Business
24. 05. 13 - 12:13
Record winter for tourism in Tyrol
Winter tourism in Tyrol (Western Austria) has set a new record for the season of 2012/13. Around 26.2 million overnight stays and almost 5.4 million arrivals were registered. Tirol Werbung stated that some regions have reached their capacity level.
Suspected fraud in community flats sector
Five recently renovated community flats are being taken apart again. The state-housing organisation "Wiener Wohnen" is examining whether the renovatio [...]
The Meinl subsidiary Heidi Chocolat bought the Schwedenbomben manufacturer Niemetz for 5.25 million Euros. The firm promised to keep the production in [...]
The producer of printed circuit boards “Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG” (AT&S) with its headquarters in Leoben, Styria, will close its venue i [...]
Niemetz, the Austrian manufacturer of the "Schwedenbomben" confectionary, could not be saved. More than 4.1 million Euros had to be transferred to the [...]
Firms wanted to dismantle border posts for free
The roofs of abandoned border posts are being dismantled in Burgenland, and Lower Austria will follow in autumn. The Federal Real Estate Company (BIG) [...]
Schwedenbomben manufacturer is saved from insolvency
Niemetz, the Austrian manufacturer of the "Schwedenbomben" confectionary, has been saved from insolvency. The creditors have agreed to the restructuri [...]
Police raid dairy headquarters
A raid in the second largest Austrian dairy NÖM, which started on 15 May, was terminated yesterday (Thur) afternoon. Employees of the Federal Competit [...]
Burgenland winery produces 1L-bottles of wine
One winery in the Einsenberg district of Burgenland has decided to go back to one-litre bottles with traditional motives from the turn of the century. [...]
The listed oil producing company OMV increased its revenue in the first quarter of 2013 by 4 percent to 10.8 billion Euros compared to the same quarte [...]
Hypo Alpe Adria subsidy will be sold
The final negotiations about the sale of the Austrian subsidy of the bank group Hypo Alpe Adria are currently underway. The Indian "Srei Group" with h [...]
Rewe fined over price fixing at top supermarkets
The cartel court with headquarters in Wiener Neudorf, district of Mödling (Lower Austria), fined the food retailer Rewe (Billa, Merkur) with 20.8 mill [...]
Hotel Bristol renovation presses ahead as bar opens
The luxury hotel Bristol at Kärntner Ring in Vienna (next to the State Opera) has been undergoing renovation for a year. The bar was now reopened. The [...]
Bad harvests, a growing population and increasing expectations of life are some factors contributing to the world market’s milk shortage. Milk is beco [...]
Delunamagma creditors to lose most of their investment
The creditors of the technology firm Delunamagma Industries GmbH from Bludesch-Gais, Vorarlberg (Western Austria) will lose the majority of their mone [...]
Thermal scanner to stop vehicle fires wins award
The thermal scanner at Karawanken tunnel (Carinthia) has been awarded with the German innovation prize. The scanner of the Asfinag, the motorway finan [...]
The Tondach Gleinstätten AG has resumed the production in the factory in Pinkafeld, Burgenland (Eastern Austria). The production of clay tiles was int [...]
Merkur Insurance boss steps down
The managing director of the insurance company "Merkur Versicherung" held a press conference for the balance of 2012 yesterday (Tues). He indicated th [...]
Vienna Tourism language barrier - Russian and Chinese on the
Vienna is a destination now highly popular with Chinese and Russian tourists. However, there is a distinct lack of people in the tourism branch with t [...]
AUA makes losses in first quarter
Austrian Airlines made a loss of 56 million Euros in the first quarter of 2013. They have not reached their expectations. [...]
The listed Styrian machine producer Andritz suffered a high loss of profit in the first quarter of 2013. In comparison to the previous year’s revenue, [...]
Voestalpine agrees 50 million settlemt over cartel
The first member of the rail cartel, the Austrian steel company voestalpine, will pay 50 million Euros of damages to the German railway company Deutsc [...]
Austria allows payment for toilet use on motorway service st
With immediate effect, people will have to pay 50 cents in order to use toilets on motorways in Austria. However, customers get a voucher which can be [...]
Parndorf centre invests in expansion plans
The popular designer outlet in Parndorf, Burgenland, is going to get bigger: from now until 2016, the outlet will be extended by 3,600 m2, with 30 new [...]
3.5 billion turover record for dm
The chain of cosmetic stores dm registered a new sales record: 3.5 billion Euros in the last half-year. The company with headquarters in Wals, state o [...]
