
Hannelore Kraft: Foreword Business Location North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia has been one of the strongest economic regions in Europe for decades. Internationally active corporations and medium-sized companies represent the
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Garrelt Duin : Despite structural change – North Rhine-Westphalia puts emphasis on strong industrial location

North Rhine-Westphalia synonymous with coal and steel? It is time to finally abandon old images and get to know the most populated federal state as an industrial location
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Johannes Remmel: The energy state of North Rhine-Westphalia is becoming Germany’s number one federal state for climate protection

The German energy turnaround is an ambitious project, which inspires innovations but also arouses opposition. The State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has dec
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Dr. Ralf Mittelstädt: Well prepared for the demographic change

Coping with the effects of demographic change and the associated shortage of specialist staff suffered by the German economy not only requires action from politicians. Bu
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Ulrich Fietz: World operations – Securing global quality standards
“Made in Germany” enjoys an excellent reputation around the world. To assure that it stays that way, TÜV Rheinland, as an independent institution operating around the wor
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Hans Jürgen Kerkhoff: Made in Germany – is made by steel

Germany is the largest steel manufacturer in the EU and the seventh largest worldwide. As a basic industry, the steel sector bears considerable significance for value-add
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Dietmar A. Wolf: The lords of the rings

The high-quality production and processing of steel in North Rhine-Westphalia has an excellent reputation. As the Wolf Group in the Siegerland exemplifies, increasing req
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Wolf D. Meier-Scheuven: Mechanical engineering cluster in NRW strengthens location

With around 200,000 employees in some 1,600 companies, the mechanical engineering sector is the biggest industrial employer in North Rhine-Westphalia. ProduktionNRW is th
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Dr. Günter Hilken: Chemistry in NRW – From coal chemistry to the key for the energy turnaround

The industrial sector chemistry plays a central role at the Rhine and Ruhr rivers. The industry has to overcome a twofold challenge: it is energy-intensive itself and wan
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Dr. Frank Appel: “GoGreen” into the future of logistics

Sustainability is a real challenge for logistics companies, whose services need to be both clean and good value. Logistics is one of the key engines behind worldwide econ
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Michael Garvens: International Hub – From Cologne/Bonn into the whole world

With a catchment area of 15.5 million people in a radius of one hundred kilometres, an outstanding infrastructure and a 24 hour operating licence, the Cologne Bonn Airpor
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Erich Staake: Duisport – The world’s largest inland port and leading logistics hub in Central Europe

Germans are admired around the world for their organisational talent. Thus, it seems apparent that logistical abilities are near and dear to us. And how true that is, is
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Pit Clausen: Right at the Top of NRW – Bielefeld Celebrates 800 Years

When you hear the name Oetker, you may not immediately thing of the city of Bielefeld in Eastern Westphalia. In fact, there is a humorous conspiracy theory that Bielefeld
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Svenja Schulze: Innovation region North Rhine-Westphalia: Answers to the questions of tomorrow

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” This quote comes from Steve Jobs, but it is the recipe for success of many business people in North Rhine-West
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Prof. Dr. Reinhart Poprawe / Dipl.-Phys. Axel Bauer : An eye on the future – Multifunctional laser technology in production

Laser technology has now penetrated almost every field in our society, including medicine, communication, the environment, trade and mobility. Lasers developed through t
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Dr. Hans E. Ulrich: Sport and career

Life after an athletic career is something that needs to be taken into careful consideration; however, many athletes lack a sense of orientation in everyday working life
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Wilfried E. Mach: It’s a question of effective leadership

In order to give a successful future to companies, organisations and the people in them, we need effective leadership through leadership development. Effective leadership
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Dr. Burkhard Wichert : How do we humans design technological change?

Up to now, innovations were primarily intended to create new products and processes solely by means of natural and engineering sciences. However, it is becoming clear tod
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Marcus Kremers: Networked Healthcare Industry – Health Care Provision 2.0 Thanks to Telemedicine

The need for fast and safe diagnoses is posing new challenges to the healthcare systems, which are already facing an increasing number of financial strains. However, the
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Dr. Heike Döll-König & Markus Delcuve: Printen, Flönz & Möppkenbrot: The tastes of North Rhine-Westphalia

Where there is a good economy, there is also good dining. We take the liberty of providing you with a little insight into the culinary specialities of the different regio
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