Oberbank keeps regional focus

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Finance

Franz Gasselsberger has ruled out an engagement of Oberbank in Eastern Europe (EE). The Linz-based finance institute runs some branches in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary but concentrates on activities in Austria and Germany. Now its CEO said the plan was to continue “to grow in an organic way”. Gasselsberger told the Kurier: “We […]

Hypo Italia presents SME focus

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Hypo Alpe Adria Italia has revealed plans to expand.The bank, which is part of Austria’s Hypo Group Alpe Adria (HGAA), announced today (Mon) it wanted to focus on offering services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in northern Italy. Hypo Alpe Adria Italia praised these firms as the “backbone” of the region’s economy. It added […]

BauMax wants 100 extra staff

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BauMax – a leading DIY equipment chain – has announced it aims to hire 100 additional employees this year.The company said today (Thurs) that it is seeking 100 new staff for its 67 shops in Austria. BauMax explained it planned to open “seven to eight” new branches in the country this year. Eight new BauMax […]

Body found in Styrian forest

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Hunters have discovered a putrid corpse in woodlands in Styria, it has emerged.Police in the province announced today (Mon) that a group of hunters found the possibly male body under branches in a forest near Bärnbach.An autopsy set to take place later this week should reveal the dead person’s identity and the reason of his […]

Sport 2000 recovers

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The sport shop association Sport 2000 is back in the black, it has emerged.The company – a cooperation of 272 businessmen running 242 stores – said today (Mon) its earnings in the 2009/2010 business year, which ended on 30 April, were 1.006 million Euros.Sport 2000, whose headquarters are in the Upper Austrian town of Ohlsdorf, […]

Pensioner killed in treehouse fall

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A Burgenland pensioner died after falling off a tree yesterday (Tues).Police in Gols said today the man, 77, wanted to cut some of the tree’s branches in his garden. But after climbing onto a treehouse to cut the branches the roof collapsed sending him plunging five metres to the ground.The man, who was found lying […]

Salzburg pensioner injured from falling tree

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A pensioner was seriously injured yesterday (Thurs) when a tree he was cutting down fell on top of him near Rauris in Salzburg’s Pinzgau region.Police said the man, 60, had been the victim of bad luck since the tree’s branches had hit another tree as it was falling, changing the direction of its fall onto […]