Almost a third of all the people in Jena who pay mandatory social security contributions are university graduates, according to a recent survey carried out by business magazine WirtschaftsWoche and…
Avery Dennison Materials GmbH, ContiTech AG, Fromm Plastics GmbH, GRAFE Advanced Polymers GmbH - a string of successful companies are testimony to the fact that Thuringia offers exceptional…
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Erfurt - Industrial companies in Thuringia exported more in 2014 - and made more money. Thuringian companies with 50 or more employees achieved an increase in turnover of…
The Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry (CEEC) at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena held a topping-out ceremony in February. In cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic…
Erfurt - A new round of ‘ProExzellenz’, a program organized by the state of Thuringia, began this year and will provide a total of EUR 20 m for cutting-edge research through 2019.…
As of 2017, two key ICE transport axes will meet in Erfurt, drastically reducing travel time from major centers and opening up fantastic economic opportunities as the state of Thuringia and its…
A pleasing increase in the number of paid overnight stays shows that more and more people are wanting to discover Thuringia. There were almost 3.7 m arrivals (+2 percent) and 9.8 m overnight stays…
Klassik Stiftung Weimar, a foundation that brings together more than 20 museums, palaces, historic houses, parks and literary and art collections, is continuing its series of concerts entitled…
MDC Power, an automotive manufacturer in Kölleda, Thuringia, has won Germany’s 2014 ‘Best Factory’ industrial excellence award. It has been awarded on the occasion of the 11th WirtschaftsWoche…
Gotha - Kappstein GmbH & Co. KG, an Australian manufacturer of innovative bicycle components, has located in Gotha. The company produces gears, sprockets and electrical drives in a…
Industrial companies everywhere are being challenged on all fronts, but the German government’s INDUSTRIE 4.0, part of its 2020 High-tech Strategy, offers a vision for the future.
A business delegation from Thuringia visited Malaysia and Singapore from 3 to 7 November last year. Malaysia is playing an increasingly significant role in ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian…
Meiningen - Weisskopf Werkzeuge GmbH is expanding in Meiningen and invests EUR 6.5 million in new machinery and a new production hall. The investment will create further 18 jobs and shows yet…
Improvements in the economy have enabled Glatt Ingenieurtechnik in Weimar to expand its production capacity. The company is investing approximately EUR 4.2 million in building new laboratory and…
Of the 79 companies that competed for the 2014 Thuringian Innovation Prize last year, six were honored for their prolific good ideas. With EUR 100,000 in prize money up for grabs, this state’s…
Weimar - A new test for Ebola that is already in use in Africa comes from Weimar. Testing strips made by Senova detect the presence or absence of the virus with 95-percent accuracy, faster and…
A new hotel is planned for Oberhof, a winter sport and holiday destination in the Thuringian Forest. The first DoiT Hotel & Resort will be built in the center of Oberhof, close to the H2 Oberhof…
Weimar and Erfurt are on the list of cities whose residents enjoy a pleasant, attractive and cultural environment, according to a national survey of 5,000 companies in 100 independent towns and…
Thuringia now has two teams of investigators hot on the trail of criminals in Germany’s long-running, hugely popular television series Tatort (Scene of the Crime). The series is filmed in some of the…
As early as 2001, voestalpine Stamptec Schmölln GmbH has been established in Schmölln with the assistance of the State Development Corporation of Thuringia, and is poised for a new round of…
