On the morning of March 9, Zhonglou District held the groundbreaking ceremony for key projects in 2019 and the first phase of the Zhigu Workshop. The 23 key projects are involved in the areas of new materials, new energy, intelligent manufacturing, creative culture and so on, with a total investment of 6.105 billion yuan and an annual planned investment of 3.632 billion yuan. Cao Jiazhong, member of the Standing Committee of CPC Changzhou Municipal Committee and executive deputy mayor of Changzhou, attended the event.

Among the newly started projects, there are 8 enterprises and programs settling in Zhigu Workshop. The Workshop is located on the south side of Longcheng Avenue in Xinzha Sub-district and on the west side of Changzhou Haijie Metallurgical Machinery Manufacturing Co.,Ltd. It is an important part of the Changzhou Science and Technology Block and a key platform for the gathering of “two new and one smart� industries in Zhonglou. The first batch of high-tech enterprises such as Truly Electronics, Yihua Cables and Amorsino Electronics are all with good industrial quality and will promote the industrial development of the Zhonglou Economic Development Zone.