Kingdom of Saxony

DGAP-News: AUTO1 Group SE: Autohero launches home delivery with proprietary Glass Trucks in Munich and Leipzig

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Friday, July 16, 2021

Autohero, the retail brand of AUTO1 Group, provides consumers with an easy, hassle-free way to purchase used cars online and have them delivered to their doorsteps.

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  • Autohero, the retail brand of AUTO1 Group, provides consumers with an easy, hassle-free way to purchase used cars online and have them delivered to their doorsteps.
  • We are therefore pleased that our customers in the greater Munich and Leipzig area will now see our glass trucks even more often."
  • With the launch of the two home delivery hubs with Glass Trucks in the Munich and Leipzig regions Autohero now provides home delivery with its Glass Trucks in 10 major city regions across Germany.
  • Autohero GmbH is a brand of AUTO1 Group and enables its customers to buy used cars conveniently, safely and individually.

DGAP-News: Deutsche EuroShop: Long lockdown in Germany impacts Q1 2021

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

"Additional restrictions in Germany such as \'Click & Collect\' and \'Click & Meet\' are rarely profitable for retailers - this is where politicians can and should bring tangible relief as quickly as possible.

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  • "Additional restrictions in Germany such as \'Click & Collect\' and \'Click & Meet\' are rarely profitable for retailers - this is where politicians can and should bring tangible relief as quickly as possible.
  • "\nAgainst this backdrop, Deutsche EuroShop recorded revenue of \xe2\x82\xac51.9 million in the first three months of 2021, down 9.2% on the prior-year period.
  • The SDAX-listed company currently has investments in 21 shopping centers in Germany, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
  • The portfolio includes the Main-Taunus-Zentrum near Frankfurt, the Altmarkt-Galerie in Dresden and the Galeria Baltycka in Gdansk, among many others.\n'

DGAP-News: The Grounds Real Estate Development AG ​​​​​​​sells 319 student apartments in Leipzig and Magdeburg

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Berlin, 02.03.2021 - The Grounds Real Estate Development AG (The Grounds / ISIN: DE000A2GSVV5) has sold two student accommodation buildings in Leipzig and Magdeburg with a total of 319 apartments.

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  • Berlin, 02.03.2021 - The Grounds Real Estate Development AG (The Grounds / ISIN: DE000A2GSVV5) has sold two student accommodation buildings in Leipzig and Magdeburg with a total of 319 apartments.
  • The property in Leipzig has more than 138 residential units and a total usable area of 3,136 m2.
  • Moreover, the last of the apartments in the "Lenn Quartier" student accommodation building in Magdeburg planned by The Grounds were also sold in late February.
  • The Grounds expects that the majority of the apartments will have been sold by the end of the current year.

Our cities after COVID-19: the undiminished relevance of the Leipzig Charter

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Friday, January 15, 2021

The CoR opinion on the renewal of the Leipzig Charter

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  • The CoR opinion on the renewal of the Leipzig Charter
    was adopted during the October 2020 plenary session.
  • Today, the New Leipzig
    Charter is of undiminishing relevance, in particular to fostering urban sustainability
    after the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to develop soft mobility or new organisation of work in cities.
  • Would you say that your opinion on the renewal of the Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities is at the vanguard in proposing new development strategies for cities in the post-COVID-19 era and under the recovery plan?
  • The New Leipzig Charter updates the needs of urban entities in the new global paradigm.
  • Now that we have agreed on the EU's new long-term budget and the COVID-19 Recovery Plan, the Leipzig Charter demonstrates its undiminishing relevance to driving our cities towards a new era of sustainability, resilience and inclusiveness.
  • The New Leipzig Charter was adopted at the informal meeting of ministers responsible for urban and territorial development on 30 November 2020.
  • The renewed version considers the impact of health pandemics on cities and towns and the subsequent potential increase in territorial disparities.
  • The renewed charter acknowledges that the surrounding rural areas offer important benefits for cities.
  • The new version of the Leipzig Charter expressly recognises the importance of promoting "digital cohesion" in Europe, both for its citizens and for its territories.

