BUSINESS

Třinec

A city charged with energy

Třinec is an influence both as a city in the region and in the field of

Czech metallurgy, while being one of the social centers of Teschen

Silesia. Almost 60 thousand people live in its administrative district.

certificate from the European Foundation

for Quality Management, EFQM.

As the largest employer in the entire

region, the ironworks in Třinec has played

a vital role in the city‘s history, and their

successful ongoing cooperation continues

through today. The town hall’s support of

this business sphere is made obvious by the

results of the Ekonom weekly research, in

which Třinec received the award “City of

Business” in the Moravian-Silesian Region

multiple times. Last year, the CzechInvest

agency evaluated Třinec as one of the

three most attractive cities in the Czech

Republic for investors, mainly due to

its cooperation with local businesses in

realizing community projects in the fields

of transport, the environment, culture, and

sport. Třinec’s positive rating can also be

attributed to its collaboration of businesses

with local schools, and its investments into

education and the support of technical

education. Toward the end of 2017, the

Třinec city council had the honor of

receiving the prestigious national award

for social responsibility and sustainable

development in the Spanish Hall of the

Prague Castle, as well as an international

RNDr. Věra Palkovská has been in the

position of mayor of Třinec since 2006,

and this year, she was awarded the title

of “Manager of the Quarter Century” in

the field of public administration by the

Czech Management Association. Palkovská

had already earned her spot among the

country’s top managers in 2012, when the

most prestigious manager contest in the CZ

ranked the work of the mayor as the city’s

manager this high for the first time. “The

city’s image is dependant on the people and

businesses that reside in it. Collaboration and

communication amongst local businesses is

something we had already accounted for

when developing the city’s strategic plan.

Třinec is a city that likes people, and we try

to think of every individual that lives here.

We try to focus on creating an environment

that is friendly to all generations by investing

in the city’s appearance, its greenery and

periodically renovating public spaces and

buildings so that our citizens can live in the

highest possible comfort. We use the city

budget to support cultural, sport, and social

activities of non-profit organizations, and

charities,” listed the mayor.

Courage to make bold decisions is

characteristic of Třinec, and in recent

years, multiple daring investments that

exceeded the citiy‘s boundaries have been

made. Třinec became the leading city of

innovative projects, especially in the field

of electric cars.

“The conditions for development are:

stability and continuity in the city,

cooperation and partnership on all

levels, courage, and responsibility. Třinec

has set its eyes on becoming part of the

European concept of smart cities. The

term “smart city” means a call for the

support of alternative means of transport,

infrastructure for transport in the city or

the introduction of an intelligent transport

system. Třinec was able to become the

country’s leading city in electromobility

thanks to the extensive introduction

of electric buses to the city’s public

transport,” states the mayor.

Třinec also boasts the highly prospering

industrial zone of Baliny, which is currently

full, and provides upwards of two thousand

jobs for people all over the region. Over

the years, Třinec, in cooperation with

some of its partners, has been able to

realize a number of significant projects,

for example, a railway station in the center

of the city, a bypass of Třinec, the project

of revitalizating the water in the Olza

river, a modern and integrated emergency

center and the business incubator Steel

IT. The reconstruction of the city library

into an informational and educational

center or the modernization of the sport

and recreation center STaRS are also

note worthy. The multifunctional WERK

ARENA has been open since 2014, is now

the home the HC Oceláři Třinec, and

serves the social and cultural enjoyment

of the wide public.

In recent years, Třinec has not only built

a new image for itself, but also offers its

citizens a more comfortable environment

for everyday life, sport, cultural enjoyment,

and unique experiences. Třinec is a city

that likes people.

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