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  • The Circle draws its first annual balance

    The Circle draws its first annual balance

    Since the opening on November 5, 2020, a number of new tenants have moved into The Circle , writes Flughafen Zürich AG in a message . She realized the quarter at Zurich Airport together with Swiss Life . One year after the opening, the co-owner company is “largely satisfied” with the development of the quarter, writes the company.

    “It is a great pleasure to see how the Circle is getting livelier”, Stefan Feldmann, Head of The Circle, Flughafen Zürich AG, is quoted in the press release. According to her, 85 percent of the space is now occupied “with an exciting mix of well-known companies from the technology, pharmaceutical, finance and consulting sectors”. The alleys of the quarter are also livened up by restaurants, exhibition rooms, the Hyatt Regency Zurich Airport The Circle Hotel, the coworking space Spaces and the branch of the University Hospital Zurich. At the end of the year, the day care center in the Circle is also due to be inaugurated. “We are aware that everything is not yet perfect, but we are on the right track and are working on it every day,” says Feldmann.

    In September 2021, the first district festival was also celebrated in the Circle. The new winter festival Zauberpark will start on November 25th. Live open air concerts and children’s shows are planned here every day for 18 days. Finally, on December 15th, the second Hyatt Hotel, the Hyatt Place Zurich Airport The Circle, will open its doors.

  • Free capacities become coworking spaces

    Free capacities become coworking spaces

    From Zurich, innovative ideas for flexible working are rolled out in Switzerland. One example is the Zurich start-up open2work , which was presented by the Zurich Chamber of Commerce (ZHK) in the fourth edition of the digital event series “Making Zurich Economy Visible”. As a speaker, open2work CEO Lionel Ebener outlined future scenarios for flexible work and your own platform solution. After discussions with many companies, he sees great interest in two parallel strategies: work in the employer's office and remote work at home or at coworking locations. Offices are increasingly becoming places of interaction and innovation.

    With open2work, Ebener and his co-founder Alexandre Roque have created a platform that provides workplaces quickly and easily without having to set up their own office infrastructure. Coworkers can use this to rent a workplace or a conference room at companies with space at short notice. Since it was founded in early 2020, more than 25 companies throughout Switzerland have been won as partners who offer space on the platform. Ebener emphasizes: "The companies only have to grant access – the entire booking and payment process runs via open2work." That is why Ebener also compares its platform with that of Airbnb . One of the major advantages is that new room capacities can be gained quickly if there is a need. A framework agreement has already been signed with the travel company Kuoni. Open2work is in talks with other large companies such as the insurance group Swiss Life , which have many locations in Switzerland.

    Ebener sees target groups not only as individuals and the self-employed, but also as entire companies. “Some start-ups have given up a fixed location entirely, work remotely and meet regularly in shared offices,” says Ebener. In addition, large companies were interested in package solutions, for example, to give employees flexibility. And in many cases, according to Ebener, partnerships also arise in the new office community, and relationships develop. To date, 80 percent of users have reverted to open2work after a test.

    The digital event series "Making Zurich Economy Visible" was launched by the Zurich Chamber of Commerce ( ZHK ). Entrepreneurs have the opportunity to present their company for 45 minutes. The news agency Café Europe is the media partner of the series. Café Europe also publishes the news platform punkt4 , on which the digital voice of business is based.

  • Swiss Life takes over Glattzentrum

    Swiss Life takes over Glattzentrum

    As part of the focus on the company's core areas, Migros is giving up real estate management. The association has now sold its Glatt shopping center in Wallisellen to Swiss Life . The buyer will take over the Glattzentrum “as part of its asset management activities for third-party customers”, explains Migros in a corresponding communication . According to her, the partners have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

    Swiss Life will take over the shopping center with unchanged rental contracts and will continue to develop it in the long term, the announcement further explains. The Glattzentrum is "one of the pioneers in Switzerland when it comes to the combination of shopping, adventure and meeting point," Stefan Mächler, Head of Investments at Swiss Life, is quoted there as saying. "We want to strengthen this market position in the future and we are convinced that the Glattzentrum is a very attractive investment property in the medium to long term." The Migros stores located in the Glattzentrum are to be continued unchanged and with long-term rental agreements.