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• Spurred by sales, Lego does an about-face on Kladno outsourcing

  05.03.08 12:18 Filed in: The Prague Post After years of financial trouble, the pieces seem to be fitting together for the Lego Group. The Danish toymaker has called off an ambitious plan to outsource most of its production capacity, opting to take direct control of its large production center in Kladno, west Bohemia, beginning March [...]

• Grand Central

  Written by Michael Heitmann A rich history and cultural heritage—plus limitless natural beauty—converge in Central Bohemia The area west of Prague is often considered the true heart of Bohemia—a label that makes sense given it sheer volume of ancient settlements, historical centers characterized at once by fine churches and imposing burgher homes, and the well-preserved [...]

• PM sells nuclear power at forum

  28.05.08 22:04 Filed in: The Prague Post Topolánek asks EU to recognize nukes as a low emissions source Time is running out to tackle energy security in Europe, Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek warned May 22. Renewed interest in nuclear power as a solution to rising energy needs has come at “five minutes before midnight,” he [...]

• Smoking bans a smoldering issue

  23.01.08 17:17 Filed in: The Prague Post With little chance a smoking ban will pass Parliament in the near future, Czechs should continue to puff away on their cigarettes in pubs and restaurants undisturbed this year. In the neighboring Länder of Saxony and Bavaria, however, smokers are getting some government-imposed fresh air. Both German states [...]

• Hatching innovation

  16.01.08 17:01 Filed in: The Prague Post CKD’s business incubator looks to foster start-ups The myth goes that start-ups begin inside a garage. But a new business incubator in Prague–Vysocany is putting the lie to the notion that all small businesses start in such humble circumstances. Right across the street from the incubator, a 19th-century [...]