Global Gateway Development Corp., a
company backed by Kuwaiti investors, plans to generate at least 300,000 jobs
over the next 10 years in Clark Freeport Zone,
as it started the construction of AeroPark Campus as a part of the
177-hectare Global Gateway Logistics City.
GGDC chief executive Mark Williams said
GGLC would consist of a town center, business park, logistics park and the
AeroPark Campus. Quadrant 1, the first
phase of AeroPark Campus, will involve the construction of office buildings
with a combined floor area of 142,000 square meters, as well as retail
establishments worth a total of $150 million. GGDC is the local operating unit
of KGL Investment Company of Kuwait.
Global Gateway Development Corp., a
company backed by Kuwaiti investors, breaks ground for The AeroPark Campus as a
part of its 177-hectare Global Gateway Logistics City in Clark Freeport. Shown
during the groundbreaking ceremony are (from third left) GGDC president Michael
Russell, Clark International Airport Corp. president and chief executive
Emigdio Tanjuatco III, Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, Kuwait Ambassador
Waleed Ahmad Al-Kandari, Pampanga Governor Lilia Pineda and GGDC chief
executive Mark Williams. With them are
officials of various companies involved in the development of the AeroPark
Campus that will feature 142,000 square meters of retail and office space.
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“Imagine, there will be over 300,000
empowered consumers who will inject their income back into this regional
economy, creating an ever growing dynamic cycle of growth and prosperity. This
land will also house over 5.8 million square meters of perimeter office and
logistics space along with supporting retail, hotel and residential
properties,” Williams said.
“Above all, it will reinforce the status
of Central Luzon as an emerging economic hotspot in both the Philippines and in
Asia,” he said.
GGDC president Micheal Russell said the
project was designed for optimal fit-out for office and business processing
outsourcing clients. “Additionally, each building has two floors of retail to
service tenants, nearby locators and the local community.
Building
redundancy/resiliency measures will include: the use of N+1 backup power
utilizing prime generators and onsite storage of fuel, gas and water to operate
continuously for several days,” Russell said.
He said construction of Quadrant 1 would
begin by mid-November and was expected to be finished by May 2017. The AeroPark Campus will occupy 27 hectares
of land at the GGLC area, located beside the world-class The Medical City
Clark, which was also developed by GGDC.
Russel said GGDC tapped leading architectural
and engineering firms as well as consultancies and leading contractors to
design and build the project. “Clark Freeport Zone is now recognized as one of
the top 100 outsourcing destinations in the world, and it is a great honor to
serve the Filipinos by building this multi-million project,” Russell said.
Clark International Airport Corp.
president and chief executive Emigdio Tanjuatco III said the project “is a
welcome development for Clark as it is expected to create job opportunities as
well as to attract more investors that will benefit the development of Clark
Airport.”
The GGLC area is within the jurisdiction
of the Clark International Airport Corp. that manages the operation of the
Clark International Airport.
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