Imprese

2021

• 2,222 new jobs created by Regional Agreements since 2016
  

  16/04/2021 – 8 new investments have been approved by the last call, providing 193 new jobs (of which 101 are graduated). These results increase the overall impact of the Regional Agreements since 2016, in terms of employment and overall financed investments (263 million €)
  

• Our value proposition to invest in advanced manufacturing
  

  15/04/2021 - Advanced mechanical engineer represents the most important specialization in Emilia-Romagna, a crosscutting sector linked to all the other regional supply and value chains. Download our value proposition.
  

• Invest in fashion in Emilia-Romagna

  09/03/2021 – New updated version of regional fact-sheets of a regional sector boasting top brands and high amount of exports, with analysis of size and value of sectors, maps of specializations, FDIs, innovation ecosystem and much more.

• FAW–SILK EV: the Motor Valley of the future

  23/02/21 - The new investment in Emilia-Romagna from the Chinese-USA Joint Venture is part of a wider innovation process of the regional automotive cluster towards electric vehicles

• New Simplified Logistic Zone in the area of Ravenna Port

  4/2/2021 – Beside connection among logistics infrastructures, investments in the area will have access to specific incentives and facilitations.

• Industry 4.0: new Philip Morris Institute for Manufacturing Competences

  15/1/ 2021 - In Bologna the new high training center on skills for the industry of the future to be completed by this summer.

 

2020

• Top smart cities in Emilia-Romagna according to I-City Rank

  23/12/2020 - Emilia-Romagna boasts 4 cities in the top 12 (out of 107): Bologna ranks 2nd, Modena 5th, Parma 11th, Reggio Emilia 12th and all the other regional cities also perform very well.

• Bologna first in Italy for quality of life

  14/12/2020 – Besides Bologna many other regional cities perform very well in the ranking elaborated by Sole24ore: Parma is 8th, Forlì-Cesena, Modena, Reggio Emilia, Ravenna and Piacenza are in the Top 25 out of 107 cities.

• Invest in Emilia-Romagna Real Estate

  New website dedicated to strategic real estate opportunities on the regional territory, managed by ART-ER on behalf of the Emilia-Romagna Region and in collaboration with territorial entities.

• Emilia-Romagna at the World Manufacturing Week: online event

  Italian Regional Manufacturing Excellence - 10th of November 2020 (2.15pm), event presented by ITA – Italian Trade Agency in collaboration with Invitalia. Register now.

• Invest in agri-food in Emilia-Romagna

  20/10/2020 – New updated version of regional fact-sheets including focus on regional specializations, certified quality, sustainability, with analysis of size and value of sectors, foreign trade, maps, FDIs, innovation ecosystem, trade exhibitions and much more.
  

• New call to attract innovative investments in Emilia-Romagna

  14/10/2020 - “ATTRACTION OF INVESTMENTS IN EMILIA-ROMAGNA”, the fourth call to enter into Agreements for the Settlement and Development of Enterprises is online. 15 million euros of resources for investments with a high impact on employment and research and development. Applications can be submitted from the 1st of December 2020, the deadline for the first period is the 1st of February 2021.

• Invest in health and wellness in Emilia-Romagna

  20/07/2020 – New updated version of regional fact-sheets including focus on life sciences, wellness and health care, with analysis of size and value of sectors, foreign trade, maps, FDIs, innovation ecosystem, trade exhibitions and much more.

• Caviro: new investment financed by Development Contract

  14/07/2020 - The wine company invested 9 MLE - with 3.5 MLE of national incentives - to increase its production in Forlì. Emilia-Romagna Region facilitated the project through Invest in Emilia-Romagna contact point managed by ART-ER.

• 49 companies financed by Regional Agreements from 2016 to now

  25/05/2020 – 2,029 new jobs and 17 new R&D Centres with a public grant from the Region of 85 million euros. These are the updated results of the Regional Law for the Promotion of Investments after the publication of the projects approved by the third call for tender in its second period of application.

• FAW from China to the Motor Valley with over one billion of investments

  14/05/2020 - The leading Chinese automotive manufacturer chooses Emilia-Romagna for its first large FDI aimed at building high-end eco-friendly cars with Silk EV

• Invest in mechanical engineering in Emilia-Romagna

  05/05/2020 – New updated version of regional fact-sheets including focus on packaging and automotive, analysis of size and value of sectors, foreign trade, maps, FDIs, innovation, trade exhibitions and much more.
  

• Doing Business in Italy: Bologna and Milan have the highest number of good practices

  29/04/2020 – In the national report of the World Bank, the Emilia-Romagna capital is the only one to rank in the first half of the ranking for all the thematic areas considered.

