The St.Gallen-based association IT rockt! and collektiv AG will be working together in future. According to a press release, IT rockt! Will move into premises in the coworking space collektiv (st.gallen). This means that IT rockt! will be “at the centre of events”, which will also enable the Eastern Switzerland IT cluster to expand its offering for members and employees. From September, IT rockt! will also be more flexible than before when organising events at collektiv (st.gallen).
According to the press release, the collaboration between the two organisations will promote local exchange. This will promote regional networking. “We are very much looking forward to working with collektiv (st.gallen)”, Eva De Salvatore, Managing Director of IT rockt!, is quoted as saying in the press release. “The stimulating atmosphere creates ideal conditions for our IT community, and the region will benefit from such an enriching programme.”
“It’s great to have a partner like IT rockt! at our side,” adds Majid Parente, founder and CEO of collektiv AG.
Be-advanced AG supports SMEs, start-ups and people before they set up a company in the canton of Bern. Last year, be-advanced supported more entrepreneurs on their path to success than ever before, writes the funding institution in its review of the 2023 financial year. 421 companies were specifically supported.
Among the figures that make innovation coaching for Bernese SMEs and start-ups “particularly pleasing”, the review mentions 90 organised or supported events and 23 inspirational or knowledge stories written. At 87 points, customer satisfaction (Net Promoter Score) is 20 points above the benchmark for consulting companies. The recommendation rate reached 99 per cent.
All three support programmes can point to successes. In the SME programme, be-advanced highlights the repositioning of established SMEs to initiate the next growth phase and the successful support of start-ups in their development into established companies. In addition, sustainable development, digital transformation and strategic foreign trade were set as new focus areas for the programme.
In the start-up programme, the proportion of science and technology-based start-ups increased to the majority of programme participants. New partners were welcomed to the start-up programme. In addition, the programme has “become increasingly well established in all regions”, writes be-advanced.
At the beginning of The Valley is one of Switzerland’s best-known “start-ups”: in 1872 Julius Maggi founded the company J. Maggi & Cie on what was then a sparsely developed site in Kemptthal and gradually expanded the site in the years that followed. in 1886 he developed Maggi seasoning – which became world famous.
A lot has happened since then. in 1947, Maggi merged with Nestlé. in 2002, Givaudan took over Nestlé’s flavour business and the associated properties in Kemptthal. in 2003, most of the Maggi production was relocated to Germany. in 2017, Givaudan sold two-thirds of the site to the real estate developer Mettler2Invest.
Since the beginning of 2018, Metler2Invest and the Motorworld Group have been developing the site with the joint company MA Kemptthal Besitz AG, based on a master plan by the architectural firm Ernst Niklaus Fausch Partner.
Since 2019, the area has a new name: The Valley. Today, it comprises office, commercial and production space. Currently 1100 people work here in over 130 companies. The area has a modern village character. Among other things, there is a post office, a bakery, numerous restaurants, bars, shops, health practices, art studios, a car-sharing company for business vehicles and a fitness centre.
Food still plays an important role on the site today – a high-quality food cluster is to develop in the Valley. Many of the resident companies produce or develop food: for example, the well-known manufacturer of plant-based meat substitutes Planted, a contract cheese dairy, a chocolate manufacturer, a bouillon producer and a coffee brewery. Givaudan with its highly specialised research centre and Nestlé with its retail shop are also still present in the area. By 2025, the first new building will house laboratory space for food development and, with The Cultured Hub (Migros, Bühler, Givaudan), a highly specialised research centre for the production of meat from animal cells.
The Valley is located directly at Kemptthal railway station.
A second thematic focus of The Valley is on motor vehicles. The Motorworld Manufaktur Region Zürich in the heart of the area is a meeting place for people with a passion for classic and high-quality mobility. Various event rooms among vintage cars, supercars and electric racers are the hub for mobility topics and offer space for numerous events.
With events, those responsible also want to enliven the area, which is easily accessible with its own railway station and the nearby motorway connection, but does not directly border on a city, for hours and days at a time. To this end, they have founded their own event company. The area offers 10 to 10,000 square metres of event space for seminars, congresses, readings, meetings, banquets, concerts, markets and festivals. As a supporting programme, for example, guided tours, various team-building activities or rides in racing simulators are possible.
Since 2018, the historic, listed industrial buildings have been extensively renovated and supplemented with additional new buildings that architecturally blend in with the historic building stock. Currently, one of the existing halls is being expanded as an event hall, and the first new building will go into realisation this spring.
