Millennium Hall for Rzeszów

Rzeszów's citizens will soon have a new complex for shopping, leisure and culture. Located on ul. T. Rejtana, the main shopping artery of Rzeszów, the Millennium Hall (previously known as the New Town - Nowe Miasto), will have 89,000 sqm in total, 62,000 sqm of which will be commercial area, 17,000 sqm will be for cultural facilities and 10,000 sqm will be a business and hotel area.

The cultural area will also have a venue with an audience capacity of up to 4,500 people. The hall will be able to host classical and rock concerts, theater, festivals, exhibitions, and banquets.

Apart from the center, the investor will also provide additional projects for the city, especially for the nearby housing estate. The area will be developed with access roads, car parks and the investor will also install sound-proof screens on a 100-meter section and a camera for monitoring the area.

Some 1,000 people will find jobs at the construction of Millennium Hall, and the same number after the opening.

"Rzeszów is a town of young people, and is investor-friendly," says Ryszard Winiarski, the vice mayor of Rzeszów. The town has 163,500 citizens, 50,000 of which are students. "This is the biggest rate in Poland," Winiarski adds.

With a nine-percent unemployment rate, Rzeszów is an employment oasis in the Podkarpackie region, which has an 18-percent unemployment rate. Winiarski pointed to the 94-percent growth of investment expenditure by Rzeszów city hall. In 2002 the town spent zł.59.3 million on investment, but last year it paid out zł.131 million.