LLANDUDNO Junction will get a boost from the Welsh Assembly Government offices according to the new First Minister.
During a whistle-stop tour of North Wales last Thursday, Carwyn Jones said the area's economy would get a boost with more than 500 people working and spending money in the town.
Mr Jones, who also visited Llandudno's Little Orme to see work which will form part of the All Wales Coast Path, and backed the Colwyn Bay-based Rygbi Gogledd Cymru team to become a regional side.
But with many of the 500 jobs at Llandudno Junction relocating from other parts of Wales, job opportunities for local people will be limited at first.
He said: “One of my priorities is to make sure that people across all parts of North Wales know that the Welsh Assembly Government is there for them, as it is for people across the whole of Wales.
“The new office in Llandudno Junction will also make a difference as it will provide a direct link with the people in the area and will show how serious we are in bringing government closer to the people we serve.
“What will happen here over time is that the opportunity will arise for people to be able to work here in Llandudno Junction were in the past they would have had to move to Cardiff or somewhere else in Wales.
"The vast majority of jobs are going to be because of people relocating, you expect that because you can't recruit afresh if you are trying to make sure a department can function properly.
“There will be 130 people relocating from Cardiff, a lot of them are people from the area who want to come back. Over time you will see much more recruitment locally because it will be possible to bring people in and train them.
“You will now have 500 people who are living and working in the area around here, they will be in jobs spending money locally and living locally and that will be a boost to the local economy.”
After Conwy County Borough Council's planning committee backed a £6m plan to transform Parc Eirias into the new home of North Welsh rugby Mr Jones said he would like to see the north become as strong as South Wales in the sport.
The complex, which will be funded by Welsh Assembly Government and European cash will include a 2, 000 all seater stand, an indoor training centre and a gym.
VIP boxes and new floodlights will also be created.
Mr Jones said: “In the medium to long term we should be looking at developing Rygbi Gogledd Cymru 1404 into a fifth region. That has got to be the long-term aim.
“There has been a huge growth in rugby here over the past two years. There are many more clubs here than there used to be.”
Work on the Little Orme footpath will cost around £50,000 and will help form part of 850 miles of coastline paths - from Flintshire to Monmouthshire in the South East.
The Little Orme path will improve access for local people, including wheelchair users.
Mr Jones said: “This is a good opportunity for me to see the progress being made towards fulfilling our ambition to open up access to our unique coastline. The creation of an all-Wales coastal path is an integral part of our One Wales programme of government.”