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May 2021
Work starts on £500,000 business hub at former Harrogate council offices
Harrogate Borough Council is set to create a £500,000 digital business hub in its former offices at the convention centre.
The council has appointed York-based Lindum for the refurbishment of Springfield House. Work starts next Monday and is due to be complete by the start of October.
When the Harrogate Digital Incubator is finished, the building will provide flexible working spaces aimed at small businesses or individuals in the tech, digital and media industries.
It will also provide event and meeting spaces with a business support hub for advice on business plans, finances and more.
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The building has been set for renovation for a couple of years and work was due to start last year. However, when the convention centre became the Nightingale hospital the council put the project on hold.
Harrogate Borough Council vacated Springfield House in 2017 when it moved over to the civic centre at Knapping Mount. Since then the council has let it out to businesses.
Jonathan Sizer, managing director at Lindum, said:
The Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership is funding the project. Harrogate Borough Council believes it will bring in around £49,000 a year in rent.
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