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Master plan to welcome businesses in Greater Lyon

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Greater Lyon provides a sustainable base territory for companies investments. Offering high quality diversified land and property opportunities, Greater Lyon has the ability to consolidate and develop the economic activities on wich it has built its strenght, and can attract and install innovative new activities that will ensure its dynamism continues well into the future.

A proximity-oriented approach

With the Master plan to Welcome Businesses developed by Greater Lyon, companies benefit from a proximity-oriented approach to help provide individualized location solutions according to their real needs and cultivating direct contact in order to:

  • provide a land and real estate solution suited to their needs;
  • develop quality services;
  • prioritize development operations in time and space while taking business conditions into account.

The urban area provides special support to its centers of excellence by developing a policy of specific support for clean technology sectors, ITC (Information Technology and Communication) and Life Sciences.

Consolidating and developing

vue érienne du Parc industriel des Gaulnes

The Lyon urban area has built its economic development on industry, trade and banking. This reality is still evident today, as can be seen in the textile, chemical and mechanical engineering industries. A great number of industrial companies (500-1,000 employees) are also present, in sector such as logistics, agro-food, fine chemicals, services, electricity, energy, etc.

In order to remain competitive, these companies express requirements regarding the reinforcement and expansion of their activities. Already fitted out, or in the process of developement or refurbishment, numerous sites are adapted to all types of sector, all fields of business and all stages of company developement are today ready to accomodate new companies.

Attracting and innovating

The "property chain" set up by Greater Lyon complements the private players, thus ensuring that all new requirements for companies wishing to install their business are covered:

  • from young to multi-national companies looking for a site located in a technological centre and
  • small/medium-sized companies looking for premises as part of their expension.

To ensure coherence and efficiency, Greater Lyon encourages the geographical grouping of companies in the same sector, by offering dedicated propoerty opportunities designed to encourage exchange and cooperation between companies.

map of sites to set up in and invest in Greater Lyon

Contact

  • Emmanuelle Boucheron
    Urban community of Lyon - DGDEI
    chargée de mission offre d'accueil des entreprises