a £1.5 million grant from EEDA

09 April 2008 EEDA awards funding to Cranfield University and University of Cambridge to establish presence at Colworth Science Park
Finance for innovation image EEDA has awarded a £1.85m grant to two of the world's leading academic institutions to establish an academic presence at Colworth Science Park in Bedfordshire.

09 April 2008 £1 billion regional fund for transport and infrastructure projects
transport EEDA is exploring an innovative regional infrastructure fund which could be worth £1 billion and pay for the accelerated delivery of transport and other infrastructure projects in the East of England.

01 April 2008 East of England Development Agency re-affirms importance of skilled migrant workers to the region
Mark Allison In response to today's published report on the economic impact of migrant workers by the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, EEDA has re-affirmed the importance of skilled migrant workers to the East of England

31 March 2008 EEDA welcomes consultation on government plans for delivery of economic growth in East of England
David Marlow The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) today welcomed the launch of consultation on the government's plans to reform delivery of economic growth across England.

31 March 2008 CIP Ltd hosts UK fibre-to-the-home Conference in the region
Mouse Workshop sees major players in the industry, government and universities come together to discuss the technical, economic and political hurdles restricting fibre-to-the home (FTTH) technology deployment throughout the UK

25 March 2008 The EPIC Pitch
Phil Johnson recieving cheque from Daniel Cox Success for local production company at £10,000 studio pitching competition

20 March 2008 How much water are you wasting?
Estuary Saturday 22 March is World Day for Water and people all over the globe will be doing their bit to mark the occasion.

19 March 2008 EEDA says 'Stay East' this Easter
American Hanger at Duxford The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) is encouraging families, friends and individuals to stay local, reduce their carbon emissions and show their commitment to the region by staying East this Easter.

17 March 2008 Heroes wanted for community climate change action
Cut Your Carbon EEDA challenges you to come forward and take part in an innovative competition to win a share of £2.5 million of public funding.

13 March 2008 Female entrepreneurs are key beneficiaries of this week's Budget
woman at work The East of England is one of four region's that have been selected to pilot a new scheme to create Women's Business Centres, providing further support to female entrepreneurs, who are one of the key beneficiaries of this week's Budget.

13 March 2008 EEDA chair welcomes innovation white paper
business chart image The East of England Development Agency's (EEDA) chair has welcomed the new Science & Innovation White Paper

13 March 2008 Road to business success to be mapped
Marco Cereste Entrepreneurs and experts in enterprise support are being called upon to share business success stories through East of England Development Agency's (EEDA) new Enterprise Road website.

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