The popularity of Oxford as a business location appears to be increasing, judging from recent deals. One of the largest is Goodman’s plan to build a 7,525 sq.metres (81,000 sq.ft.) headquarters for British Gas at its 86 acre Oxford Business Park. It will house 1,000 employees and construction starts in September. Science Oxford bought Macclesfield House in the centre of Oxford and pending the development of a science centre the building will be re-branded as Oxford Centre for Innovation and provide offices and business support for 30 small and growing companies.
The new centre will be managed by Oxford Innovation, which already manages 14 centres throughout the UK. The wider plan is for a £30 million science centre, designed by Foster & Partners, a cultural centre for science and enterprise that will attract over 100,000 visitors a year.
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