NRW.INVEST News 2011-01

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„Germany at its best” –North Rhine-Westphalia repositions itself

With the slogan "North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany at its best" the state wants to compete internationally for foreign investors.

Top marks forNorth Rhine-Westphalia

In 2010, NRW.INVEST successfully supported 110 companies with their location or expansion investments. This is the best result for several years.

fDi Magazine namesNorth Rhine-Westphalia a top investment location

According to a recent survey, North Rhine-Westphalia ranks second among Europe's top investment locations.

Non-stop to the People's Republic

In cooperation with Lufthansa, Air China is flying direct from Düsseldorf to Peking and back three times a week.

Location film for a unique state

NRW.INVEST wants to market North Rhine-Westphalia more strongly by means of a new location film. Entitled "Imagine a place" the two-minute film carries the viewer off to a unique state.

Amazon to build logistics centerin Rheinberg

The American online trader Amazon plans to build an approx. 110,000 square meter logistics center in Rheinberg, Lower Rhine.

MIPIM 2011: Cooperating on future concepts

In March, cities and companies from North Rhine-Westphalia presented themselves jointly for the first time at the world's largest trade fair for commercial real estate and industrial siting, MIPIM, in Cannes.

North Rhine-Westphalia is focusingon lead and future markets

North Rhine-Westphalia aims to establish itself as a pioneer in meeting global economic, ecological and social challenges. To this end, the state is realigning its cluster policy.

MIPIM 2011: Cooperating on future concepts

In close collaboration with municipalities, companies and the economic development agency metropoleruhr GmbH, NRW.INVEST organized a joint stand to represent the state at MIPIM in Cannes at the beginning of March. The partners presented the locational advantages of North Rhine-Westphalia as well as sustainable concepts and technologies for the areas economics, energy, urban development and traffic to the trade fair visitors. The focus was on the topics electric mobility, sustainable urban strategies and other future issues in metropolitan areas.

In addition to NRW.INVEST, the economic development agency metropoleruhr, NRW.URBAN, the cities of Bochum, Dortmund, Duisburg, Essen, Gelsenkirchen and Mönchengladbach took part, as did well-known companies such as RWE Effizienz, RAG Montan Immobilien, Europa-Center Immobilien-Gruppe, Gesundheitscampus North Rhine-Westphalia, Greif & Contzen Immobilien, Harpen Immobilien, Stiftung Zollverein and ThyssenKrupp Real Estate.