BID Business Plan 2017-2022 ONLINE

LEADING IN
Development
• Hilton and Hampton by Hilton • £5,000,000 seafront improvement
• BH2 Odeon cinema and leisure complex • £80,000,000 under construction
• £100,000,000 still in the pipeline
World Class Business District Transformation: Lansdowne
• Housing the university’s Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
• £200 million of public and private investment
• Major environmental improvements
• Create more than 4,000 jobs
• New landmark building
Planned Further Investment:
• Cultural Quarter in Bournemouth Pavilion Gardens,
designed by world famous Zaha Hadid Architects
• Bournemouth Winter Gardens. Mixed-use residential,
hotel and leisure complex
LEADING IN Digital
Bournemouth’s digital economy was voted the fastest growing creative hub
(Tech Nation 2015), and voted as one of the top 5 locations for Digital Entrepreneurs (FT).
LEADING IN
Financial, professional business services
Bournemouth’s financial, professional and business services
• Contribute to over £1,200,000,000 to the economy annually
• Employ 24,000 people
LEADING IN
Public, admin, education health
• No 1 choice to learn English outside London
• 2nd largest provider of international education in the UK (after London)
• Most important sectors for employment 29.32% compared to 26.56% in the UK
• 50,000 international and 20,000 national students a year
• Overseas students contribute additional income for the economy of £300,000,000
• BU contributes to local economy over £1,000,000 a day
• Continued investments into university campus (£200,000,000)
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