Economic Development Muttenz
Kirchplatz 3
Postfach
CH-4132 Muttenz
Tel. +41 61 825 68 24
Fax +41 61 825 68 26
wirtschaftsfoerderung@muttenz.bl.ch About us Our objectives:
• To encourage established businesses to remain
• To encourage new businesses to relocate
• To launch image promotion programmes with partners in the region
• To preserve our quality of life
• To utilise and consolidate the advantages of our location
Economic Council and Economic Development Officer:
The Muttenz Economic Council is an independent working group appointed by the municipal council. It is chaired by a representative from business and comprises two members from the fields of commerce, politics and administration and one representative from the field of research and education.
Elected members at present are as follows:
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Beat Hüsler President (freelance architect, President of the Muttenz Association of Trade, Commerce and Industry)
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Professor Dr. Gerda Huber (Director of the School of Life Sciences and Technology, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland)
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Peter Vogt (President of Muttenz Municipality)
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Dr. Conrad Jauslin (Vorsitzender der GL Jauslin & Stebler Ingenieure AG)
The Economic Development Officer elected by the Economic Council is:
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Dr. Pierre Spahr (chemist, freelance management consultant)
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Our services We believe that “Your project is our project”. We will provide practical and efficient support for your investment project in Muttenz:
• Provision of contacts/local information
• Project-related support
• Support in establishing contacts with local authorities
• Support with finding real estate/building land
• Information for companies from abroad
LINKS
Business development for Basel-Stadt and Baselland (BaselArea) Metrobasel: Partner for the tri-national region of Basel Online service point, Contact form Please outline your comment or request and send it by e-mail to the Economic Development Officer.
Contact form For reasons of data security, please do not use this form to send confidential or sensitive information to the Economic Development Officer; send this by fax or by post only. The Economic Development Officer will contact you at the earliest opportunity.
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Press releases 14.06.06
Interview with the Economic Development Officer Events 15.10.05 Panel debate on economic development
Documentation Presentation, municipal assembly/Association of Trade, Commerce and Industry 2006 see on the end as a pdf document in German "Präsentation vor GV ghi_2006.pdf (39.5 kB)"
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Muttenz as a place for business Infrastructure For many years, Muttenz has maintained an excellent infrastructure comprising a wide range of social, cultural, sporting and leisure facilities. Thanks to the efficient tram, bus and rail connections, the considerable cultural attractions of the city of Basel are just minutes away.
LINKS Transport:
Basel Passenger Shipping Company Basler Verkehrsbetriebe, BVB (trams and buses in Basel) BLT Baselland Transport AG EuroAirport Bus SBB Swiss Federal Railways Northwest Switzerland fares network Other LINKS:
Clubs in Muttenz Swimming pool Daycare centres Social organisations in Muttenz Trade, commerce and industry The commercial sector of Muttenz is highly diverse, with numerous trading and service companies and renowned industrial enterprises, some of which are global players. To a large extent, the interests of the business community are represented by the Association of Trade, Commerce and Industry, which has around 230 members.
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Directory of companies in Muttenz Association of Trade, Commerce and Industry Education and science The municipality of Muttenz provides education at every level, from kindergarten and grammar school to the GIBM technical college and the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland with its schools of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geomatics and Life Sciences and Technology.
LINKS Municipal schools:
Kindergarten, primary schools and secondary schools AMS music school Muttenz Higher education:
Muttenz grammar school GIBM technical college Muttenz Muttenz commercial association University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland Geography and population Coordinates: 47°31' north 7°39' east.
Muttenz is situated east of Basel at the base of the Wartenberg; the town has a surface area of 16.6 square kilometres and a population of around 17,000.
Industrial, commercial and trading companies of all sizes provide jobs for over 14,000 people, half of whom live in Muttenz. This makes Muttenz the municipality with the largest number of jobs in the canton of Baselland.
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Map of the municipality of Muttenz with bird’s eye perspective Muttenz in photographs cantonal statistics for Muttenz -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Administration and local authorities The people of Muttenz are served by around 140 administrative officers.
The staff of the general administration and construction planning office are available to offer advice by telephone from Monday to Friday 8am–12 noon and 1.45–5pm; the public counter at Kirchplatz 3 is open from 9–11am and 2–4pm (until 6.30pm on Wednesdays).
The political life of Muttenz is influenced by numerous political parties.
Political decisions are taken by the municipal assembly in time-honoured democratic fashion.
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Administration Policy, taxation and key financial data --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Real estate Are you looking for the right location for your operation in Muttenz? Do you have an interesting proposal to make?
In partnership with the Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank, the municipality can help you find the right property in Muttenz.
You can search our portfolio by category:
Search for commercial properties Search for apartments and houses Search for building land/plots For more real estate offers, please visit LINKS
www.homegate.ch searchscout.ch
