THE ECONOMY
Growth from our midst

An up-and-coming region in the centre of Europe. A diverse range of industries and sectors – automotive, mining, building materials, logistics, mechanical and plant engineering, foodstuffs, plant cultivation, chemicals, medicine – plenty of room to move.


CLUSTERS
Regionally networked and operating successfully on a global scale

Specialisation, optimisation, an exchange of ideas and resources. Strategic alliances require an equal footing. The region values experience, identity, responsibility and balance. Our key areas are mechanical engineering, the automotive industry, medicine, logistics, foodstuffs and building materials.


FINDING A LOCATION
Structures for your ideas – many reasons to set up business here
We use our experience to create the prerequisites for very different sectors in more than 150 business and industrial parks, high-performance locations rich in tradition, excellent traffic and transport connections, research and a qualified labour force. Find out where the future’s headed.


TRAFFIC & TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Fast, safe and flexible

With a tight network of arterial roads, highways (A2 and A14), railway routes and major waterways (River Elbe, Midland Canal, Elbe-Havel Canal) as well as the airports of Berlin, Halle/Leipzig and Hanover within easy reach, you can connect with markets and partners, regionally and worldwide. Whether it’s a short trip or heavy transportation - no problem.

RESEARCH
Tradition and innovation – first hand know-how

The Magdeburg region is a research location that has made its mark internationally. Its main sectors include medicine, mechanical engineering and logistics. Companies profit from proximity to research institutions, both in universities and elsewhere.


EDUCATION
The resource for a modern future

Our strengths are intelligent individuals and space for ideas to unfold and become reality. In addition to good general schools, the region also offers specialized educational opportunities in art and sport. Our training courses and qualifications for skilled experts are now in demand internationally.


A PLACE TO LIVE
The right balance every day

A strong, diverse infrastructure, unique landscapes and a varied range of leisure time activities. History and modernity walk hand in hand to create a new and rewarding reality. – The Magdeburg region sees structural change as an opportunity and is moving forward all the time.


HEALTH & MEDICINE
Feeling good

The region not only offers wide coverage in high level healthcare from local GPs to specialists right up to health resorts; pharmaceutical companies, health centres and specialized research institutes also guarantee innovation and international renown. You’re in good hands here.


CULTURE
International format and regional identity

Our worldly approach combines reminders of an eventful history with deeply-rooted culture. On the Romanesque Road alone, 28 historical monuments offers their stories. Opera, theatre and alternative cultural facilities offer unique, top quality events whose appeal reaches far beyond the region.


SPORT
Active, sustainable, aware