Bilal Sadiq, 31, lives in Oldham but works in Prestwich in Bury and said he welcomed news that £6.8m would go towards creating new shops and a community hub there.
“I think it would be good for the area. You go to Manchester now and see all these skyscrapers being built and you think ‘what are they doing for our local area?’, he said.
Mr Sadiq said he would also like to see Rochdale and Oldham being economically boosted.
The fund will mark the start of a new strategic partnership between the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the region’s Pension Fund to prioritise local investment, thought to be the first of its kind in the UK.
