The Grand Council has approved the canton of Aargau's re-entry into the Greater Zurich Area at the beginning of 2027. It is providing the location marketer with CHF 5.5 million for the first four years. It also wants to promote economic development in areas with potential with CHF 4.5

How can municipalities strategically develop business-friendly areas? The third "Location and business development in municipalities" forum in Lucerne presented practical approaches, tools and examples of best practice. Around 60 participants discussed ways to actively develop land for existing

The Lower Bünztal region has been given its own specialist office to promote the regional economy and the location. Wirtschaftsförderung Bünztal is intended to make better use of potential and develop the business location in a targeted

Location promoter Greater Zurich Area (GZA) supported 91 international companies in relocating to the region last year. These included a particularly large number from the cleantech sector. And with Starlab Space, the region is beginning to play a key role in the global new space economy, according

The canton of Lucerne assumes that the OECD minimum taxation will make the location less attractive. It wants to counteract this with 300 million francs annually from 2026. The investments are to be channelled specifically into the location as a place to live and do

Six projects from different regions of Switzerland have been nominated for the prestigious Swiss Business Location Network Awards 2024. This award honors targeted and innovative projects in the areas of location marketing and business promotion. The winners will be announced at a symposium in

The Schaffhausen cantonal government has once again awarded the mandate to manage economic development and the regional and location development office to Generis AG. Following a two-stage tendering process, Generis AG will continue to perform these tasks from 1 January 2025 until the end of 2032.

The Board of Directors of Greater Zurich Area AG has appointed Lukas Huber as the new Managing Director. The relocation expert follows in the footsteps of Sonja Wollkopf Walt. Huber joined the location marketing organisation as an analyst in

Despite a complex geopolitical environment, Vaud's economic development programme achieved strong results in 2023. By promoting 733 business projects and providing targeted support for innovation and sustainability, the canton has shown itself to be resilient and

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

The solid annual report of the Economic Development Agency of the Canton of Fribourg was presented today at the new premises of IMMOMIG AG in Düdingen. Despite the challenges of the geopolitical environment, the WIF supported a total of 40 business projects in 2023. These 40 companies plan to

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

In an interview with Immo!nvest, the director of the House of Winterthur, Samuel Roth, and his colleague Antonietta Lomoro, project manager for business development at the House of Winterthur, outline how Winterthur is likely to develop over the next ten years, the city's appeal to start-ups and

Andreas Zettel is Head of Corporate Development and Deputy Director of the Economic Development Department of the Canton of Lucerne. In this interview he talks about current projects, the challenges facing businesses and his

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

In an interview, Lucerne's cantonal councillor and finance director Reto Wyss explains the advantages of Lucerne's special model in economic promotion and what measures the canton is taking in terms of sustainability and

The planned data centre in Beringen can supply energy to one existing and three new heating networks. This is the conclusion of a feasibility study. The cantonal economic development agency is the point of contact for potential operators of the

As part of the "SVSM Dialogue on Economic Development", the Swiss Association for Location Management SVSM presented the SVSM Awards in Olten and honoured the location manager of the

Nach einer coronabedingten zweijährigen Pause vergibt die Schweizerische Vereinigung für Standortmanagement SVSM dieses Jahr wieder die SVSM Awards für besonders innovative Projekte aus den Bereichen Standortmarketing, Standortentwicklung und Wirtschaftsförderung. Für die diesjährigen Awards

Die Schweizerische Vereinigung für Standortmanagement SVSM ist der Dachverband der Standort- und Wirtschaftsförderungen in der Schweiz. Mit verschiedenen Aktivitäten fördert der Verband die Professionalisierung und die interdisziplinäre Vernetzung. So findet am 31. März die hybride Fachtagung

Mitte November hat die Schweizerische Vereinigung für Standortmanagement SVSM zum ersten SVSM Dialog Wirtschaftsförderung eingeladen. Die halbtägige Fachtagung vermittelte anhand spannender Praxisbeispiele Fachwissen und Input für die tägliche Arbeit. Der Anlass stellte den Auftakt zur neuen

The Swiss Association for Location Management SVSM used the Corona-related "event break" to review its offers and adapt them to current needs: On November 17th, the association invites you to the first SVSM Dialogue Business Development. Interested parties can take part in the half-day hybrid

Der Regierungsrat des Kantons Schaffhausen hat den Leistungsauftrag mit der Generis AG verlängert. Demnach wird sie die Wirtschaftsförderungsstelle und die Geschäftsstelle zur Förderung der Regional- und Standortentwicklung bis 2024

Der Jahresrückblick 2020 der SVSM fällt – wenig überraschend – weniger positiv aus als in den Vorjahren. Die coronabedingte „Zwangspause“ bot dem Vorstand aber Gelegenheit, sich Gedanken über die Ausrichtung und die Leistungen unseres Verbandes zu machen. Das Resultat dieser

Die Fachstelle Wirtschaftsförderung in Solothurn wird per Januar zur Fachstelle Standortförderung. Entsprechend wird sie sich verstärkt mit der Standortentwicklung auseinandersetzen. Ausserdem wird sie vernetzter

Der Vorstand der Schweizerischen Vereinigung für Standortmanagement SVSM hat sich Anfang September zu einer Klausurtagung getroffen. Dabei standen das Profil des Verbandes und die Leistungen für die Mitglieder im

With the designation of development centres (ESP) in the cantonal structure plan, locations have been identified in whose promotion and development the canton has a primary economic interest. An interview with Andreas Zettel, Deputy Director and Head of Corporate Development at the Lucerne Economic