November 19, 2013. Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Evgeny Kuivashev asked the management of The Mid-Urals Development Corporation to look into ways of setting up an industrial park on the premises of Uralmashzavod’s former foundry production facility, UrBC reporter learned at Sverdlovsk Region Investment Committee meeting. The idea to set up the part was proposed by UMMC Director General Andrei Kozitsin. ‘Half of their plant stands empty, there is water and electricity supply, so why build something somewhere from scratch? There are no funds in the budget to cover for this,’ the head of UMMC

November 19, 2013. The recent Boeing 737 crash in Kazan that took lives of 50 people created an obstacle to Sverdlovsk Region and Boeing’s cooperation plans within the framework of the Titanium Valley Project, the latter’s Director-General Artemy Kyzlasov said at the Sverdlovsk Region Investment Committee meeting today. ‘It’s hard to say how our relationship is going to develop now,’ Kyzlasov said. The aircraft crashed in Kazan during landing yesterday, leaving 50 people – 44 passengers and 6 crew members – dead. The son of Tatarstan’s President Irek Minnikhanov and head of the local division

November 19, 2013. The infrastructure of Yekaterinburg is nearly ready for hosting the four games of the World Football Championship of 2018, Russia’s Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said in his interview to the Euro-Football magazine. The minister said he liked the way preparations of Central Stadium for the event were going; the stadium needs to be reconstructed so as to meet the FIFA requirements. ‘In terms of the rest of its infrastructure, the city is almost ready. I would really like such a big city with great traditions to host the Mundial,’ Mutko said. The minister denied all allegations