Overview
- The state's economic agency reported a record total near €3.2 billion in business investment for 2025, with 3,059 new jobs linked to company projects and relocations.
- The project pipeline grew to 310 company deals, up from 178 in 2024, which signals stronger interest across sectors.
- Schwarz Group’s data center in Lübbenau accounted for about €1.8 billion in the first construction phase, with the digital unit planning multi‑billion euro outlays overall.
- The coalition government said it will back defense‑industry sites, with Diehl Defence planning components for military detonators at the Spreewerk Lübben plant and scouting a second location.
- Officials flagged a shortage of industrial land and pockets of local protest such as near Fürstenwalde/Spree, while the economics minister urged calm as higher energy costs and geopolitical tensions weigh on national sentiment.