Cash boost for urban regeneration
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Three projects in the west of Scotland will share Â£30m of government cash, it is announced.
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The damage done to trees by the October Surprise storm was heart- wrenching, and it was clear from the beginning that many resources would have to be pooled to help the urban forest recover. That effort got a huge boost recently, HSBC Bank sent $100,000 to the Olmsted ReLeaf campaign.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proposing a tax increase to raise $900 million a year to help pay for a five-year rebuilding program.
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On Monday, the mayor made the latest in a series of proposals intended to help the city cope in an environmentally sound way with the one million new residents expected by 2030.
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The number of homeowners with property valued at more than Â£1m rises - with the majority in London.
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Belfast city centre is to get a multi-million pound makeover to attract new businesses and encourage housing.
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By Tony Henderson  A new fund is expected to become a major source of backing for green projects in Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.   Nearly pounds 500,000 has been pledged, with priority given to practical projects which have the greatest environmental impact.
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The number of "eco-towns" to be built across the UK is to be doubled from five to 10, it has been announced.
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By HAZEL MOLLISON  A CITY woodland is being given a GBP 200,000 makeover with a network of paths, new wardens and thousands of trees.   Work will begin on improving Colinton and Craiglockhart Dells next month thanks to the grant from the Forestry Commission Scotland.
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Contractors get a boost from a major west African project.
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How investment in technology firms can help the UK recreate Silicon Valley.
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The Irish government is allocating over a quarter of a million euro to urban and village renewal projects.
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Businesses in a London suburb became the first in the country yesterday to agree to pay higher rates in exchange for a council pledge to pump the cash into local improvements.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 12--North Carolina leaders have gone along with financial incentives to lure business relocations largely out of fear.
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A substantial number of new roads could be funded by "pay as you drive" charges, research suggests.
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Tourist spending jumped nearly 5 percent last year, pumping an estimated $5 billion into the District's economy and cementing tourism as one of the key economic drivers in the city, according to a survey released yesterday.
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By DAVID HIGGERSON  BETTER marketing of the region's natural assets could unlock an extra pounds 115m for the economy, a new group set up to promote the environment said last night.