Er worden massaal aanvragen gedaan voor de subsidieregeling RIG, de Regionale Investeringssteun Groningen. Op 1 februari werd de vijfde ronde van deze regeling geopend en nu, ruim een maand later, is het budget al meer dan twee keer overtekend. Voor investeringen van industriële bedrijven in de Eemsdelta en op het Zernike Science Park is 12 miljoen euro aan subsidie beschikbaar. Ondanks de overtekening kunnen bedrijven zich nog steeds aanmelden met nieuwe plannen.

Banen

De doelen van de RIG zijn meer werkgelegenheid, versterking van het vestigingsklimaat voor industriële bedrijven, innovatie en vergroening van de industrie. De afgelopen vier jaar leverde de RIG 350 directe en ongeveer 520 indirecte banen op. Met name bedrijven uit het midden en klein bedrijf profiteren van de regeling. Mede dankzij de RIG hebben zich zes nieuwe bedrijven in de regio gevestigd. Bedrijven investeerden dankzij de regeling tot op heden in totaal 154 miljoen euro in de regio.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Resultaten

Op www.rigscoorttop.nl staat een monitor met de concrete resultaten van de regeling. Daarop staat  welke bedrijven het beste scoren. Voorbeelden hiervan zijn het bedrijf Avantium op het chemiepark Delfzijl en Purified Metal Company, dat vervuild schroot gaat verwerken tot hernieuwbare grondstoffen. Deze bedrijven dragen bij aan een groene en circulaire economie.

Over de RIG

Voor de uitvoering is in 2014 in totaal € 40 miljoen beschikbaar gesteld door het
ministerie van Economische Zaken, de Economic Board Groningen (EBG) en de provincie Groningen uit het Ruimtelijk Economisch Programma. Vanuit het
Nationaal Programma Groningen is voor 2019 € 12 miljoen toegevoegd. De RIG maakt deel uit van het programma van de EBG en van het provinciale programma Groningen@Work 2016-2019. Dit programma heeft als doel heeft de regio economisch te versterken en daarmee zo veel mogelijk Groningers aan het werk te helpen. Het Samenwerkingsverband Noord-Nederland (SNN) voert de RIG namens de provincie uit.