Community strengths

Town/Community:

• sustainable development of the Community on the basis of:
  • Development Strategy,
  • Local Development Plan,
  • Study on Conditions and Directions of Spatial Development;
• favourable economic and social conditions;
• community is in a good situation;
• low business activity costs (including taxes);
• participates in numerous competitions that confirm high standards of its service;
• low rate of registered unemployment;

Office:

• all matters related to the investment may be dealt with in:
  • Community Office;
• modern, well managed Community (ISO Certificate):
  • Community Office;
• high quality service;
• quick and efficient decision making;
• short deadlines for issuing decisions and permits;
• service is provided in the following languages:
  • English,
  • German;
• well qualified and competent staff;
• creative staff;
• over 50% of staff have a higher education diploma;
• wide experience in obtaining external resources (including EU funds) - high effectiveness;
• close cooperation between local government and entrepreneurs;
• close cooperation between local authorities and entrepreneurs;
• environmentally friendly community investment;
• thriving Community Information Centre;

Location:

• conveniently located in the vicinity of: Łódź, Częstochowa;
• conveniently located at the crossing of important communications routes;

Environment:

• environment protection is a matter of importance for the authorities;
• environment improvement due to high quality pro-environmental measures;
• selective waste collection throughout the community area;
• tourism-related advantages that favour active leisure activities:
  • nature reserves;
• access to clean surface and subterranean waters;
• rich mineral deposits;
• building material deposits;
• mild climate;

Culture/sport/leisure:

• numerous culture centres of various profiles;
• rich calendar of cultural and social events - numerous mass cultural, entertainment or sports events:
  • www.goksir.pl;
• active Community Culture Centre;
• bicycle lanes: 30 km;
• opportunities for water sports - technical and tourist facilities:
  • canoeing,
  • water skiing;
• ski slopes and runs - opportunities for skiing (cross-country, downhill skiing, etc.);
• sports fields and pitches open for all;
• active sports clubs;
• well-developed hotel and tourist services network;
• maintaining and developing cultural tradition: folk music, handicraft, etc.;

Education and training:

• dense network of primary and lower secondary schools:
  • primary schools: 2,
• well-qualified potential staff of various training levels and profiles;
• a variety of professional qualifications among the inhabitants;
• high standards of education;
• high quality equipment in education facilities;
• computer rooms open for all;
• extensive network of kindergartens and creches;
• numerous public libraries of varying types;
• community authorities support for the professional development of teachers;

Society:

• actively involved inhabitants;
• well-educated society;
• inhabitants are willing to work;
• high working standards;
• high percentage of inhabitants at productive age;
• high share of inhabitants with university or secondary school diploma;
• well-functioning social care facilities;
• particular care for public safety;
• sustainable birth rate;
• positive migration balance;
• welcoming and friendly inhabitants;
• inhabitants await new investment;
• inhabitants are oriented towards new and innovative social and economic measures;
• representatives of various denominations coexist in harmony;

Technical Infrastructure:

• modern technical and public utility infrastructure;
• good technical infrastructure in the community:
  • gas for technological and heating purposes available in 60% of community investment,
  • water available in 60% of community investment,
  • sewage system available in 60% of community investment,
  • electricity available in 100% of community investment,
  • telephone available in 60% of community investment,
  • Internet connection available in 60% of community investment;
• vast reserves with suppliers of technical utilities;
• low costs of business activity - low costs of technical utilities;
• modern sewage treatment plant;
• good road infrastructure:
  • district roads network;
• good Internet connections;

Business Infrastructure within the Community:

• tax incentives and other reliefs for investors;
• actively operating organisations for enterprise;
• Industrial Park with a surface of: 231 ha;
• the community features:
  • Customs Agency;
• the district features:
  • District Court,
  • Revenue Office,
  • District Authorities Office;
• wide variety of insurance services;
• wide variety of banking services;
• well-developed economy, including SMEs, trade and craft;
• well-organised healthcare system;
• training centres in the community area;
• well-developed telecommunications infrastructure;
• a large number of foreign enterprises;
• a large number of Polish enterprises;
• access to railway with a siding;
• sustainable community policy as regards public utilities;
• well-developed industry branches:
  • Mining and quarrying;

Investment:

• valid space development plans covering community investment areas;
• valid space development plans in the community cover the surface of: 33%;
• high standards of spatial planning;
• community assistance in providing access to public utility networks in investment areas;
• portfolio of investment areas includes community-owned plots;
• portfolio of investment areas includes plots with complete technical infrastructure;
• wide and diversified promotion of investment areas;
• professional portfolio of investment areas;
• vast reserves of investment areas, i.e.: 230 ha, przeznaczone pod:
  • warehouses,
  • storage yards,
  • industrial facilities,
  • services,
  • cooperative housing,
  • hotels and tourism-related facilities,
  • food processing facilities,
  • mining,
  • other;
• attractive prices of land;
• easy road access to investment areas;
• investment areas in attractive locations;
• positive attitude towards investment;