The 6th European Economic Forum – Łódzkie 2013

On 13-14 November 2013, the officials of the Investor’s Assistance and Business Department took part in the 6th European Economic Forum in Łódź.   The event was organised by the Marshal’s Office of the Łódź Region and held under the honorary patronage of the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency. This year’s Forum was themed around modern business processes and their impact on the investment appeal of the Polish regions.   Organised each year by the Local Government of the Łódź Region, the European Economic Forum is a regu

The Pekao Szczecin Open 2013

The next edition of the Pekao Szczecin Open 2013 taken place on 16-22 September. The tournament’s total player purse is $150,000, which is divided into $125,000 in prize money and $25,000 for hospitality – free accommodation and food. The tournament has been organised since 1993. Initially, it was a satellite tournament with prize money of $25,000, and then from 1996 a challenge tournament. The main tournament has 32 players in competition, including 4 wild-card holders, and another 32 in qualifiers fighting for 4 places in the main tournament. The doubles section features 16

Baltexpo 2013

On 3-5 September 2013 representatives of Investors and Business Assistance Department took part in the 17th BALTEXPO International Maritime Trade Fair and Conference, during which domestic and foreign maritime representatives presented their products, technologies, services, solutions, achievements, potential and development plans. In order to fully demonstrate the potential of Szczecin’s maritime industry companies the employees of the Department were accompanied by representatives of the West Pomeranian Maritime Cluster and Maritime Cluster of West Pomerania. Among the exhibitors,

Special Economic Zones in Szczecin

In August this year, the Polish Cabinet made the decision to expand the limits of the Kostrzyn-Słubice and Mielec Special Economic Zones to include land in Szczecin. Already by 2001 the city had the subzone of SEZ Euro-Park Mielec, which covered 73 hectares of land within 4 locations: on Struga St. (currently W. Szymborskiej St.), Lubczyńska-Kniewska St. and Trzebusz and Dunikowo. The extension involves a total of 58 hectares, and an estimated 2 thousand new jobs, opening up whole new opportunities for the region. As a result of the extended SEZ, some major projects will take off, including