• 53 companies financed by Regional Agreements from 2016 to now

  23/03/2020 – 2,125 new jobs and 17 new R&D Centres with a public grant from the Region of 85.5 million euros. These are the updated results of the Regional Law for the Promotion of Investments after the publication of the projects approved by the third call for tender in its second period of application.

• 800.033.033 is the regional number for COVID-19 emergency in Emilia-Romagna

  11/03/2020 – General information concerning the CoronaVirus emergency in Emilia-Romgna are available at this link: http://www.regione.emilia-romagna.it/coronavirus (only in Italian).If you have symptoms, call 1500 or 118 (in case of emergencies). For general support: investinemiliaromagna@art-er.it

• Financial Times ranks Emilia-Romagna among the top European regions 2020/21

  14/02/2020 – The region ranks 10th among the Large European regions for FDI strategy.
  

• University of Bologna is the most international in Italy

  4/2/2020 - “Alma Mater” is among the most internationalised universities in the world, according to data Times Higher Education

2019

• Emilia-Romagna top region for smart cities

  2/12/2019 - I-City Rank elaborated by ForumPA shows 4 regional cities in the national top 10

• Software Heritage’s Italian mirror in Bologna

  3/11/2019 - In the Emilia-Romagna Big Data Valley, ENEA Center will host a modern Library of Alexandria with an unprecedented collection of source codes and algorithms.

• GEA opens a new laboratory in Parma

  14/10/2019 - The new facility of 450 sq.m is specialized in homogenization and high pressure pumps in production process, one of the core businesses of the German group

• Emilia-Romagna, the new Italy

  19/09/2019 - Available online the updated version of the brochure “Emilia-Romagna, the new Italy” on innovation, excellence and growth with respect to the international context.

• Amazon: 120 jobs for new sortation centers in Romagna

  25/8/2019 - After the first Italian investment in Castel San Giovanni (Piacenza), the multinational will open a new location in Sant’Arcangelo di Romagna (Rimini)
  

• JMA WIRELESS developed innovative network product at Bologna R&D lab

  12/07/2019 - The US company invested over €22 million with support of Emilia-Romagna Region

• 17 new innovative investments and presentation of new proposals

  10/07/2019 - Published the list of investments approved by the 3rd call to enter into Agreements for the Settlement and Development of Enterprises. Over 1,700 additional job created so far by the Regional Law for the Promotion of Investments (R.L. 14/2014).  From the 1st of October to the 6th of November it will be possible to apply again to present new proposals.

• A new world-class computer in the Big Data Technopole in Bologna

  10/6/2019 - Emilia-Romagna international Data Valley: after ECMWF Data Centre, EU chooses Bologna again for a new supercomputer worth 120 MLE.

• CMIT Europe expansion in Ravenna

  6/6/2019 - The agreement between China Merchant Group and Viking Cruises will have positive effects on the branch in Emilia Romagna whose number of employees already increased from 24 to 72 in one year
  

• FEV chooses the University of Bologna for new hi-tech hub

  6/5/2019 – The German group opens the “Green mobility research lab” to develop predictive algorithms for smart vehicles

• Invest in Emilia-Romagna – We make the difference

  02/04/2019 – Emilia Romagna meets international press to share success and new opportunities in attracting investment and creating jobs, focusing on industry 4.0 and big data

• Expo Dubai 2020: Request for Proposal for technical partners

  02/04/2019 – Selection of private, public and research bodies that represent Italian know-how and leading, sustainable technological innovation to participate directly in creation of the Italy Pavilion. Deadline: May 6, 2019

• Emilia Romagna at MIPIM 2019

  12-15/03/2019 - Emilia Romagna region has been present at Mipim 2019 in Cannes with a multi-partner initiative showcasing some of the territory’s leading real estate players.

• New call to attract innovative investments in Emilia-Romagna

  06/03/2019 - About 27 million euros for “Agreements for the Settlement and Development of Enterprises” for new investments with high technology and employment impact, also for foreign companies. Deadline: 30/04/2019.

• New record of visitors in Emilia Romagna

  15/02/2019 - Almost 60 million of overnight stays in 2018 (+4.7% than 2017)
  

2018

• Emilia-Romagna boasts highest GDP growth in 2018

  18/12/2018 – Regional GDP increases by +1.4% in 2018, highest value in Italy, while unemployment rate falls to 5.9% and export increases by 2.2%, according to the last Unioncamere Report.
  

