Vologda Oblast Development Corporation JSC is a regional development institute created in February 2012 on the initiative of the Governor of the Vologda Oblast Oleg Kuvshinnikov and with the support of the Legislative Assembly of the region [1] . The government of the region owns almost the entire block of shares. Until May 31, 2013 the general director of the company was Cherepovets , a member of United Russia , Alexei Kozhevnikov [2] . At the moment, Oksana Yakovleva, who previously worked as the Deputy Director for Business Development of the Vologda Regional Directorate of OJSC Bank SGB, is the head of the Development Corporation [3] .
| JSC "Corporation for the Development of the Vologda Region" | |
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| Base | February 2, 2012 |
| Industry | Regional Development Institute |
| Website | invest35.ru |
The new structure for the region was called upon to become one of the instruments for the socio-economic development of the region, to facilitate the implementation of investment projects, and to attract investment in the Vologda Oblast. At the start of the work, the Governor of the Vologda Oblast identified the following areas of project support as priorities:
- Agriculture and forestry;
- Production of building materials, logistics, communications;
- Energy and utilities infrastructure;
- Industry and processing;
- Social sphere, sport, tourism, trade.
Content
- 1 Activities
- 2 Team
- 3 Governing bodies
- 3.1 Expert Council
- 4 Directions of work
- 5 Investment Strategy
- 6 Criticism
- 7 Notes
- 8 References
Activities
The Development Corporation began its activities on June 1, 2012. One of the most discussed in the media and social networks was the project of launching the production of ice cream sticks in the Totemsky district [4] and the cultivation of garlic in industrial volumes in the Kaduy district [5] .
The Corporation has more ambitious projects. During 2013, the Vologda Institute of Development continued its work in five areas, in which a pool of more than 60 investment projects was formed for a total amount of 33.5 billion rubles]. In case of successful implementation, the number of new jobs will exceed the figure of 4200 people, and budgetary efficiency (tax deduction rate) will exceed 117 million rubles.
The following projects were the first results of work:
- Expansion of the production of baby food with an investment of 1 billion rubles (investor is Nestle Russia LLC). The project involves the creation on the site of an existing factory of a new production for the production of Nestle cereals for children. Under the new investment legislation, this project was the first to receive priority status;
- The project of Gazpromneft-North-West with an investment of 2.4 billion rubles, within the framework of which in December 2013 the first gas station was opened in the region;
- The construction of an automated energy center in Veliky Ustyug, the purpose of which was to provide the population with uninterrupted power supply, with an investment of 140 million rubles .;
- An innovative project for the production of reinforcement from polymer composite materials based on fiber reinforcing materials and epoxies (investment volume 30 million rubles);
- The project of an individual entrepreneur from Totma for the production of ice cream sticks with an investment volume of 12 million rubles. [6] ;
- The unique industrial production of medical cotton wool and adsorbent filler from flax [7] in Sheksna on the territory of Vologodchina Agroindustrial Corporation LLC with an investment volume of more than 1 billion rubles;
- Construction of a berth in the village of Goritsy, Kirillovsky District, with an investment volume of about 30 million rubles.
- A healthcare project to provide services to remote areas of the region based on a mobile medical platform [8] . The initiator of the project was the medical center "Bear" from Veliky Ustyug;
- Development of the system of preschool education, the result of which was the first case in Vologda of obtaining a license by a private kindergarten;
Currently, projects are underway for the launch of the first CIS line for the production of Feta cheese [9] in Gryazovets, the construction of a plywood mill in Sokol, the launch of several boiler houses, the development of peat deposits, the organization of integrated processing of wood resources, the opening of a network of fast-food restaurants and a roadside network service, modernization of the center for renal replacement therapy, development of communication infrastructure.
The corporation enters into a cooperation agreement with universities in the region, in particular, with the Cherepovets State University [10] , in addition, the regional development institute cooperates with the Vologda branch Academy MUBiNT .
