Regional development agency Yorkshire Forward has thrown its weight behind a project which could revitalise Bradford's inner city.
The Inner City 100 index is being compiled to show the fastest growing companies in the heart of the city and 13 other regional centres.
Project director Peter Ramsden said: "It is very useful to gain such backing."
Chancellor Gordon Brown is due to welcome the index winners at Downing Street on Tuesday, November 27.
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