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1 Diverse and dynamic regional centre of East Thuringia with a loveable old city centre with a history going back to over years

2 Centrally located in the vicinity of potential growth markets in Eastern Europe as a strategic advantage Population: approx. 100,000 Catchment area: approx. 450,000 Transport connections Motorways A4 and A9 Federal roads B2, B7 and B 92 Airfield Gera-Leumnitz, International airports of Erfurt, Leipzig- Halle

Investment promotion up to 50 pc Easily accessible business parks close to the A 4 motorway World-class products Value creation through innovative technologies Attractive space and

3 Investment promotion up to 50 pc Easily accessible business parks close to the A 4 motorway World-class products Value creation through innovative technologies Attractive space and real estate prices Citizen-oriented administration thanks to administrative structure reform Pilot concept for the promotion of trade and industry: Everything from a single source.

4 Industrial history The roots of the textile industry date back to the 14th century. In the 19 th century when industrialization set in it was machine building and textile machinery manufacture that became particularly strong. World-class products were developed in the 20th century. Precision instruments and electronic equipment were exported worldwide. Uranium ore was mined by WISMUT in nearby Ronneburg. After the Change in 1989 many small businesses of a high innovative potential took the place of former large socialist concerns.

5 Employed persons subject to social insurance contributions working in Gera: 35,893 at 4,428 active businesses Workforce in and around Gera by areas of interest Mechatronics: 68 Electrical engineering 301 IT and telecommunication: 240 Production planning and control: 114 Materials engineering: 38 Metal working: 573 Automation: 15 Engineering research and development: 35 Quality assurance/quality control: 178 Plant engineering, vessel and equipment fabrication: 38 Physics: 47 Tomorrow s professionals: your success factor in Gera 27 grammar schools : 6,497 students, 11 vocational schools: 5,831 apprentices, 2 centres of higher education with 1,161 students

6 Airport Area Business parks of Leumnitz-Süd, Trebnitz I, II and III, Zoche Location Close to A 4 motorway and the Gera-Leumnitzairfield Size 110 ha Mix of trades and industries Wholesale, manufacturing industry, machine building

7 Areas of competence The local Automotive Suppliers benefit from the close-by automaking centres in Saxony, West Thuringia and Bavaria. The Optical Industry has also a considerable presence in Gera and excellent relations to neighbouring Jena the stronghold of precision engineering and optics. A considerable number of businesses that settled in Gera make use of growth niches in the areas of Environmental Engineering/Renewable Energies. Machine building with its well-trained professionals dominates the local economy not least because of its long tradition.

Optical industry The optical and precision mechanics sectors emerged as early as in the 30ies of last century. Example: Zeiss and later electronics.

8 Optical industry The optical and precision mechanics sectors emerged as early as in the 30ies of last century. Example: Zeiss and later electronics. Gera can draw on a wealth of well-trained professionals The sector itself is vibrant. Close relationship to the neighbouring city of Jena a stronghold of precision mechanics and optical industry. POG Präzisionsoptik Gera GmbH Optimess GmbH

Automotive supply industry The roots of automotive manufacturing in Gera go back to the pioneering days. Supply has always played a primary role.

9 Automotive supply industry The roots of automotive manufacturing in Gera go back to the pioneering days. Supply has always played a primary role. What is important today is the closeness to the automotive industry based in Thuringia and West Saxony. Leipzig: BMW + Porsche Eisenach: Opel Zwickau: VW Friedhelm Loh Group Dagro Gera GmbH A. Latusek GmbH

Machinery manufacture It started out in Gera more than 160 years ago. Development in the context of mechanization of the textile industry and textile machinery manufacture.

10 Machinery manufacture It started out in Gera more than 160 years ago. Development in the context of mechanization of the textile industry and textile machinery manufacture. Closeness to the machine building centres of Chemnitz and Ilmenau Biggest employers of the sector in Gera Kaeser Kompressorenwerk GEDA Dechentreiter MB GMG Grau- und Metallguss

Environmental technologies/ Renewable energies Growing demand for innovative technologies. Revitalization of the former uranium ore mining landscape.

11 Environmental technologies/ Renewable energies Growing demand for innovative technologies. Revitalization of the former uranium ore mining landscape. The R&D focus on mobile power sources establishes the link to automotive suppliers. GTG Geologisch-Technische Gesellschaft UST Umwelt-Systemtechnik GmbH UIZ Umweltinformationszentrum Netzwerk H 2 O

12 Gera: Preferred location of technologyoriented businesses Automotive supply * Precision optics* Precision mechanics * Machine building and plant engineering* Medical technology * Plastics engineering* Logistics * Environmental technology

Central Germany stands for education Gera benefits from the unique education infrastructure with universities and universities of applied sciences from Magdeburg to Reichenbach and Dresden to Erfurt

13 Central Germany stands for education Gera benefits from the unique education infrastructure with universities and universities of applied sciences from Magdeburg to Reichenbach and Dresden to Erfurt Businesses can resort to practice-oriented training facilities in Gera such as the university of cooperative education [Berufsakademie] and SRH University of Applied Sciences for health care professions and a variety of vocational schools

14 Shopping in Gera Modern shopping facilities attracting customers from beyond city limits. About 1,100 retail shops Total sales floor of 230,000 sqm Shopping and eating out surrounded by history are an experience Gera-Arcaden Elster-Forum Amthor-Passage The historic district a wonderful place to shop, stroll and indulge.

Otto Dix Gera s most famous artist The painter and graphic artist was born in Gera in 1891. He is one of the most important realists of the 20th century. His memory is preserved by the Otto Dix Award.

15 Otto Dix Gera s most famous artist The painter and graphic artist was born in Gera in He is one of the most important realists of the 20th century. His memory is preserved by the Otto Dix Award. His birthplace is located in the historic district of ope to the public as a museum. Latest project: Kunsthaus Gera, an architectonic gem by star architect David Chipperfield, is to advertise the city on national level by major art exhibitions.

Performing arts - big in Gera The over 100 years old Art Nouveau theatre accommodating the theatre hall and picturesque concert hall under one roof and drama, puppet

16 Performing arts - big in Gera The over 100 years old Art Nouveau theatre accommodating the theatre hall and picturesque concert hall under one roof and drama, puppet show, opera, operetta, musical, ballet ensembles and orchestra Satirical cabaret Fettnäppchen UCI cinema with 8 halls International children s film & TV festival Goldener Spatz

17 Die Höhler are cave passages winding along about 9 kilometres with 230 deep cellars used to store beer. Today Gera s underworld is publicly accessible and accommodates a show of minerals shining in UV light. The historic Höhler festival attracts thousands of visitors every autumn. Neighbouring Bad Köstritz is still home for brewing the legendary Köstritzer Schwarzbier.

18 Thank you for your attention! Stadt Gera Department of Business PromotionUrban Development City Hall Kornmarkt Gera Tel.: +49(365) Fax: +49(365)

A Business Location at its Best. Saxony Economic Development Corporation

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