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Duisburg. Business developers inspire more than 40 participants about the profit opportunities of the business location
After the investor tour of DBI Duisburg Business & Innovation had to take place online last year due to corona, potential investors were able to convince themselves of the numerous advantages of Duisburg and the specific micro-locations today. Those interested were invited by the Business Metropolis Ruhr (BMR), which offers tours every year for those interested in investing. Lord Mayor Sören Link was delighted to show the participating experts the Mercatorstadt: “In Duisburg we have space and are banking on growth. The great interest in the location shows that our city is very popular with investors. “
Andree Haack, head of the economic department of the city of Duisburg and co-managing director of DBI, emphasizes: “Corona has not reduced the attractiveness of Duisburg as a location. On the contrary. The demand for space and objects is still great. “
“It is a success that we were able to inspire over 40 participants for this year’s tour”, says DBI Managing Director Rasmus C. Beck, “this is all the more true, since this was our first investor tour that exclusively led to Duisburg areas.”
Three locations that will shape future urban development were presented: The 6-Seen-Wedau area with the “Wedau Nord” commercial area and the “Duisburger Dünen” project from GEBAG Duisburger Baugesellschaft mbH, one of the DBI shareholders. “The Duisburg innovation spaces, which not only include the large GEBAG areas ‘6-Seen-Wedau’, ‘Wedau-Nord’ and the ‘Duisburg Dunes’, but also the IGA 2027 and the new Hochfeld, reach far beyond Duisburg’s borders out of a keen interest. I am very pleased that investors are slowly changing their view of Duisburg and that the distinct opportunities that Duisburg offers are also being seen, ”said GEBAG boss Bernd Wortmeyer. In addition, the owner Aurelis Real Estate Service GmbH presented the “Am Wasserturm” entrepreneur park. Michael Buchholz, Head of Region West and Head of Development, explains: “The investor tour is an important component for Duisburg when it comes to showing innovations, inspiring potential investors and promoting the location. We can say with great satisfaction that the local players have managed to put Duisburg in the focus of international investors over the past ten years. This is no coincidence, it is the result of the strategic urban and project development of everyone involved. We are delighted that we were part of the investor tour with our projects such as Quartier I or the Entrepreneur Park “Am Wasserturm” and were able to show what we have contributed to the overall development in Duisburg. “
During the investor tour, the participants were able to find out more about Duisburg in general and about specific projects. In addition, they used the opportunity to network within the industry, with the city of Duisburg and DBI Duisburg Business & Innovation. It is planned to expand such formats in the future in order to attract more investments and relocations.
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