Business – Stuttgart

The Stuttgart region is considered to be one of the most innovative metropolitan regions in Europe. Around 2.7 million people live here, 1.4 million people work here. Around 160.000 companies produce a gross domestic product of 90 billion Euros, which corresponds to that of Finland. The Stuttgart region has repeatedly been awarded with the "Award of Excellence for Innovative Regions" of the European Commission.

The great deal of international importance is above all owed to the unique mixture of world-known large companies and innovative medium sized companies, the "hidden champions", which have a focal point in the sectors of automobiles, electronics, electronic technology and mechanical engineering. Their successful collaboration is a guarantee for the export and innovation strength of the entire region and the names of HP/Compaq Deutschland, Alcatel SEL, IBM Deutschland, Agilent Technologies, Trumpf, Stihl, Dürr, Kärcher, Lapp, Festo, WMF, Märklin, Leitz, Ritter Sport and many more are known throughout the world.