Leipzig's economy is stable in pandemic - city of Leipzig

An example of the dynamic interest in settlement is the newly developed 30 hectare industrial area Hans-Weigel-Straße, in which 15 companies are currently working with 600 jobs. The expansion of the Biocity Campus in the center southeast is currently being planned. After completion of the Life Science Hub in 2025, young biotech companies will get offices, laboratories, workshops and conference rooms.

Mayor Burkhard Jung: “The Leipzig economy is also growing in pandemic. This was not yet to be expected, all the more gratifying that we can now look back on this development that is not a matter of course. The demand for commercial space in Leipzig is unbroken. For us, this also means that cooperation with the region is becoming more and more important if we continue to develop and grow. Labor needs.

"Leipzig's companies are the engine of our economic strength and ultimately also guarantee a tax revenue for the necessary further development of our city," says the provisional director of the business, work and digital, Clemens Schülke. "That is why we are at your side and, for example, give you new impulses for sustainable growth, stabilization in crises, safe corporate succession, especially innovative start -ups or the leap from master to self" with the revised medium -sized company. We provide more than two million euros in 2021 and 2022. We set a clear signal with this: We also support investments in social and ecological sustainability with higher funding rates. "

new business parks

In addition to the cluster hotspots, other parts of the city also develop positively. After only a one -year construction period, a state -of -the -art battery plant from Dräxlmaier is being built at the new location in the Stahmeln industrial park. The company has been working in Leipzig since 2004. Around 180 jobs are created at the new battery location. The plan for a technology park "at the Theklafeldern" is new. A first investment of 30 million euros in the EnergyCity building can be an important step towards structural change.

new industrial areas

There is also a lot going on in the Leipzig north. The BMW Group and Porsche AG are expanding their production capacities. The logistics location around Leipzig/Halle Airport with companies such as DHL, Amazon Air, Aerologic, Momox, Ceva Logistics and DB Schenker is in full swing, so that the airport has firmly planned a new investment of 500 million euros. The city of Leipzig, together with the airport, also develops the 100 hectare industrial area "Radefelder Allee West" to cover the great need for additional commercial and industrial areas.

The city of Leipzig invested 3.3 million euros and the Free State of Saxony 5.7 million euros in the 55 hectare area industrial area Seehausen 2 to prepare for future settlements. A first great success is to set up the future production site of Beiersdorf AG. The company also plans to build a logistics center for the European market on the neighboring 12 hectare construction site. In total, Beiersdorf AG wants to create around 200 new jobs in the production facility and another 400 in the hub. For Beiersdorf, this means the largest investment of the company in one location worldwide.

funding program for the city center

Inner-city retail was affected by the economic effects of corona pandemic, but also online trading. Economic development therefore has a large funding program with a fund, specific events such as the family summer at Burgplatz, digital ideas such as the "Leipziger Online Marktplatz Plus" for local commercial and service companies and plans for the conversion of the Salzgäßchen with playground, benches and trees. Since December 1, 2021, a City Manager at Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH has been responsible for the revitalization and transformation of the city center.

more information

The business report 2021 is available free of charge in German and English in the new town hall, room 29, on 123-5859 and on the Internet at www.leipzig.de/download-business.