Yes to the "House of Winterthur

The new "House of Winterthur" is intended to strengthen Winterthur as a location.To strengthen the Winterthur brand, Winterthur residents were offered the "House of Winterthur"presented. Winterthur Tourismus and Standortförderung Region Winterthur can join forces thanks to the "yes" vote and lead Winterthur into the future as an attractive location with a joint strategy: Winterthur is to position itself as a center for practice-oriented education, as a space for technology and as a place for high-caliber and diverse culture. In particular, companies that create jobs, skilled workers and students who live and work here, as well as tourists, people interested in culture and event guests - and of course the population with them - should respond to this.Opening is end of yearOn June 6, the founding meeting is held, thus sealing the merger already decided by the members of both associations. House ofWinterthur will be officially opened at the end of 2017 under the management of Michael Domeisen, current managing director of the Standortförderung Region Winterthur. Until then, the associations Standortförderung Region Winterthur and Winterthur Tourismus will remain operational, but the teams of both associations will work closely together from the time of foundation and jointly develop the measures based on the Location Strategy 2030. This strategy has been intensively developed in the course of numerous workshops with representatives from the fields of education, culture, politics, tourism and business over the past months.The move to the new premises of House of Winterthur at Technikumstrasse 83 will take place in November 2017 (provisional rental agreements and notices of termination can now be definitively signed). Until then, renovation work and minor conversions will be carried out. The guest advisory service (counter with store) previously operated by Winterthur Tourismus in the main station will remain. These rooms will also receive a visual refreshment.