• GSK opens new plant in Parma

  20/10/2018 - The research-based pharmaceutical company expands its presence in San Polo di Torrile with a 1,500 sq. m plant devoted to production and packaging of a medicine for treatment of Hiv, investing 30 million euro.
  

• Schneider Electric invests in digital transformation in Bologna

  14/10/2018 - New site of 2,800 sqm in Casalecchio di Reno including a OEM Competence Center for packaging machinery and an Innovation Hub devoted to digitalization technologies in industrial and energy sectors.

• Municipalities in Emilia-Romagna: a new interactive dashboard

  17/07/2018 - Invest in Emilia-Romagna has published a new interactive dashboard with key figures for each regional municipality. Click here.

• Agreements for Settlement and Development of Enterprises: results of the 2nd call on Industry 4.0

  20/6/2018 - 5 investments approved, creating 257 new jobs, with a total amount of 38 mln euro and 11.6 mln of incentives. The call focused on R&D centres in Augmented Virtual Reality, Big Data, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence. 1,456 jobs created by the regional law for investment promotion so far (1st and 2nd call).

• CMG (China Merchants Group) invests in Ravenna

  20/6/2018 - The Chinese group - operating in off-shore platforms and shipyards sector - chooses Emilia-Romagna for its European location

• Industry 4.0: BI-REX in Bologna among the top national “Competence Centers”

  04/06/2018 - Bi-Rex “Big Data Innovation and research Excellence” is the name of the project selected by the Industry 4.0 National Plan, involving 61 regional stakeholders lead by the University of Bologna.

• Industry 4.0 in Emilia-Romagna: Eon Reality from California

  30/05/2018 - New Interactive Digital Center in Casalecchio di Reno (Bologna), with 160 new employees, supported by the Regional Law for the Promotion of the investments.

• 20/04/2018 - Focus: M&A in Emilia-Romagna in 2017

  M&A deals and other corporate finance transactions in Emilia-Romagna carried out in Emilia-Romagna in 2017, according to Zephyr/Bureau VanDijk database.

• 21/03/2018 - Logistics, agreement for the “regional intermodal cluster”

  The agreement among the Regional Government and the main private and public logistics hubs has been signed. Objectives: transports with low environmental impact, increase of traffic on railways and new skills and services.
  

• 20/02/2018 - “I Invest in Emilia-Romagna”, the new video to promote the region

  Testimonials such as B.Braun, HPE, Elettric80, Bompani, IRST and EnergyWay explain why Emilia-Romagna is a great place to invest in.
  

• 14/02/2018 - Financial Times ranks Emilia-Romagna among the top European regions 2018/19

  The region improves its ranking among the Top 10 Southern European Regions for business attractiveness and Large European regions for FDI strategy.

• 08/02/2018 - Agreement between Bologna and ERVET to attract investments

  The Metropolitan City of Bologna and ERVET signed an agreement aimed at identifying joint actions to attract new investments.

• 05/02/2018 - Start-up in Modena awarded by Forbes

  Giovanni Anceschi, COO of EnergyWay, included in the Top 30 under 30 in the industry section. The company has also applied for the regional call on the attraction of industry 4.0 investments.

• 24/01/2018 - New synergies for promotion of innovative investments

  Emilia-Romagna Region is carrying out a Roadshow aimed at enhancing collaboration with local operators and stakeholders.
  

• 15/01/2018 - Inward/Outward Internationalization: call for regional companies

  Emilia-Romagna Region is planning initiatives for the 2018-20 period, involving regional companies and identifying key target countries. Deadline: July 31, 2018
  

2017

• 11/12/2017 - YNAP, new investment and 500 additional jobs

  A new Development Agreement is starting for a 210 million investment in the province of Bologna, supported by national and regional incentives.
  

• 6/12/2017 - Lamborghini URUS unveiled

  The world’s first Super SUV is made in Emilia-Romagna, the Motor Valley. The investment has been supported also by the regional law 14/2014 for the promotion of investments.

• 28/11/2017 - Attraction of new investments in Emilia-Romagna in Industry 4.0.

  Eon Reality and IBM among the 6 companies admitted to the second phase of the selection procedure to enter into regional Agreements for Settlement and Development of Enterprises (Call 2017)

• 17/11/2017 - Agreements for Settlement and Development of Enterprises: results of the calls

  The regional law 14/2014 for the Promotion of the Investments is achieving relevant results. 13 investments financed with the first call are being implemented, providing 1,204 jobs and 521 million euro of total amount. The second call - closed in September 2017 - focused on Industry 4.0.
  

