More than 800 enterprises have been created in small towns of the Vitebsk region over 3 years

March 17, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Over 800 new enterprises have been established in small towns of the Vitebsk region during the implementation of the program for the development of small and medium-sized towns and settlements. This was announced today at a press conference by the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Alexander Kosinets, reports a BELTA correspondent. By the end of 2009, the number of enterprises in small towns reached 1279. Industrial production volumes have increased by 34.4% since 2006, when the program was adopted, and consumer goods production by 43%. Nominal wages rose to Br858.7 thousand. The number of people employed in the economy at the end of 2009 was 125.7 thousand people, and over 14 thousand new jobs were created. Br1.5 trillion in investments have been directed towards the development of small and medium-sized urban settlements over three years, including Br643.6 billion in 2009. Over 277 thousand square meters of residential area have been commissioned, of which 140.9 thousand square meters were commissioned in 2009. A number of key investment projects have been implemented, including the reconstruction of woodworking production at OJSC Orsha Building Materials Plant in 2009, the organization of component production for the automotive industry at RUP Los, the creation of fitting production as part of the expansion of the production base of Kokhanovo Pipe Plant Beltrupplast, and the completion of the reconstruction of the whole milk workshop at OJSC Postavy Dairy Plant. Currently, technical re-equipment of OJSC Gluboksky Dairy and Canning Plant and the construction of a dolomite production line for the glass industry at OJSC Dolomit are underway. 40 settlements in the Vitebsk region have the status of small and medium-sized urban settlements. -0-