{{B}} Paragon: great business space{{/B}}
A new concept for the twenty-first century, Paragon is a totally unique showpiece development of high-quality office and call centre buildings, hotel and leisure facilities. Many cities find {{U}}(31) {{/U}} increasingly difficult to allocate office space, but the city of Wakefield is already ahead {{U}}(32) {{/U}} the game with Paragon.
Paragon offers an extensive parkland setting with low-density buildings, and room to expand in the future. Yet, {{U}}(33) {{/U}} the vast majority of business parks, Paragon has not been exiled to the distant edges of the city. Instead, this large site is only I km from the centre of Wakefield. This offers massive advantages: employees can easily walk or cycle to work, saving stress and pollution, and significantly cutting {{U}}(34) {{/U}} on commuting time. There is {{U}}(35) {{/U}} more driving along the motorway to distant outposts of business empires for the Paragon worker. But Paragon's location sacrifices nothing {{U}}(36) {{/U}} terms of communications. It is perfectly placed for road and rail networks. A further attraction of Wakefield for Paragon is the ready avail- ability of a skilled workforce. {{U}}(37) {{/U}} are more than 233,000 people available for work within an hour's journey, and an enormous catchment population of 20 million within two hours' travel. The city has a long history {{U}}(38) {{/U}} an administrative centre, and its recent success in attracting top-name companies is evidence of its solid business credentials. Figures from the developers suggest that up {{U}}(39) {{/U}} 5,000 jobs could be available in the initial phase of its development, with more to follow, making it {{U}}(40) {{/U}} of the most significant areas of employment in the region.