Schwerin (dpa / mv) – Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania wants to become more successful in advertising for large company settlements. At its meeting on Tuesday, the state government decided to set up an interministerial working group (Imag) to tackle such projects early and in a better coordinated manner. “With the Imag early coordination, the departments under the leadership of the Ministry of Economics are now officially commissioned by the cabinet to proceed together with large structurally important settlement projects. In this way, open questions and necessary coordination can be clarified in an uncomplicated manner. There are clear responsibilities and contact persons, which investors appreciate.” , Economics Minister Reinhard Meyer justified the innovation.
It was only in March that Schwerin lost out to Magdeburg in the race to locate two chip factories belonging to the US company Intel. The opposition accused the red-red government of having done too little. With the cancellation of the electronics giant, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania failed for the second time in its attempt to win over a large corporation for an investment worth billions. In 2001, BMW turned down the state capital and built its plant in Leipzig, which now employs around 5,000 people. The US company Tesla built its factory for electric cars in Grünheide near Berlin.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is considered to be the federal state with the weakest industry. Now the production of hydrogen with the help of green electricity should promote the settlement of energy-intensive branches of industry in the north-east. For this purpose, the state wants to designate so-called green commercial areas in which sufficient energy from the sun and wind is available.
“The settlement of structurally significant companies radiates into the regions. In addition to the additional direct employment opportunities, large settlements also enable regionally anchored companies to build up new customer and supply structures,” Meyer emphasized the importance of large new settlements. However, applications and implementation are complex.
