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Construction Construction Of Buildings And Infrastructure Engineering Construction Of Buildings 41 - Construction of buildings
2,800 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
8 February 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Parkridge CE Retail is to invest in a commercial real-estate project in Poland that includes multi-functional entertainment centres and commercial centres. The overall investment amounts to €200 million. The first Focus Park, worth PLN 200 million, will be constructed in Białystok. This project is in the most advanced stage, while the other projects (in Bydgoszcz, Zielona Góra and Rybnik) are still in the planning phase.
Sources
8 February 2005: Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency
10 February 2005: Rzeczpospolita
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Parkridge CE Retail, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 61129, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61129.
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