The most significant and relevant investment projects are posted on the site of the Vologda Oblast Investment Portal .
Team
The staff of the Development Corporation was formed according to the results of an open regional competition [11] . The staff of the company included experts in the field of marketing and business planning, in the areas of industrial production, agriculture and forestry, construction, transport and communications, energy and utilities infrastructure, in the social sphere, tourism and HoReCa.
Governing bodies
The governing bodies of the Vologda Oblast Development Corporation are the general meeting of shareholders and the general director. The supreme governing body is the general meeting of shareholders.
Expert Council
On July 2, 2012, the regulation on the creation of a collegial public deliberative body, the Expert Council, was approved. By forming a list of priority investment projects in the Vologda Oblast, this body is called upon to assist the Development Corporation in implementing the investment policy of the region. The Expert Council consists of representatives of the Government of the region, the Legislative Assembly of the Vologda Region, Severny Kredit Bank, as well as representatives of the Public Chamber of the Vologda Region and the Association of the Council of Municipalities of the Vologda Region - about 10 people in all.
Work Areas
1. Development of the territories of the Vologda Oblast :
- search and support of investment projects;
- creating a positive investment climate;
- attracting investors to implement projects, including in municipal areas.
2. Investment marketing :
- measures to increase the investment rating of the region;
- development of strategic initiatives;
- organization of the process of studying the investment market outside the region, including the search for investors abroad.
3. Support for investment projects (from a business idea to the organization of a new subject of taxation):
- project implementation monitoring;
- direct participation of the Corporation in the project;
- development of public-private partnerships.
Investment Strategy
In order to increase the growth rate of the economy of the Vologda Oblast and diversify its structure in the summer of 2012, the development of the Investment Strategy for the Development of the Vologda Oblast until 2020 began. The document contains: 1) Analysis of the development conditions of the Vologda Oblast; 2) A system of goals, objectives and principles of strategic development; 3) Priority areas of investment development of the region.
Criticism
At the beginning of 2013, the First Deputy Governor Andrei Travnikov, after listening to the report of the Development Corporation, rated its work at “about 3.8” and recommended that the Corporation more clearly track the terms and schedules of project implementation, formalize each stage of the schedule [12] . According to the correspondent of the portal “In Crisis.ru” Kirill Markov, the corporation has not done anything particularly significant over the year and may become “an ordinary creative office in the service of more or less large businesses.” And it is this business that will decide what and where to develop. However, the person of Alexei Kozhevnikov still inspires some hope ” [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Official site of the Vologda Oblast Governor O. A. Kuvshinnikov (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment February 22, 2013. Archived January 28, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Kirill Markov. The Vologda Development Corporation has come to the moment of truth . In Crisis.ru (December 28, 2012). Date of treatment February 27, 2013. Archived March 18, 2013.
- ↑ Contacts - About the Corporation (English) (inaccessible link) . www.invest35.ru. Date of treatment September 1, 2017. Archived September 1, 2017.
- ↑ “Russian Newspaper” - www.rg.ru
- ↑ Garlic in industrial volumes will be grown in the Vologda region. RIA Novosti (March 20)
- ↑ RIA Novosti: Vologda ice cream makers will abandon Chinese ice cream sticks. (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment January 31, 2014. Archived February 2, 2014.
- ↑ Newspaper Red North. (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment January 31, 2014. Archived February 2, 2014.
- ↑ RIA News
- ↑ Internet publication Capital of the Country.
- ↑ Maximov, Nikita Development Corporation attracts Vologda universities . Red North (December 10, 2012). Date of treatment February 27, 2013. Archived March 18, 2013.
- ↑ Vologda regional newspaper “Premier”
- ↑ Vologda Oblast Development Corporation was rated at “4 with a minus” . Radio Premier (February 8, 2013). Date of treatment February 27, 2013.
Links
- http://www.invest35.ru - official site.