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CELORICO: Business Hub of Basto in Rehabilitation to Improve Infrastructure

Tâmegasousa.pt2 September 2026 at 12:42

The municipality of Celorico de Basto has 7 business parks and has been creating conditions for these infrastructures to meet the needs of businesses and the local population. The objective is to requalify and modernize these spaces to attract new investments and boost the local economy.

The requalification of the Business Hub of Basto will have a total cost of 1,382,104.95 euros. Of this amount, 400,000.00 euros will be co-funded by the Norte 2030 program, which is a European financing program for the Northern region of Portugal.

The planned interventions include the rehabilitation of the existing fiber optic network, thus improving the connectivity and communication conditions of the businesses installed in the hub. This technological improvement is considered essential to meet the current needs of businesses and attract new economic activities to the region.

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