Wroclaw to gain zl. 2 bln logistics center to ease integration of the region

Wroclaw Integrated Logistics Center (WZCL), a freshly formed company owned by the city of Wroclaw, Dolnoslaski Urzad Marszalkowski, PKO BP and the Association for the Construction of Logistics Centers, has announced plans to spend zl.2 billion on the construction of a new Wroclaw-based logistics center. The company representatives claim they will create around 3000 new employment opportunities. "We plan to begin the first stage of the investment, covering an area of 50 hectares in the second half of 2002. The Center will take up an area of 150 hectares at the end of the investment," said Pawel Paweska, the CEO of WZCL. He estimates the first stage of the construction will cost zl.800 million. "Part of the capital will come from the WZCL shareholders. We are also counting on donations from the European Union, because the construction of the logistics center will ease the integration of the region." (Puls Biznesu, p.8) A.K.