Regional Economic Policy

Development planning

• assistance in site location surveys and the allocation of new business premises
• advising companies in selecting site locations, information about business premises and rent prices
• statements concerning planned legislation and directives

Commerce and services

• work on creating an attractive and lively inner city area and involvement in city marketing
• information and advice about issues of wholesale and retail as well as commercial agencies
• examining the entitlement to clearance sales and the announcement of temporary warehouses and auctions
• examining expert knowledge in the trade of freely available medicines and firearms
• arbitration board for settling competition disputes

Transport

• statements on issues concerning transport infrastructure to the government and administrative authorities
• promoting modernisation of the transport routes and attractive offers in local public transport
• statements on approval applications in the passenger and freight transport industry
• examining specialist aptitude in the passenger and freight transport industry
• recognising authorising courses for dangerous goods drivers and dangerous goods officers
• testing dangerous goods drivers and officers, issuing appropriate certification

Economics and statistics

• quarterly economic surveys and reports about the economic situation and development in the Stuttgart region and in Baden-Württemberg
• information about the regional labour market
• site location analyses and reports for the Stuttgart region and the federal state of Baden-Württemberg
• tailor-made information concerning economic data, sector and market indicators