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News about economy in Saxony. Current news and message of companies in Saxonia, Dresden, Chemnitz and Leipzig.

The word "police" on the hood of a car / Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa

No ticket for first class: man hits train attendant

On a regional train from Zwickau to Dresden, a 21-year-old passenger punched and injured a train attendant during a ticket inspection. When the 42-year-old train attendant expelled him from first class on Saturday evening because his ticket was not valid there, the 21-year-old hit him on the back of ..

A city train to Chemnitz stands in the station as it rains and darkness falls / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

City-Bahn sets up bus service over Whitsun

City-Bahn Chemnitz will run buses on important routes over Whitsun until next Tuesday. Due to the ongoing strikes by the German Train Drivers' Union (GDL), regular rail services are currently out of the question, the company announced on Friday. The union had recently repeatedly called for strikes. ..

City-Bahn trains stop next to regional trains at Chemnitz main station. / Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa/Archiv

City-Bahn wage dispute escalates: duration of strike open

The dispute between the train drivers' union GDL and City-Bahn Chemnitz has reached a new level of escalation - to the dismay of schoolchildren and commuters. The railroad company's lines have been on strike again since Wednesday afternoon. For the time being, the union has remained silent about how ..

The chimney of the former Halberg-Guss foundry is removed with a so-called spider excavator. / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

Dismantling of a 150-meter-high tower in Leipzig has begun

The dismantling of a 150-metre-high chimney has begun at the site of the former Gusswerke Leipzig (formerly Halberg-Guss). A so-called spider excavator is removing the tower from top to bottom, as a spokeswoman for the responsible Hagedorn Group said on Tuesday in response to an inquiry. The work sh ..

City-Bahn trains stop next to regional trains at Chemnitz main station. / Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa

Renewed strikes at City-Bahn Chemnitz

The trial of strength between the train drivers' union GDL and Chemnitz City-Bahn continues. At short notice, the GDL has announced that it will be striking the lines from noon on Tuesday until 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the railroad company announced. As a result, commuters and schoolchildren wil ..

The logo of the Sächsische Aufbaubank - Förderbank / Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/Archivbild

Millions in funding for new innovation clusters

Saxony plans to provide millions in funding to further innovation alliances between industry and science. Up to three projects will be supported over a period of up to ten years, the Ministry of Economic Affairs announced on Monday. Up to five million euros are available for each project. Innovative ..

A police patrol car with flashing blue lights at a scene. / Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa/Symbolic image

Six injured in accident involving three cars

Six people have been injured, one of them seriously, in an accident in Großrückerswalde in the Erzgebirgskreis district. According to the police on Sunday, a 37-year-old driver steered too far to the left on an incline with a slight left-hand bend and crashed into the side of two oncoming cars. His ..

A police patrol car with flashing blue lights at a scene. / Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa/Symbolic image

Six injured in accident involving three cars

Six people have been injured, one of them seriously, in an accident in Großrückerswalde in the Erzgebirgskreis district. According to the police on Sunday, a 37-year-old driver steered too far to the left on an incline with a slight left-hand bend and crashed into the side of two oncoming cars. His ..

The central emergency room of a hospital / Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa/Symbolic image

84-year-old loses control of car: seriously injured

A female driver has left the road in a bend in Fraureuth in the Zwickau district and crashed into a parked car. After the collision, the 84-year-old rolled her car down an adjacent slope, police said on Saturday. The car finally came to a halt in a hedge. The driver was seriously injured and was tak ..

A Trabant vehicle is decorated with GDR souvenirs at the 29th International Trabi Meeting. / Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

Trabant fans celebrate in Anklam

In Anklam, numerous fans of two-stroke engines come to the airfield. The 29th International Trabant Meeting will be held there until Sunday.

Danny Auerswald, former site manager of the Gläserne Manufaktur Dresden / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

Danny Auerswald becomes new head of Volkswagen in Saxony

Change at the top of Volkswagen in Bavaria: On July 1, Danny Auerswald, a native of Saxony, will take over as Chairman of the Board of Management. He replaces Robert Janssen, who is reportedly moving to Shanghai. Janssen had only taken over as CEO and Head of Technology and Logistics in 2022. Danny ..