A multi-storey car park on an adjacent plot is currently in the approval phase. A pedestrian bridge will later connect it with Valley Square – the central square of the area. A hotel is also planned in one of the existing buildings. A corresponding adjustment of the structure plan is currently underway at the cantonal level for the non-zoned use.
Another new building could be realised from 2026 or 2027. Another four new buildings are possible; these are to be realised depending on demand.
On behalf of the co-ownership, SPGI Zurich has rented additional space in the Baden connection . The Zurich company Office LAB will move into a total area of over 2800 square meters from January 2024, according to a press release . Then the provider of coworking offices will also take over the entire conference and event management for the Konnex building complex in the center of Baden.
Office LAB has been using 800 square meters in connection with sub-letting since August of this year. The Zurich company offers office solutions for individuals and companies. These receive access to the coworking spaces in the form of day passes or fixed team offices. So far, Office LAB operates six locations. With the new location, the company is strengthening its already established presence in Baden.
The Konnex building complex at Brown Boveri Strasse 7 is currently being completely renovated. A “city within a city” offer will be available there by mid-2023. A total of around 35,000 square meters of space will be rented for this purpose.
Project developer gutundgut has realized a coworking space on the site of the former toy factory Wisa Gloria in Lenzburg according to the principles of the circular economy. All the materials used for the approximately 400 square meters of office, meeting and creative space have already been used somewhere before, explains gutundgut in a statement on the coworking space Gloria , which was inaugurated in mid-September.
"With Gloria we wanted to prove that it is possible to build sustainably and cost-effectively without having to compromise on quality and aesthetics," Christian Müller is quoted as saying in the statement. "The numerous, very positive responses from our guests on the opening weekend show that this was a success," says the partner and architect of the Zurich project developer.
According to the announcement, Gloria can also shine with a pioneering achievement in sanitary facilities: a dry toilet has been installed in an office building for the first time in Switzerland. In addition to the range of jobs, the Gloria should also serve as a "feel-good and meeting place for business and culture", explains Rafael Enzler, partner of gutundgut and co-initiator of the project. "The existing gastronomy, event and cultural offerings in the former Wisa Gloria factory area offered an ideal setting for this."
For many years, the SVSM has organized the site management day every spring. On this all-day event, experts from location management, business development and the real estate industry as well as representatives from municipalities, cities and cantons met to listen to case studies, discuss industry-specific topics, exchange experiences and maintain their network. Due to the corona pandemic, the event in 2020 and 2021 could not be held. The board of the SVSM used this “compulsory break” to fundamentally rethink and redesign the event. The result is the new series of events «SVSM Dialog»: From autumn 2021, the SVSM will be organizing two half-day events every year – in autumn with a focus on business development issues, in spring on location management issues. In keeping with the spirit of the times, the events will be hybrid: interested parties can participate physically, on site, or thanks to live streaming virtually from their desks.
Practice-related presentations and exchange of experience The first SVSM Dialog Wirtschaftsförderung will take place on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Capitol cinema in Olten. The event conveys specialist knowledge and connects location managers, business developers, real estate specialists, spatial planners and other interested parties. Three practical presentations with a focus on business development offer the participants valuable technical input for their daily work and use case studies to show possible solutions and strategies for current challenges. Stefan Büeler, Head of the Office for Economy and Public Transport of the Canton of Uri, uses current projects such as tourism development in Andermatt, the Gotthard Base Tunnel or educational and research institutes to demonstrate the approaches of Uri Economic Development. He also goes into which procedure and which organizational forms have proven themselves in practice. Samuel Zuberbühler, Head of Location Promotion City of St. Gallen, gives an insight into the marketing of the city in eastern Switzerland under the provocative title “Sankt ohne Senf” and shows how current issues – such as the revitalization of the inner city – are being addressed there. He also takes up critical points in order to enable a practical exchange of experiences. Bernard Schmid, Managing Director of Promove, provides a look at the working methods, structure and current issues of an economic development organization in French-speaking Switzerland: The Promove association aims to promote the economy in the Riviera-Lavaux region on the Swiss shores of Lake Geneva and connects authorities, Business and other important partners. An extensive aperitif at the end of the event – this part is also streamed live – offers the opportunity to maintain and expand your personal network.
With them – on site or via live streaming The event is carried out as a hybrid event: the participants either visit the event on site at the Capitol cinema in Olten or join the event virtually – the entire event is streamed live and, thanks to a special event platform, also offers virtual participants the opportunity to Interaction. After registering online, all participants will receive a personal participation link with which they can log into the event via a browser. The event is free of charge for members of the SVSM. Non-members pay a contribution towards expenses of CHF 50. If you register for membership during or after the event, this amount will be refunded.
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