Already numbered among the largest industrial estates in Thuringia with a net area of 100 hectares, Kölleda-Kiebitzhöhe is to be extended by 57 hectares. The total costs for developing the expansion area amount to €40.5 million. The State Development Corporation of Thuringia (LEG) is the project developer and land owner. Nearly 4,000 jobs have been created by the 30 companies already occupying the estate, including MDC Power (Daimler), Funkwerk, Fromm Plastics and Logatec, and they are appreciating the handy location right next to the A71 highway in the center of Germany.
The biggest industrial estate in Thuringia, Erfurter Kreuz in Arnstadt/Amt Wachsenburg, is an extremely popular location for both German and international companies, as it is situated in the heart of Germany with very good transport logistics connections. It, too, is to be extended, with a fourth stage of construction in the planning, at a cost of €8 million. Once it is complete, the estate will have a further 65 hectares of contiguous industrial sites with state-of-the-art infrastructure available for companies. Once the commercial and industrial estates of Arnstadt-Nord, Thörey and Rudisleben are taken into account, the approximately 100 companies in the vicinity occupy 600 hectares and employ more than 8,000 people. In the heart of Europe, close to the A4 and A71 highways, this region is the place for businesses to be! (maa/gro)
