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Named after the Brazilian celebrity architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012), who designed the building shortly before his death, it was ceremonially opened on 3 July 2020. 2 Contents 4 Preface by Burkhard Jung, Mayor of the City of Leipzig 5 Preface by Clemens Schülke, Acting Head of the Department of Economic Affairs, Employment and Digital of the City of Leipzig 47 Tourism 6 48 Booming orders for builders 76 49 Agriculture in Leipzig Leipzig’s sustainable A great place to live! expansion 77 World-class culture 7 Rising population 50 80 Sport: Inspiring and inviting 8 Economy: Sharp dent 81 Feel-good Leipzig: in the upward trend Investors A green giant 9 Aid for people affected by welcome! 82 Housing in Leipzig the corona crisis 83 A pro-family attitude 10 Investors prefer Leipzig! 51 Office for Economic 84 Education: 11 Government agencies a Development: Serving business International, intercultural boost for Leipzig 52 Leipzig aids local employers 85 Tomorrow’s skilled workers 12 New business parks 54 Structural change in 14 New wave of startups central Germany 54 Leipzig vernetzt: Local procurement 86 55 European Metropolitan Region 16 of Central Germany Higher education 55 Invest Region Leipzig GmbH and research Sustainable 56 EU projects mobility 57 Key international 88 Higher education markets in focus 91 Research 17 Upgraded transport: 58 Leipzig in touch with the world Highways for investors 60 Smart Infrastructure Hub 18 Leipzig/Halle Airport 62 Digital City 19 Central location means 63 Skilled labour 98 rapid access 64 Financial backing 66 Public procurement: Statistics Works and services 67 Public procurement: 98 1. Population 20 Building works 98 2. The labour market 99 3. Education and training Modern mix 100 4. The private sector of industries 103 5. Finance 68 104 6. Public procurement in 2019 21 Five convincing clusters 105 7. Selected companies 22 Automotive & Suppliers Real estate in Leipzig 26 Healthcare & Biotech 30 Energy & Environment 69 Leipzig’s property market 34 Logistics 70 Major infill projects 38 IT, Media & Creative Industries close the gaps 42 Industry hit by the corona crisis 72 LGH: Ideal commercial 43 Skilled trades remain on track premises despite Covid-19 73 Alte Messe 44 Service sector 74 Municipal Real Estate Office 45 Leipziger Messe 46 Retail, hospitality Contents 3 Suddenly, everything changed large and small. But suddenly, everything Mastering the Corona Crisis’. A broad alliance We all knew 2020 would be a special year. After changed. Now firmly integrated into the global from business leaders to trade associations, all, it was the 30th anniversary of German unity, economy, Leipzig could not avoid the coronavirus politicians to public administration is working a historic event to which above all Leipzig made pandemic. We were forced to consider whether to return the economy to its growth trajectory such an important contribution. And our track the economic basis created here would be strong as quickly as possible – naturally, without record over the past 30 years is remarkable. enough to withstand the totally new challenges neglecting environmental concerns. For its part, Leipzig has revitalized itself, its appearance arising from spring 2020. the City of Leipzig is going on the investment now characterized by extensively refurbished Our country is still gripped by the Covid-19 offensive, investing €300 million over the next architecture. Moreover, its economy has been pandemic. The virus has not yet been defeated two years, because we firmly believe in our transformed, turning Leipzig into a thriving hub of and it will be well into next year before continuing growth. trade and industry. It has also become a magnet life returns to normal, despite the recent Leipzig’s development has slowed, suffering for new residents and at one point was the development of successful vaccines. setbacks in some respects. But after 30 fastest-growing city in Germany. The corona crisis has inflicted serious, in some impressive years, our confidence that the path Given all this, who could seriously have expected cases lasting economic harm on many Leipzig taken in 1989/90 will dynamically continue on a anything other than a convincing performance companies. Employers must therefore revise consolidated basis has not been shaken. across the board in this jubilee year? their business operations or even their business There is no doubt in my mind that we can keep Over the previous ten years, the population of models. In November, restaurants, museums, building on the strength and capabilities of Leipzig had grown by almost 100,000 – mostly theatres, trade shows and gyms all had to Leipzig, its citizens, and its private sector. Thank young people with big plans, firmness of close for the second time this year. Some of you to everyone who is standing in solidarity and purpose, and every confidence in the future our favourite things and activities are currently holding their ground as we get back on track. of this growing city. During this period, an denied to us. Almost everyone has been directly At this point, I would also like to express my deep above-average number of attractive jobs was or indirectly affected by the social, psychological gratitude to Uwe Albrecht, who held the office of created. The rapid increase in population did not and economic hardships. And businesses, the Deputy Mayor of Economic Affairs, Employment aggravate unemployment which, on the contrary, self-employed, artists and other creatives are and Digital from 2006 to 2020. During these 14 continued to fall – a success story that boosted bearing the economic brunt of these Covid years, he was a valuable supporter and associate Leipzig’s reputation as a great place to invest. As protection measures. But once again, just as in of business, and played a key role in shaping the a result, Leipzig continued to attract companies the spring, we will not abandon our employers upturn of Leipzig. and employees in this difficult situation. And national and regional government have extended the assistance offered to the self-employed, businesses and institutions particularly affected by the corona rules. In addition, the local authority (working closely with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry as well as the Chamber of Small Industries and Skilled Trades) is helping and supporting the business community. Small and medium- sized enterprises are benefiting from targeted assistance. For example, the City of Leipzig provided €5 million in aid for the self-employed. In addition, fees for special use and commercial rent payments were waived while the SME Support Programme has been expanded to Burkhard Jung include a new scheme known as ‘Creatively Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Leipzig 4 For many years, Leipzig’s economy only east Leipzig (Thekla), the Office for Economic economic and scientific actors from the entire moved in one direction: upwards. Development is planning a new technology park: Metropolitan Region of Central Germany is And 2020 certainly got off to a good start. EnergyCity Campus Leipzig. working single-mindedly to introduce cutting- But suddenly, this trend was overshadowed New companies are coming to Leipzig, such as edge hydrogen technology. by coronavirus, and the economy faced online B2B procurement platform Mercateo, Every cloud has a silver lining.