. The government has made an extra £1 billion investment to the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) which will help firms in the building construction sector to create new jobs. With the increased funding, the total amount available to firms that are looking to create new jobs will reach £2.4 Mr Clegg said: “There have been over 170 successful bids to the fund, leveraging around £7.5 Funding from rounds one and two has gone to some extraordinarily promising manufacturing projects. How would your business benefit from the £1 billion investment of the Regional Growth Fund? MORE >>

Another extra £5bn in short term projects for infrastructure work will be funded by savings from the Government’s current account spending. Chancellor George Osborne officially has confirmed the long expected details of his plans to boost construction in Britain and encourage growth. With making his announcement today in the Commons, Mr Osborne revealed how the government is going to invest billions of pounds in the British economy to ease long-term projects with national importance. The construction industry was a key point in Chancellor’s speech today. MORE >>

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See original article at Mechanics Liens: Guide to Getting Paid On Funding Gates Blog Another big thank you to our friends at FundingGates for the opportunity to again appear on their blog as a guest contributor. See original article at Mechanics Liens: Guide to Getting Paid On Funding Gates Blog. Lien Blog Funding Gates Guest Blog Mechanics LienOur second post there provides step-by-step instructions for their readers on how to get their mechanics lien claims filed and their accounts secured. Written by Scott Wolfe Jr. Originally posted on the PAID. MORE >>

Development is underway on sites in Ashford, Kent and Bath whilst funding has been allocated to 40 schemes set to deliver more than 3,200 new homes once contracts are agreed. Do you think the new funding as part of the Get Britain Building programme will help your business and boost construction activity in England? Housing developers facing financial difficulties will be able to bid for at least £100 million of investment to get work restarted on stalled sites under the Get Britain Building Programme, the Homes and Community Agency (HCA) has revealed.     . MORE >>