DGAP-News: MEMBER OF PRIMEPULSE: KATEK acquires Leesys Group in Leipzig

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Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Long-term continuity ensured for customers, employees and suppliers

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  • Long-term continuity ensured for customers, employees and suppliers
    Munich, 23.12.2020 - The second largest German electronics service provider KATEK, a portfolio company of PRIMEPULSE SE, acquires the Leipzig-based Leesys Group and thus continues its growth course.
  • Rainer Koppitz, CEO of the KATEK Group: "Leesys, the future KATEK Leipzig GmbH, with its subsidiary TeleAlarm, will become another independently managed speedboat of the KATEK fleet.
  • The internationally active KATEK SE Group is one of the leading electronics service providers in Europe.
  • With its 2,400 employees at locations in Germany and Eastern Europe, the KATEK Group generates sales revenues of around 400 million euros.

DGAP-News: Business development of Vita 34 gains significant momentum again in the second quarter

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Thursday, August 27, 2020

Leipzig, 27 August 2020 - The business development of Vita 34 AG (ISIN: DE000A0BL849; WKN: A0BL84), one of the largest cell banks in Europe, has largely returned to normal despite the adverse economic environment.

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  • Leipzig, 27 August 2020 - The business development of Vita 34 AG (ISIN: DE000A0BL849; WKN: A0BL84), one of the largest cell banks in Europe, has largely returned to normal despite the adverse economic environment.
  • Compared to the weaker start to the year, revenues increased significantly in the second quarter, with a simultaneous recovery of the EBITDA margin to 29.3 percent.
  • Overall, the market environment began to brighten up at the beginning of the second quarter, which is reflected in an increase in stored units, particularly at the end of the second quarter, and a sustained increase in incoming orders.
  • The key figures for the business development are as follows:

30 Years After Berlin Wall, German East Up to Western Economic Standards

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Friday, November 8, 2019

Much has been made of economic inequalities between western and eastern Germany, but the data suggests that the two halves of Germany have reached comparability, if not parity.

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  • Much has been made of economic inequalities between western and eastern Germany, but the data suggests that the two halves of Germany have reached comparability, if not parity.
  • Government statistics put per-capita GDP in the east at 70 percent of that in the west (or 75 percent if all of Berlin is included).
  • "East German cities like Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig and Jena are fantastic places to do business," says Jrgen Friedrich.
  • Monies previously earmarked only for the formerly communist east will become available to any German regions, eastern or western, in need of special economic development aid as of 2020.

IDT and Electronic Design Chemnitz Collaborate on Implementing Wireless Communication and Sensor Solutions for Industry 4.0

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

"Our collaboration with IDT just started a few months ago," said Dr. Steffen Heinz, co-founder and CEO of Electronic Design Chemnitz GmbH.

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  • "Our collaboration with IDT just started a few months ago," said Dr. Steffen Heinz, co-founder and CEO of Electronic Design Chemnitz GmbH.
  • "The fully featured over-the-air update (OTAU) capability further enables us to distribute firmware upgrades or new algorithms to every sensor node in the future," said Andr Lange, co-founder and CEO of Electronic Design Chemnitz GmbH.
  • "IDT's continuous support has allowed us to add a wireless showcase for our booth at SENSOR+TEST 2019, even with very limited time and budget.
  • EDC was founded in 2008 by Dr. Steffen Heinz and Andr Lange as a spin-off of Chemnitz University of Technology.

Opening of itelligence IT Campus Dresden

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

The campus will also offer visitors, customers, and staff flexible travel options thanks to the location's good transport links.

Key Points: 
  • The campus will also offer visitors, customers, and staff flexible travel options thanks to the location's good transport links.
  • "This investment represents a clear commitment by itelligence to the Dresden location as well as demonstrating that we are expanding our presence in Saxony further.
  • Dresden is developing into an important location within the global corporate network for itelligence," says Norbert Rotter, CEO of itelligence AG.
  • After two years of restoration work, the official opening of the new itelligence IT Campus Dresden will take place on June 26, 2019.

Opening of itelligence IT Campus Dresden

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

The campus will also offer visitors, customers, and staff flexible travel options thanks to the location's good transport links.

Key Points: 
  • The campus will also offer visitors, customers, and staff flexible travel options thanks to the location's good transport links.
  • "This investment represents a clear commitment by itelligence to the Dresden location as well as demonstrating that we are expanding our presence in Saxony further.
  • Dresden is developing into an important location within the global corporate network for itelligence," says Norbert Rotter, CEO of itelligence AG.
  • After two years of restoration work, the official opening of the new itelligence IT Campus Dresden will take place on June 26, 2019.