Business leaders believe falling unemployment could give Notts an economic lift in 2016.
Here we look at the major building projects which could also help make that happen.
1. The tram extension
Opened fully in August 2015, phase two cost £570million and created 70 additional jobs.
It is hoped 2016 will see the beginning of the first real economic benefits to Beeston and Clifton and that the city will also see growth as more and more people are able to access the centre easily.
2. A453 widening
Completed by Highways England in July 2015 and costing £169million, it is hoped more the improved road will cut journey times and banish the area’s reputation for bad traffic.
The A453 is the major route between Nottingham, the M1 and Nottingham East Midlands Airport. It carries up to 30,000 vehicles a day and became notoriously congested spot before the re-vamp.
3. Victoria Centre redevelopment
The £40million remodelling and refurbishment of the Victoria Centre is all but complete with a grand re-opening from owners Intu expected soon.
In the summer it was revealed the market value of the centre is now £336 million, up from £314 million in 2014.
4. GlaxoSmithKline lab rebuilding at University of Nottingham
The ambitious wooden-framed building burnt down before work could be completed in September 2014.
Soon afterwards re-building work got underway at the site on the Jubilee campus in Lenton. The sit is seen as another key landmark in Nottingham’s growing bioscience and medical education and business sector.
5. Lindhurst development, Mansfield
Around £500 million is being spent to create 1,700 homes in Mansfield set across 400 acres of greenbelt land near the A617.
More than ten years in the making, the plan faced years of challenges from protesters but a key hurdle was removed earlier this year when the supreme court of justice threw out the last hope of a legal appeal and building work is expected to surge ahead in 2016.
