£16m project set to create 1000 ‘rural’ jobs - A groundbreaking multi million pound initiative that will put Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire on the international ‘enterprise’ map is just a few days away from getting started, with the potential for creating 1000 jobs once completed and occupied. The Rural Regeneration Zone (RRZ) has joined forces with Evans Easyspace, a leading provider of small business units, to pioneer the roll-out of a strategic network of enterprise centres that will deliver a state-of-the-art collection of small, flexible offices and workshops for entrepreneurs and SMEs. Backed by £5.9m of funding from the RRZ through Advantage West Midlands, the programme is both innovative and unique and will meet the growing need for high quality premises for the indigenous business base. Peter Pawsey, Chairman of the RRZ, was delighted to see this initiative come to fruition: “This is fantastic news for the area, as it will allow us to build on recent achievements and the growing desire for businesses to develop and grow across the sub-region.