There’s always something on the calendar in Thuringia, but especially so in summer. Countless concerts, open-air performances, festivals and markets are on offer for everyone who wants to spend…
24 September - 6 December 2015‘Erfurt Autumn Readings’ Literary Festival 26 September 2015Re-opening of Luther House in Eisenach until 4 October 2015State’s Garden Show in…
Automotive supplier Muhr and Bender, known internationally as Mubea, is making a substantial investment of EUR 60 m in modernizing and extending its premises in Weißensee in Thuringia. The main…
Erfurt - X-FAB Group, an international manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal process technologies, opened a new micro-electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS) factory in south-east Erfurt in…
Research by the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW) on the number of graduates with majors in mathematics, informatics, natural sciences and technology, known collectively as MINT subjects,…
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…
