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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores 47.1 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores
600 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 April 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2008
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
DeLunaMagma, a company recently established in Bludesch (Vorarlberg), is planning to start its business activities in the first quarter of 2008. The company develops and manufactures a multitude of different high-technology products, in particular in the field of light and driving technology. During the start-up period scheduled for 2008 the company is expecting to employ between 120 and 150 highly skilled employees, whereas 600 jobs in total shall be created by 2012.
Sources
23 April 2007: Der Standard
Citation
Eurofound (2007), DeLunaMagma, Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 65293, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65293.
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