[ Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, Section 15(2) Two-Year Progress Report ]
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 6: ECONOMY & EMPLOYMENT
MONITORED OBJECTIVES:
[OBJECTIVE 7.1]
Strategic Economic Plans and Initiatives
[OBJECTIVE 7.2]
Supporting Economic Growth and Diversity
[OBJECTIVE 7.4]
Neighbourhood Community Enterprise Hubs
[OBJECTIVE 7.7]
Education & Skills
[OBJECTIVE 7.9]
Cork Digital City
[OBJECTIVE 7.10]
New Strategic Employment Sites
[OBJECTIVE 7.11]
Cork Science and Innovation Park
[OBJECTIVE 7.12]
Prime Office Locations
[OBJECTIVE 7.13]
Suburban General Offices
[OBJECTIVE 7.14]
Technology and Office-based Industry
[OBJECTIVE 7.16]
Decanting of Industrial Uses from Regeneration Areas
[OBJECTIVE 7.18]
Home Based Economic Activities
[OBJECTIVE 7.19]
Live Work Units
[OBJECTIVE 7.20] Maritime Economy
[OBJECTIVE 7.22]
Diversification of the Rural Economy
[OBJECTIVE 7.25]
Sustainable Tourism
[OBJECTIVE 7.26] Visitor Accommodation
[OBJECTIVE 7.27]
Strategic Retail Objectives
[OBJECTIVE 7.28] City Centre
[OBJECTIVE 7.29] District Centres and Ballincollig Urban Town Centre
[OBJECTIVE 7.30] Blarney and Glanmire Town Centres
[OBJECTIVE 7.38] Cork Harbour Planning Framework
[OBJECTIVE 7.39]
Wayfinding
Cork is a European hub for sectors including sustainable energy, information security and life sciences such as the pharmaceutical, medical devices and biotech industries. Cork City consistently ranks highly in Europe for economic potential foreign direct investment (FDI) strategy and business friendliness. In 2022 and 2023 Cork City was voted the number 1 small European city for economic potential. In 2022 and 2023 it was also ranked the second best small European city overall. It also featured in the top 10 for business friendliness and FDI strategy for these years. In 2024 Cork City was named top small European city for FDI strategy, ranked in the top 3 for economic potential and business friendliness and number 4 overall in the small European cities category. Cork City Council is charged with leading economic development and strives to ensure that a range of job opportunities are available to ensure that the city can continue to innovate while ensuring social inclusion and just transition.
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