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Recently, at the construction site of the first phase of the Lvkong New Energy project in Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone, over 200 workers are working intensively. Dai Weicheng, the site supervisor, said, “After the project acquired the land, the construction permit was approved quickly. Even if there were some shortages in materials, work could proceed by addressing those gaps as it went along, without any delay to the schedule.” We aim to complete the roof construction of the factory by mid-February. ”The launch of the “Light Speed” project is thanks to the ongoing reforms in project approval processes in Nantong Development Zone. Fang Ping, deputy director of the Administrative Approval Bureau of Nantong Development Zone, explained that for major projects such as those related to green control, while the land is put up for auction, a comprehensive pre-review of the project can be carried out throughout the process, from project approval to obtaining construction permits. In the fastest case, all necessary permits can be issued within 24 hours, ensuring that the project can start construction as soon as the land is acquired. To date, nearly 50 industrial projects with an investment of over 100 million yuan have been launched in Nantong Development Zone; on average, one such project starts each week, with a total investment of nearly 30 billion yuan. The improvement in approval efficiency is also attributed to the implementation of the \"one-stop service for project commencement\" reform. In November 2025, Nantong Development Zone began implementing the \"one-stop service for project commencement,\" integrating processes such as construction permits, quality supervision, and fire safety design reviews into a single streamlined procedure. In early December 2025, Zhongtian Marine Systems Co., Ltd. discovered during the construction of a special offshore equipment project that one of the construction sites involved a warehouse storing hazardous materials. Under the \"one-stop approval for project commencement\" mechanism, the construction approvals, which would normally take half a month to obtain, were completed in just 2 days. Building on process optimization, enterprise services in Nantong Development Zone have also become more proactive. Dai Weicheng spoke highly of the “Nengda E-Qitong” platform: “When handling project approvals, it’s necessary to complete the details in the design contract; I asked a simple question and immediately received comprehensive guidance.” ”It is understood that last year, the Nantong Development Zone completed the dual-platform redesign of “Nengda E-Qitong,” replacing the need for enterprises to make physical trips with the use of data to handle tasks. Since its launch over 3 months ago, the platform has received more than 6,000 inquiries from businesses in total. Online, AI enhances efficiency; offline, dedicated teams ensure implementation. Nantong Development Zone has implemented a targeted approach based on the principle of \"one project, one leader, one dedicated team, and one schedule\", which has reduced the average approval time for each project to 40% of the original amount. As a result, the satisfaction level with the business environment increased from 85% in 2022 to 95%. The “speed” of project construction hides the “quality” of development. At the Xiangyang Technology phased array radar production facility, Shi Yi, the person in charge, pointed to the blueprints and said, “The project requires an investment of 520 million yuan. Once completed, it is expected to produce 20,000 sets of phased array radars per year, which will help address the shortfall in the localization of radars for offshore engineering equipment.” ”Projects of this “new quality” type account for over 90% of the new projects worth hundreds of millions of yuan that were launched in the development zone this year. Why are projects worth over 100 million yuan being developed at such pace in Nantong Development Zone? The answer lies in a set of numbers: in 2024, the gross regional product of Nantong Development Zone reached 97.758 billion yuan, and in the first half of 2025, this figure increased by 6% on a year-on-year basis. Here, the passion for seizing opportunities, the speed of competition, and the drive to attack are evident everywhere. In terms of investment attraction, in 2025, a delegation from Nantong Development Zone went to Germany and Switzerland to carry out targeted efforts to attract investment in the life sciences and healthcare industry. Over the course of a week, they held three investment promotion events, met with companies such as Siemens Healthineers and Bayer Group, and reached preliminary agreements on cooperation. At the service level, the top leaders of the Nantong Municipal Party Committee conducted a special inspection of the Nantong Development Zone, urging the zone to further improve its services. They emphasized the need to address issues that are of concern to enterprises, such as financing arrangements, talent recruitment, and the opening up of application opportunities, while also increasing the supply of necessary resources in order to continue enhancing the \"Wanshi Haotong\" business service brand. Aiming for a target in the hundreds of billions, Nantong Development Zone takes careful planning before taking action, and has proposed to advance the \"1223\" strategy for leapfrog development; the \"1\" refers to the mature foundation that has been developed over 40 years of progress ； “2” means seizing the new development opportunities in the area surrounding the Sutong Bridge and the Sutong Second Link, which are about to be constructed, and working together with the Nantong Innovation Zone to leverage their strengths, mitigate their weaknesses, and develop as a unified entity ； “3” refers to promoting the construction of three parks: the New Era Future Industrial Park, the Specialized and High-Performance Zero-Carbon Industrial Park, and the Binjiangwan Youth Innovation Park. “Optimize and upgrade traditional industries, focus on developing new pillar industries, and make forward-looking plans for future industries. ”Bao Delin, deputy director of **** Association in Nantong City and secretary of the Party Working Committee of Nantong Development Zone, said that the zone is focusing on project development as a means to accelerate its transformation into a first-class national development zone with greater competitiveness, striving to make greater contributions to the overall development of the province and city.