After years of abandonment and destruction, the former commercial center of the extinct country employer Coepa will find a new life. And the Ministry of Economy finalizes the project of the rehabilitation works of the property in order to undertake it next year, and from the next year, they can also start to provide services in education issues and participate in the business. State needs. All this after a long and complicated journey reaching an agreement with Alicante City Council to take the initiative.
The idea of building a trade center emerged in 2001 to respond to the lack of specialized labor in the province’s sectors such as construction or hotel management at that time. It was a three-way deal. Alicante City Council transferred the land and Generalitat financed the construction of the property, which cost 6.8m euros, through subsidies from the Valencian Employment Service (Servef) and a mortgage from the Valencia Institute of Finance (IVF). He was responsible for its administration and the teaching of courses also subsidized by Consell.
However, with the coming of the economic crisis, the budgets allocated for the education of the unemployed decreased and Coepa could not participate in the different tenders that emerged. Thus, the property in question has not been used since 2012, when IVF started claiming the loan granted. What happened was the last straw, when Coepa lost its main source of income and was unable to meet these payments and Servef demanded a refund of the aid.
From then on the building languished and fell into the hands of decay between Servef, IVF and Alicante City Council until it was finally closed earlier this year and this will allow the infrastructure to be restored. converted into a training centre.
They can develop their skills and professional abilities so that the rehabilitation project with a budget of 5.5 million euros can provide courses for both the employed and the unemployed by transferring the contractual land and building rights to Labora for 50 years. Entrepreneurship support or any other active employment policy will also be provided. The purpose emphasized by Minister Climent is to meet business needs.