YEP Sheffield
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Sheffield has a diverse and super-connected economy comprising a dynamic core city and fabulous countryside. The city is third-largest English district by population with more than 500,000 inhabitants, and has an international reputation for steel-making. The city has two universities, including a world top-100 university. Sheffield is also changing rapidly as new projects regenerate some of the more run-down parts of the city. One such project being Heart of the City II, a dynamic £470m mixed-use and key economic projects. The scheme will provide Grade A office space, luxury hotels, residential developments, restaurants and leisure facilities as well as improvements to the public realm.
Situated within the Sheffield City Region, the SCR has an economic output of more than £31 billion pounds per year, 68,000 businesses and world-class specialisms in advanced manufacturing. All of which puts the city region at the forefront of innovation. The Sheffield City Region covers the districts of Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, Doncaster, North East Derbyshire, Rotherham and Sheffield and encompasses more than 1.8 million people and 700,000 jobs.
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