This
area encompasses the thriving towns of King’s Lynn, Downham Market and
Hunstanton, with King’s Lynn as the main centre and economic driver of the
district.
There
has been a focus on regeneration of King’s Lynn
as the principle centre for this part of the county and providing quality
jobs. Palm Paper is a key business which
has recently relocated to the area.
Key
facts
- over
£100 million has already been invested in the regeneration of King’s Lynn and a further £174 million planned
- there
are 9,000 employees in the manufacturing industry
- the
port of King’s Lynn handled over 1 million
tonnes of cargo in 2005