A total of 206 foreign companies settled in Switzerland in 2023. As in previous years, most of the new establishments are active in the life sciences or ICT sectors. Geographically, companies from the USA, Germany, and France

Greater Zurich Area AG and its partners were able to attract a total of 89 companies to settle in the Zurich economic region in 2023. Nearly two-thirds of these are active in the organization's focus industries for location

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

In 2023, be-advanced AG recorded successes in its three programmes for SMEs, start-ups and company founders. A total of 421 companies were supported. In addition, be-advanced was involved in 90 events and wrote 23 inspirational or knowledge

Der Wandel von der Industrie- zur Dienstleistungsgesellschaft schafft Chancen für Quartiere und ganze Städte. Die Fachtagung Dialog Standortmanagement geht am 12. März auf die integrale Standortentwicklung Winterthurs und auf die Umnutzung der ehemaligen Kartonfabrik zum Bernapark

Zug ist die attraktivste Mikrostadt unter den Business-Standorten Europas. Zürich nimmt unter den mittelgrossen Städten Platz 2 ein. Unter den Top 10 der fDi-Ranglisten 2024 landen auch die Städte Genf und Basel, die Kantone Zürich, Genf und Zug sowie die Standortförderer Greater Zurich Area

Samuel Roth verlässt House of Winterthur zum 1. August, um sich beruflich zu verändern. Er hat als Geschäftsführer mit neuen Formaten und mehr Präsenz in sozialen Medien die Organisation für Standortmarketing stark

Der Kanton Zürich hat den ersten Tag des Standorts durchgeführt. Gemeinsam mit Vertretern von Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft diskutierte die Zürcher Regierung, wie sich der Standort bestmöglich weiterentwickeln

Der Wakkerpreis 2024 geht an den Verein Birsstadt. Der Heimatschutz ehrt damit die Bemühungen der zehn Gemeinden in Baselland und Solothurn, den Agglomerationsraum lebenswert zu machen. Dazu gehören die Weiterentwicklung der Industrieareale und die Sicherung des baukulturellen

At the end of November, 1319 companies were located in Schlieren, a new record. The Schlieren Nord-Ost site along Rütistrasse is now also to be developed into a well-known brand in business and

Das 23. Wirtschaftsforum der FRZ Flughafenregion Zürich war dem Spannungsfeld zwischen Visionen, Realität und Unternehmenszweck gewidmet. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt wurde dabei auf Künstliche Intelligenz

The Lucerne economic region is looking for labour and skilled workers. The Economic Development Agency has launched the new platform workinlucerne.com for this purpose. The platform can be used by all companies in the

Urma AG, which specialises in machine tools and 3D printing, has submitted a planning application for a second company site. A new Experience Centre is to be built in Mägenwil by summer

Die Schweizerische Vereinigung für Standortmanagement hat fünf innovative Projekte aus der Standort- und Wirtschaftsförderung für ihre SVSM Awards 2023 nominiert. Dieser Preis will Vielfalt, Qualität und Innovationskraft der Standortförderer aus dem ganzen Land sichtbar

Das Wirtschaftspodium Limmattal 2023 (WIPO) findet am 9. November in der Umwelt Arena in Spreitenbach statt. Einlasstickets können ab sofort bestellt werden. Das Motto lautet „Die Zukunft

The city of Dietikon is expanding its information offering on the Dietikon city app to include local real-time data on temperature, air quality and traffic. This expansion completes the last sub-project of the Smart City Innovation Challenge

The Switzerland Innovation Park Ost and the St.Gallen railway station have created the possibility for travellers to bridge waiting times at specially equipped workstations. The initiative thus meets the need for flexible

The Canton of Zurich wants to continue the promotion of the Zurich mountain region and the wine country within the framework of the New Regional Policy. The focus is on sustainable tourism, marketing regional products and promoting innovation for

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

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

Standard & Poor's has confirmed the Canton of Aargau's AAA rating with a stable outlook. The international rating agency attests to the cantonal administration's prudent financial management. High liquidity reserves should be able to compensate for foreseeable

Rahel Kindermann Leuthard was officially installed as Managing Director at the 11th General Assembly of the Economic Network FRZ Zurich Airport Region. She takes over the office from Christoph Lang. The annual report and budget were also

In 2022, the Lucerne Economic Development Agency assisted a total of 25 companies in establishing themselves in the canton, four each from the USA and Germany. As a result, 338 new jobs were created. At the end of 2022, a new record was set with 32,600 companies in the

The Aargau Department of Construction, Transport and Environment is awarded the Swiss Mediation Prize 2023. The award honours its consensus-oriented procedure for involving different interests in infrastructure projects. Aargau is the first canton to receive the

The Knonauer Amt location promotion promotes the local start-up scene with workshops. It works together with the Coachingplus coworking space and the Startzentrum Zurich cooperative. The next event on 29 June will focus on the challenges of setting up a

Zurich is ranked number 1 in the global IMD Smart City Index 2023 for the fourth time in a row. It uses numerous criteria to measure how smart a population finds its city. Among the 141 cities surveyed, Lausanne is ranked 5th and Geneva

A total of 265 companies newly established themselves in Switzerland last year. Most of them are active in the ICT or life sciences sectors. Already in the first year of operation, the new settlements created almost 1200 new

In 2022, the Greater Zurich Area AG (GZA) supported a total of 108 companies from abroad in establishing themselves in the Zurich economic area. The companies created 516 jobs and are planning 1292 more. The frontrunners were companies from the life sciences as well as fintech and