The Representation of the Chicago World’s Fair in the Imperial Court Library Vienna and in Emperor Francis Joseph’s Private Library

Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine has thrust the world into a dangerous and volatile era. Whatever the ultimate outcome of Putin’s war, the immediate consequences for Ukrainians are horrific, in terms of lives lost, cities destroyed, and families uprooted.

ReFocus Austria is an ongoing campaign of the Austrian government to support the Austrian economy across the globe while the world emerges from the pandemic. The campaign was officially launched on September 7, 2021, in Vienna with the Federal Chancellor, Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, and the Vice President of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, Martha Schultz, in attendance.

RIEGL is a leading provider of cutting-edge technology in airborne, terrestrial, industrial, and unmanned laser scanning solutions. Founded by Dr. Johannes Riegl, who studied radar and communications engineering at the Vienna University of Technology in the 1960s, the company is a pioneer in surveying applications.

Plasser American and its Austrian parent, Plasser & Theurer develop, manufacture, and service fully mechanized methods of work for the construction and maintenance of rail tracks. The company is the only manufacturer in the world that offers a complete range of machines for track laying, track maintenance, and measuring work. New Austrian spoke with Thomas Blechinger, CEO of Plasser American, about the company’s work in the United States.

Rosenbauer is the world’s leading manufacturer of firefighting vehicles and equipment by market share. In fact, as the world’s largest firefighting technology provider the Rosenbauer Group recorded €1,044 million (about $1.15 billion) in revenue last year and employs about 4,000 people worldwide. About twenty-one percent of that workforce or 856 people (behind only Austria and Germany in terms of number of employees) are employed in the United States.

Palfinger is the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of crane and hydraulic lifting technologies. Headquartered in Bergheim, Austria, the Palfinger Group employs some 11,733 employees in eighty-two companies and thirty-three countries.

Binderholz is a family-owned and -managed company that provides wood as a building material. The company was founded in 1950 in Fügen in Tirol and grew from a small sawmill operation to a leading company that employs some 5,000 people in twenty-eight international sites.

KTM is Europe’s leading producer of high-performance street and off-road motorcycles, headquartered in Mattighofen, Austria.

A World Leader in Innovative Plastic Packaging Solutions is Expanding in the United States

Ever since the first Austrians set foot on the North American shore, many of these immigrants have also left their mark on the American economy.

An Interview with Stacy Sorby

In ALPLA North America, there’s a select group of people who’ve been with the company from the start. Technical applications manager Stacy Sorby— our behind-the-scenes expert for all things EBM—is one of them. Currently, Sorby works closely with sales, design, and packaging managers, as well as various process technicians, to optimize production in the region. Having been immersed in company life for nearly thirty years, we sat down to discuss his career at ALPLA.

Where Austrian Ingenuity Meets American Entrepreneurial Culture