• 03/11/2017 - ‘Leadership Excellence Award’ to Emilia-Romagna region

  The President Bonaccini received the award during the event “This is Italy – parts unknown” at the Harvard Club in New York
  

• 30/10/2017 - Emilia-Romagna_smart_region

  5 regional cities among the first 11 according to ICity Rate 2017
  

• 02/10/2017 -New logistics hub for Ducati and Lamborghini

  The two companies - part of the Volkswagen group - are investing 20 million Euro in the new structure with 70 new employees.

• 15/09/2017 - Romaco group expands its presence in Emilia-Romagna

  After the acquisition by the Chinese group Trucking, the company approves the building of a new plant and the hiring of 130 new employees.

• 31/08/2017 - Export: Emilia-Romagna among the top European regions and first in Italy

  The region boasts the highest export per capita at national level according to the report elaborated by the Italian Trade Agency and the Universities of Bari and Aquila.

• 04/08/2017 - Emilia-Romagna Region at “EXPO 2017 Astana Future Energy”

  Emilia-Romagna Regional week at Expo 2017 in Kazakhstan will be held from the 3rd to 10th of September in the Italian Pavillon, with focus on green economy, organization of the Sustainability Forum and involvement of regional companies.

• 25/07/2017 - New call to enter into “Agreements for the Settlement and Development of Enterprises”

  The measure is provided by the regional law 14/2014 for the promotion of investments in Emilia-Romagna. Sectors will have to be related to Industy 4.0. The deadline for the applications is the 30th of September 2017

• 19/07/2017 - Regional companies open to foreign capitals

  According to KPMG, 127 M&A operations in Emilia-Romagna from abroad, with a total amount of 9.1 billion Euro in the period 2011-16

• 30/06/2017 - Philip Morris doubles investment in Bologna

  Additional €500 million investment planned, up to 600 new jobs expected by the end of 2018

• 14/06/2017 - Universities in Emilia-Romagna are the most attractive in Italy

  The index elaborated by ISTAT measures the incidence of the students in a given Italian region with residence in another region.

• 06/06/2017 - Focus: M&A in Emilia-Romagna in 2016

  M&A deals and other corporate finance transactions in Emilia-Romagna carried out in Emilia-Romagna in 2016, according to Zephyr/Bureau VanDijk database.

• 29/05/2017 - Electric bicycles production brought back to Bologna from Shanghai

  Five (Italian Factory of Electric Vehicles) inaugurated its new “zero energy building” in Bologna, previously moved to China

• 15/05/2017 - Reasons to invest in Emilia-Romagna

  New Prezi Presentation for a smart introduction to our region. Click to start.

• 26/04/2017 - 14 new investments and 1,017 jobs with the support of the Regional Government

  The selection procedure for the first call to enter into Agreements for Settlement and Development of Enterprises  has been completed: 43 million Euro of public incentives for 531 million of investments.

• 05/04/2017 - Agreement between Emilia-Romagna and Italian Trade agency aimed to attract investments

  The collaboration is fullyy operational, with the coordination of contact points to support the landing of foreign companies in the region and the organization of B2B events in New York

• 24/03/2017 -Motorvehicle University of Emilia-Romagna ready to start

  A new regional hub for advanced training: 4 universities and the top automakers united to attract talents from all over the world.
  

• 7/03/2017 - New space for international innovative start-ups

  The Aster Greenhouses are a new space in Bologna for regional start-ups with an additional office dedicated to an international host.
  

• 1/03/2017 - Emilia-Romagna to host the European data centre for weather forecasts (ECMWF)

  The center moves from Reading (London) to Bologna, that has beat competition from other European cities, becoming a cutting-edge technological and scientific hub for climate change over the next decades.
  

• 20/02/2017 - Global Talent Competitiveness Index awards Bologna

  The city in Emilia-Romagna is the first in Italy, and ranks 26th at global level for attractiveness of young talents and 10th for ability to utilize skills.

• 16/01/2017 - Reshoring in Emilia-Romagna

  A report elaborated by a group of universities ranks Emilia-Romagna among the Italian regions with the highest number of companies bringing back productions sites previously moved abroad.
  

2016

• 23/12/2016 - Transparent governance in Emilia-Romagna

  The Region shows one of the lowest levels of political corruption in Italy since 1980 to 2015, according to the RES Report 2016.

• 14/11/2016 - Emilia-Romagna wins European Broadband Award 2016

  Net4all project, by Lepida network, bringing Ultra-Broadband infrastructure to industrial areas, has been awarded in the category “Cost reduction and co-investment”.

• 18/10/2016 - Agreement to boost collaboration between Emilia-Romagna and South-Africa

  The President of the Regional Government and the one of the Guateng Province signed the document to support synergic actions of economic development and innovation.

