Call for business leaders to help shape the economic future of Greater Lincolnshire

Business leaders are being invited to play a key role in the future growth of Greater Lincolnshire and help to build a strong and successful future for our area.

The GLCCA (Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority), has today (Thursday 13^th March) opened applications for membership and a chair of a new Economic Advisory Panel.

This is a unique opportunity for those who lead or own businesses across the region to provide essential advice, recommendations and guidance to the GLCCA board and the new Mayor.

It is a statutory requirement of the new devolved authority to bring together these key people as part of a formal board, comprising of 10 Panel members from the private sector. They will serve a three-year term with one selected as Chair.

Shaping and influencing the development of economic strategy and policy within Greater Lincolnshire, membership is also an opportunity to provide a business voice. This will allow a new elected Mayor to ensure that future economic plans for the GLCCA are heard in Westminster.

As reported, key priorities of the GLCCA are to turbo charge business growth, improve the adult skills offer across the authority footprint, support the building of good quality homes, and improve infrastructure and public transport.  There is a determination to ensure the potential of the area is delivered, from the Humber to the Wash.

The investment to support the development of these priorities is now being devolved down from central government with a £720m pot over the next 30 years.

With the first meeting of the GLCCA board now held, and the Mayoral election on Thursday 1 May, there is a desire to get the work of the Economic Advisory Panel underway as soon as possible.

It is hoped the Panel will see a range of businesses represented. All of them will be vital to Greater Lincolnshire’s future and align to the GLCCA’s priority growth sectors of agri-tech and food, clean energy, ports & logistics, defence, advanced manufacturing along with the core sectors of education, housing and construction, transport and infrastructure, small business and the visitor economy.

For a recruitment pack and details of how to apply, go to https://greaterlincolnshire-cca.gov.uk/economicadvisorypanel.