Community strengths

Town/Community:

sustainable development of the Community on the basis of:
- Development Strategy,
- Local Development Plan,
- Multiannual Investment Programme,
- Programme for Rehabilitation of Degraded Areas,
- Study on Conditions and Directions of Spatial Development;
favourable economic and social conditions;
community is in a good situation;
increasing share of community′s own revenues;
dynamic development of the community, as evidenced by increasing budget revenues;
low labour costs;
low business activity costs (including taxes);
membership in associations as well as local and transregional unions;

Office:

all matters related to the investment may be dealt with in:
- Town and Municipality 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;
each investment is monitored by a specially designated employee;
wide experience in obtaining external resources (including EU funds) - high effectiveness;
tax exemptions;
clear and stable rules regulating tax reliefs for investors;
legal and economic measures for attracting investment;
cultural and business relations with foreign partners in the framework of partner towns;
close cooperation between local government and entrepreneurs;
close cooperation between local authorities and entrepreneurs;
environmentally friendly community investment;

Location:

advantageous location in the vicinity of the country′s border in: the West;
conveniently located in the vicinity of: Zielona Góra;
conveniently located in the vicinity of passenger airport in: Zielona Góra-Babimost;
conveniently located in the vicinity of sports and leisure airport in: Zielona Góra-Przylep;
near a border crossing point for car traffic;
near a tourist border crossing point;
near a border crossing point for pedestrian traffic;
attractive geographical location for tourism-related activity;
picturesque location of the community;
conveniently located in the vicinity of railway hubs in: Żary, Zielona Góra, Żagań;

Environment:

unpolluted environment: green enclave, clean water and air;
clean environment;
environment protection is a matter of importance for the authorities;
there is no industry harmful to the environment;
environment improvement due to high quality pro-environmental measures;
tourism-related advantages that favour active leisure activities:
- forests,
- tourist routes,
- nature reserves;
rich mineral deposits;
building material deposits;
mild climate;
areas of protected nature;
natural features of historic importance;

Culture/sport/leisure:

interesting tourism opportunities, for more details, see:
- www.lubsko.pl;
opportunities for active participation in cultural events - cinemas, theatres, concert halls, museums, etc.;
buildings of historical, cultural and religious interest (monuments):
- www.lubsko.pl;
rich calendar of cultural and social events - numerous mass cultural, entertainment or sports events:
- www.lubsko.pl;
active Community Culture Centre;
excellent fishing grounds - important angling resources;
excellent hunting grounds - organised hunting events;
sports fields and pitches open for all;
active sports clubs;
numerous accommodation facilities of varying standards;
well-developed hotel and tourist services network;

Education and training:

dense network of primary and lower secondary schools:
- primary schools: 4,
- lower secondary schools: 3;
dense network of secondary schools - number of schools: 3;
branches of universities in the town/community area:
- Branch of the Warsaw School of Social and Economic Studies,
- Branch of the Academy of Economics in Wrocław,
- Branch of the Academy of International Relations and American Studies in Warsaw,
- Branch of Collegium Varsoviensis;
easy access to universities in neighbouring towns:
- Zielona Góra,
- Sulechów,
- Żary;
well-qualified potential staff of various training levels and profiles;
a variety of professional qualifications among the inhabitants;
high standards of education;
numerous public libraries of varying types;

Society:

Technical Infrastructure:

modern technical and public utility infrastructure;
good technical infrastructure in the community:
- gas for technological and heating purposes available in 50% of community investment,
- water available in 90% of community investment,
- sewage system available in 50% of community investment,
- electricity available in 1% of community investment,
- telephone available in 50% of community investment,
- Internet connection available in 100% of community investment;
vast reserves with suppliers of technical utilities;
operating rubbish dump at close distance;
modern sewage treatment plant;
sewage treatment plant with potential for extension and treatment of non-public sewage;
good road infrastructure:
- regional roads network,
- district roads network;
good Internet connections;

Business Infrastructure within the Community:

tax incentives and other reliefs for investors;
Industrial Park with a surface of: 40,00 ha;
the district features:
- Customs Department,
- Customs Agency,
- District Court,
- Revenue Office,
- District Authorities Office;
wide variety of insurance services;
wide variety of banking services;
dynamic enterprise growth;
well-developed economy, including SMEs, trade and craft;
market-economy structure of ownership - predominance of private sector entities;
diversified structure of business entities;
large labour market;
dense trade network;
well-organised healthcare system;
active involvement of social organisations;
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;

Investment:

valid space development plans covering community investment areas;
valid space development plans in the community cover the surface of: 3%;
level of community spending on own investment is increased every year;
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 private 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.: 48 ha, przeznaczone pod:
- warehouses,
- storage yards,
- industrial facilities,
- services,
- individual housing,
- 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;
favourable conditions for housing development;
favourable conditions for agricultural tourism activity;
favourable conditions for healthy and ecological food production;
favourable conditions for the development of tourism-related activities and services;
positive attitude towards investment;
existing resources for the development of food processing plants;
buildings available for adaptation by investors;

Agriculture:

community photo