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Professionals | 10.09.24 | 2 min

Central Swiss team wins Swiss Skills championships

Lucerne/Bern - A three-person team from Central Switzerland has been crowned the winner of this year's SwissSkills vocational entrepreneurship championships....

Sustainability | Headquarters | 06.09.24 | 2 min

Schurter plans sustainability adjustments

Lucerne - Schurter’s Sustainability Report 2023 presents the current status of the company’s efforts in this area. Sustainability is anchored across al...

Sustainability | Building Technology | 02.09.24 | 2 min

HSLU advocates for greening and solar panels on building facades

Lucerne - The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) has looked into the potential for greening and solar panels installed on building facades...

30.08.24 | 3 min

Fläcke-Chäsi in Beromünster celebrates reopening following major investment

Beromünster - The cheese dairy Fläcke-Chäsi in Beromünster has recommenced operations following a three-week renovation. New counters have been installed in...

28.08.24 | 2 min

Swiss canton of Lucerne strengthens its finances

Lucerne - The canton of Lucerne has drafted its Finance and Task Plan for 2025 to 2028. With higher tax revenues forecast thanks to the OECD minimum ta...

Innovation | 28.08.24 | 2 min

Talnets democratizes talent scouting in football

Root - Talnets AG from Root in the Swiss canton of Lucerne has gone live with a website that both helps football clubs discover young talent and gives play...

27.08.24 | 3 min

Lucerne Showcases Itself at the S-GE Investment Summit 2024

Luzern - On August 29, 2024, Campus Sursee in the Canton of Lucerne will host the S-GE Investment Summit. Under the theme «Adapting and Excelling» intern...

Advanced Manufacturing | 26.08.24 | 2 min

Schurter offers switch with highest IP protection class

Lucerne - Schurter has subjected its MSS electronic switch to testing for the highest protection class. The result is that the MSS is now certified in a...

Mobility | 21.08.24 | 2 min

AKS looks back on a successful start to shared mobility

Lucerne - In 2021, the Albert Koechlin Stiftung (AKS) joined forces with the Allgemeine Baugenossenschaft Luzern to open a public mobility station in...

Advanced Manufacturing | 21.08.24 | 2 min

Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin visits Root

Root/Seewen - Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin has observed Swiss company Strüby Konzept AG manufacture the first solid timber elements on its new board st...

19.08.24 | 2 min

Luzern's CAAA Restaurant among finalists at the SBID International Design Awards 2024

The fine-dining restaurant CAAA in Luzern has been named a finalist in the «Restaurant Design - Rest of the World» category at the prestigious SBID Inte...

ICT & New Work | 16.08.24 | 2 min

ALSO concludes acquisitions in Eastern Europe

Emmen - ALSO Holding AG has completed the acquisition of SWS and Entec in Czechia and SWS International in Slovakia. This trio of Eastern European compan...

Innovation | ICT & New Work | 15.08.24 | 3 min

Creaitor AG raises 500,000 Swiss francs in pre-seed round

Lucerne - The software company Creaitor AG has successfully concluded a pre-seed funding round and raised 500,000 Swiss francs. The funds will be used to...

Building Technology | Headquarters | Mobility | 13.08.24 | 2 min

Schindler wins major contract in Riyadh

Ebikon/Riyadh - Schindler has won a major contract in The Avenues – Riyadh. Schindler Olayan, a subsidiary of the Lucerne-based elevator manufacturer, will deliv...

Headquarters | 08.08.24 | 3 min

Calida buys back own shares

Sursee - Calida Holding is buying back its own company shares using proceeds from the sale of the garden furniture business Lafuma Mobilier. This initiati...

Sustainability | 07.08.24 | 3 min

IRISgo expands into Germany

Horw - Cup manufacturer IRISgo has now launched its eponymous product on the German market. The sustainable reusable cup producer hopes that this new...

05.08.24 | 3 min

Mobimo posts profit growth

Lucerne - Mobimo Holding AG increased its operating result and profit in the first half of 2024 in comparison with the same period in the prior year....

Mobility | 30.07.24 | 2 min

Lucerne tourism regions launch sustainable travel campaign

Schüpfheim - UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch and Lucerne Tourism are seeking to motivate guests staying in the region to use public transport to arrive and de...

Life Sciences & Health | Innovation | 25.07.24 | 2 min

Impli and Yalosys develop fertility monitoring implant with CSEM

Root LU - Impli has developed a tiny, implantable biosensor to monitor fertility hormones in real time. It aims to help women on the path to becoming...

Sustainability | 24.07.24 | 2 min

AMAG announces finalists in Family Business Award

Cham - Max Zeller Söhne AG, Ryf AG and schaerholzbau AG have made it through to the final of this year’s Family Business Award. The award, which is dona...

ICT & New Work | 22.07.24 | 2 min

BitHawk claims second Modern Work Award

Sursee - Microsoft has named BitHawk as the winner of the Modern Work Award for Switzerland for the second time. The Lucerne-based IT service provider receive...

Advanced Manufacturing | Headquarters | 19.07.24 | 3 min

Schindler records increased profitability

Ebikon - In the first half of financial year 2024, Schindler recorded a decline in revenue. However, operating profit and the corresponding margin both i...

Life Sciences & Health | 16.07.24 | 2 min

Geistlich receives EU certification for Chondro-Gide

Wolhusen LU - Geistlich Pharma has received MDR certification for its Chondro-Gide collagen membrane and therefore complies with EU regulations. The pr...

15.07.24 | 2 min

Calida looking to sell garden furniture brand

Oberkirch - Calida is set to sell the Lafuma Mobilier brand. Peugeot Frères Industrie has submitted a purchase offer to acquire the French manufacturer of garden...