Urban change on the Wellis site
A new quarter is being created on the Wellis site in Willisau that combines living, working and meeting in a small space. The former industrial site is developing into an…
A new quarter is being created on the Wellis site in Willisau that combines living, working and meeting in a small space. The former industrial site is developing into an…
CKW is planning to relocate its business units from Reussbühl to Emmen and move its headquarters from Lucerne to the Reussinsel. The new "EnergiePark Emmen" will strengthen the regional power…
With a package of measures worth CHF 300 million a year, the Cantonal Council wants to secure the quality of the location, cushion the consequences of the OECD minimum taxation…
Patrik Wermelinger will take over the management of the organization from June 2026. He will bring back an expert on the Lucerne economic region who combines regional roots with international…
The relocation of the Lucerne Cantonal Hospital to Schenkon will create a rare open space in Sursee from 2034. On the hospital site above Lake Sempach, a lively quarter with…
On March 4, 2026, Switzerland will once again be dedicated to the art of engineering. Engineers' Day will bring together experts in engineering, STEM and tech professions. Supplemented for the…
In the north of Lucerne, Reussbühl West is a new, dense and green urban district. Over the next few years, up to 800 apartments, a variety of commercial spaces and…
The search for a location for the ETH Swiss GeoLab has begun. The Lucerne Economic Development Agency is coordinating the selection process for ETH Zurich's new competence center for earth…
The canton of Lucerne has taken a decisive step in the overall revision of its cantonal structure plan. The draft structure plan is open to the public from October 20…
How can construction be designed in such a way that materials are not consumed but reused? This question is at the centre of the Circular Time Lab at Lucerne University…
How can municipalities strategically develop business-friendly areas? The third "Location and business development in municipalities" forum in Lucerne presented practical approaches, tools and examples of best practice. Around 60 participants…
CERUNIQ has certified 121 companies in the ceramics industry with the Platinium quality label. The industry association's label stands for the high quality and professionalism of the companies' work. Nine…
Welcome Immobilien AG was the first real estate consulting company in the industry to be awarded the "Friendly Work Space" seal. The seal of quality has been awarded by the…
Pistor's geothermal storage system saves the wholesaler 100,000 liters of heating oil per year. This prevents the release of 330 tons of CO2, as much as 200 direct flights from…
Cowa Thermal Solutions has won the Clean Energy & Storage category at the Start Up Energy Transition (SET) Award 2025. The jury praised the fact that Cowa's compact thermal storage…
The OECD minimum taxation puts Switzerland's location policy to the test. The canton of Lucerne is particularly affected. In order to prevent the impending loss of companies, jobs and investments,…
The canton of Lucerne assumes that the OECD minimum taxation will make the location less attractive. It wants to counteract this with 300 million francs annually from 2026. The investments…
The city of Lucerne and the energy supplier ewl want to cover more than half of their future heating requirements with energy from Lake Lucerne and district heating. Five possible…