Penza, 13 December 2012. PenzaNews. Entrepreneurs from Cheboksary got acquainted with industrial activity of industrial park “Yablochkov”, opened in June 2012, during an official business visit to Penza on Wednesday, December 12.

As the press service of the government of the Penza region reported in an interview with news agency “PenzaNews,” the delegation studied the experience in production of components for the automotive industry and the development of projects in the field of energy saving.

According to the director of the nonprofit partnership of Novocheboksarsk “Industrial park “Integral” Sergei Fedorov, a visit to Penza can be called effective.

“The purpose of our trip was a business mission in the fields of electronics, engineering, and energy efficient technologies. We met with Penza business representatives, local producers, and learned what infrastructure is created in the region to support the entrepreneurs,” he explained.

Industrial park of innovation technologies “Yablochkov” is the first industrial park in the Penza region, created with co-financing from the federal budget by the Ministry of Economic Development. The amount of funding for the project realization amounted to 349 million rubles, 71 million rubles of which were allocated from the regional budget, and 278 million rubles — from the federal one.

The total area of construction is 4,991 square meters.

The industrial park develops software, security facilities for documents electronic circulation and telecommunication equipment, new materials, electronic devices and appliances. Today, around 20 high-tech enterprises are located on its territory.