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At the end of the 1990s, a spirit of optimism could be felt throughout the canton. After years of crisis, the WERS project had provided initial impetus with location development measures such as business promotion. Now it was time to convince new companies of Schaffhausen's potential.
Economic crisis, negative mood, lack of prospects: In the 1990s, the Canton of Schaffhausen was caught in a negative spiral with high unemployment, emigration and falling tax revenues. Thanks to an active location policy, the story took a different course. Today, Schaffhausen can look back on an economic success story.
For over ten years, Christos Asimakopoulus has been engaged as an ambassador for Schaffhausen as a business location. He explains and promotes the advantages of Schaffhausen and also contributes new ideas. He received the "Area for Makers Ambassador" Award 2024 at the Business Leader Event in recognition of his current and future commitment to Schaffhausen’s economy.
Combining the dynamism of a swarm region with the familiarity of a nest region. This is the Schaffhausen of tomorrow. Around 200 Schaffhausen residents have modeled the 2030 development strategy. "next." is now making the results publicly accessible. Over 60 projects with possible measures show the way forward. Everyone is needed to make the Schaffhausen of tomorrow a reality. Let's tackle it together!
The fact is that the Canton of Schaffhausen has achieved significant economic development. A development that must be recognized nationally and cantonally.
The widening of the A4 between Kleinandelfingen and Winterthur will begin in 2025. This will improve Schaffhausen's connection to the national highway network.
From December 2027, the Hochrhein-Bodensee-Express will provide a new connection from Basel via Waldshut to Schaffhausen and on to Constance and St. Gallen. This new line will improve the connection from Schaffhausen to southern Germany and the economic areas of Basel and St. Gallen.
With viso.ai, founders Gaudenz Bösch and Nico Klingler reached a milestone in a financing round in October 2023 and are now at the forefront of the global tech industry with artificial intelligence.
For 15 years, RSE regional and location development projects have been providing new impetus in the Canton of Schaffhausen. During this time, over 100 projects have been supported for the region and numerous changes have been brought about.