• 14/10/2016 - New investments ready to start with the support of the Regional Government

  The results of the 1st phase of the selection procedure to enter into Agreements for Settlement and Development of Enterprises have been published. The investments admitted to the 2nd phase have an employment impact of about 1,200 new jobs and see the involvement of several foreign companies.

• 27/09/2016 - Marazzi invests 30 million euro in the ceramics district in Sassuolo

  After the acquisition by the American group Mohawk, the company strengthen its presence in the world leader area in tiles production, in province of Modena.

• 29/08/2016 - New broadband infrastructure for 160 regional business parks

  26 million euro have been allocated for new optical fiber connections to be completed by 2020

• 14/07/2016 - M&A in Emilia-Romagna in 2015

  M&A deals and other corporate finance transactions in Emilia-Romagna carried out in Emilia-Romagna in 2015, according to Zephyr/Bureau VanDijk database.

• 23/05/2016 - Bologna is the first Smart City in Italy

  The Smart City Index 2016 elaborated by Ernst&Young ranks the 9 main towns in Emilia-Romagna among the top 27 at national level, out of 116 Italian towns.

• 28/04/2016 - Regional exports continue to increase

  In 2015 the exports from Emilia-Romagna confirm a positive trend, with a higher increase than the national average and a key role played by the medium-high technology industries.

  24/03/2016 - Philip Morris plant in Crespellano activated ahead of schedule

  According to the President of Philip Morris Italy, the advantages of Bologna as investment area are: good logistics, efficient public administration, advanced industrial framework

• 23/02/2016 - Financial Times ranks Emilia-Romagna among the top European regions 2016/17

  The first call to enter into Settlement and Development Agreements is now open. The measure is provided by the Regional law 14/2014 for investment promotion in Emilia-Romagna.

• 18/02/2016 - A new incentive to invest in Emilia-Romagna

  The first call to enter into Settlement and Development Agreements is now open. The measure is provided by the Regional law 14/2014 for investment promotion in Emilia-Romagna.

• 28/01/2016 - Manufacturing companies in Emilia-Romagna increase their investments

  According to the survey carried out by Confindustria Emilia-Romagna, the main fields of the investments are training, ICT, production lines and Research & Development.

2015

• 17/12/2015 - A top regional healthcare system in the healthiest country

  According to Bloomberg Ranking, Italy is the second healthiest country on the planet and the first in Europe. Other regional indices show that the quality of health services in Emilia-Romagna is at the top at national and European level.

• 1/12/2015 - Investment expansion for Amazon in Piacenza

  From 2013, the American company has invested 70 million euro in the distribution centre in Castel San Giovanni, employing 830 persons and shifting from an area of 25,000 sqm in 2011 to 85,000.

• 10/11/2015 – Bunge invests 50 million in Ravenna

  The American group, that operates in the oilseed processing, refining and bottling sector, consolidates its presence in Emilia-Romagna, in the plant in Porto Corsini, confirming the strategic role of the Ravenna Port

• 15/09/2015 – Lovol Arbos Group presented in Bologna

  The Chinese company, based in Calderara di Reno, is leader in the manufacturing of tractors, agricultural machinery and earthmoving machinery.

• 21/07/2015 – Berluti inaugurates the new factory in Ferrara

  The investment created 250 new jobs. 100 experts have already been trained in the Berluti school inside the same area, supported by the Emilia-Romagna Region and European funds.

• 09/06/2015 New Lamborghini SUV to be produced in Sant’Agata Bolognese with 500 new employees

  The luxury car brand, part of the AUDI group, confirms the new investment of about 700 million euro in the regional motor valley. The project will also include the construction of new facilities and will be co-financed by the Emilia-Romagna Region through the new law n.14 for the investment promotion.

• 04/06/2015 Danfoss reshores hydraulic pumps production from Slovakia to Emilia-Romagna region

  Opened in June in Castel San Pietro (Bologna), the new plant of Turolla, company part of the Danish group Danfoss. This reshoring operation confirms the ability of Emilia-Romagna to attract new investments.

• 24/03/2015 - A network in the Mediterranean area for the soft-landing of foreign companies

  The network, created within the ACCELMED project, was presented in Bruxelles on March 24. It provides support for foreign companies through a portfolio of services shared among several operators in the MED area, including also ERVET.

• 12/03/2015 - In Emilia-Romagna “Top Employer” companies on international level

  Another good ranking for the region: 9 companies, among the top 63 for the world best working conditions, chose Emilia-Romagna as location

2014

 

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