The canton of Aargau wants to rejoin the Greater Zurich Area (GZA). Membership of the regional location promotion organisation is intended to help the canton to attract companies in innovative sectors. The GZA is now focussed on

The business location of Aargau now has its own website. Aargau.swiss is intended to provide resident companies and companies interested in setting up a branch with an overview of what the business location has to

Stephanie Kiener has taken over as Managing Director of Limmatstadt AG, succeeding Jasmina Ritz. Ritz remains active as Vice President of the Board of Directors. Kiener is now in charge of the further development of location

The top priority of the Schaffhausen cantonal government is to strengthen the canton as a place to live and do business. As Director of Economic Affairs, Dino Tamagni has been working to create attractive conditions for companies and the population since 2021. In this interview, he explains the

The Zürioberland Regional Development has a new president: Andreas Bühler was recently elected as the successor to Ruedi Rüfenacht at the general assembly. The Zürioberland Forum provided exciting insights into the transformation of the Maggi area into a research and service

State Secretary Helene Budliger Artieda has appointed Martin Saladin as the new Head of the Directorate for Location Promotion and Martin Godel as the Head of the Labour Market and Unemployment Insurance Division. Both will assume their new positions on September 1, 2024, and will become members of

Stephanie Kiener will take over the operational management of Limmatstadt AG in August. She succeeds Jasmina Ritz, who will withdraw from operational activities at the end of the year. Kiener looks forward to shaping regional development with innovative

With the first "Location Day", the canton of Zurich has taken an important step towards discussing and promoting the development of the business location. Under the patronage of the Department of Economic Affairs, representatives from business, science and administration met to jointly forge

The canton of Zug, an internationally recognised business location, is facing up to the challenges of the global minimum tax introduced by the OECD. Through targeted investments in social projects and sustainable innovations, the canton plans to offset potential disadvantages and ensure its

The IFJ Institute for Young Enterprises has launched start.swiss to promote economic development in all Swiss regions. The service targets municipalities, cities, and economic regions, offering up-to-date data, automated processes, and local

The General Assembly of Limmatstadt AG has appointed Lara Albanesi as the new Chairwoman of the Board of Directors. Managing Director Jasmina Ritz was elected

The municipality of Mellingen is reorganising its location promotion. In future, Hofer Kommunalmanagement AG will support the municipality in the management of relocations, economic and residential location promotion and

The Canton of Aargau's location promotion agency is handing over the management of the Work Life Aargau (WLA) association to FE Agentur AG on 1 July. There is now a service agreement between the canton and

Limmatstadt AG has largely renewed its board of directors. Its main task is to secure financing after 2024. Urdorf has already committed to doubling its contribution. The business associations emphasize the need for a regional

At the first network event of the "Initiative Zukunft Arbon", leading minds gathered at the innovation centre of Insel auf Rädern GmbH to discuss the progress and prospects of regional location promotion. More than 60 players from various sectors exchanged views on sustainable solutions for the

The National Council and the Council of States have agreed to leave the funds for tourism promotion and regional policy unchanged. This poses challenges for the Swiss Tourism Federation. A total of around CHF 646 million is to be invested in location promotion from 2024 to

The Limmat Valley is becoming a city. Thomas Sevcik, urbanist and forward thinker, has developed a strategic idea for a future Limmat Valley city. He presented it for the first time at the general assembly of the Limmatstadt regional location promotion organisation, together with the publication

Limmatstadt AG has three new members. This brings the number of members to more than 50. More than 200 shareholders and members are committed to promoting the image of Limmatstadt in its entirety and

In future, the Canton of Berne's location development agency will also apply sustainability criteria when awarding its business support services. To this end, applying companies must answer questions on aspects of the circular

The Greater Zurich Area AG (GZA) location promotion agency, together with similar agencies from 13 cities and regions in Europe, is presenting itself for the first time as Choose Europe at the Collision tech conference in Toronto. The initiative wants to cooperate in the competition for foreign

The Canton of Aargau Location Promotion Agency wants to support Aargau companies in the introduction of resource-saving innovations. To this end, it has launched a free platform with examples, tools and checklists. Webinars and workshops are also

Even though the past year was associated with many uncertainties due to the outbreak of the Ukraine war and the associated energy crisis, the Economic Development Agency of the Canton of Fribourg (WIF) presented a solid result for 2022. After two record years, no fewer than 41 projects were

Basel Area Business & Innovation helped a record number of companies to set up in 2022, totalling 96. The number of start-ups remained stable compared to 2021 at 35 companies. Life sciences dominate start-ups and

The Federal Council wants to focus even more on Swiss SMEs and the regions in the context of location promotion. In addition, the topics of "sustainable development" and "digitalisation" are to be upgraded. On 25 January 2023, the Federal Council approved the corresponding dispatch for the years

Das Eidgenössische Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung führt einen neuen digitalen Wegweiser für die Standortförderung des Bundes ein. Ein interaktives Beratungswerkzeug führt die Nutzenden in wenigen Schritten zum passenden Unterstützungs- oder

Der Bundesrat wertet in seiner Botschaft zur Standortförderung für die Jahre 2024 bis 2027 die Bedeutung der nachhaltigen Entwicklung und der Digitalisierung auf. Insbesondere legt er den Fokus noch stärker auf KMU und die

Die Stadt Dietikon besetzt die Leitung der Standortförderung neu. Alexander Carisch übernimmt die Stelle am 1. Dezember. Er wird Nachfolger von Adrian Ebenberger. Der tritt nach viereinhalb Jahren altershalber per Ende 2022

Die Standortförderung Zürioberland gibt ab Oktober 2022 zweimal jährlich ein Magazin heraus. Es stellt die Lebens- und Wirtschaftsregion in den Mittelpunkt. Das Heft wird gezielt versandt sowie an gut frequentierten öffentlichen Orten ausgelegt. Auch Neuzuzüger erhalten künftig ein

Das amerikanische Life Sciences-Unternehmen LifeMine Therapeutics errichtet in der Region Basel seinen europäischen Hauptsitz. Damit hat Basel Area Business & Innovation nun genau 200 Firmen bei der Ansiedlung in den Kantonen Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft und Jura

Die Standortförderung Dietikon legt ihren Halbjahresbericht von November bis April vor. Darin werden Fortschritte beim neuen Projekt Cleantech Hub Dietikon und bei Smart City Dietikon gemeldet.