Lorenzana highlights the support work that the Xunta offers Galician companies to ensure the continuity of activity and employment
In 2024 Surco Interiors acquired Maderas Iglesias, now specialised in the manufacture of parquet and derivatives, where more than 60 people currently work, more than half of them women It is an example, she says, of how collaboration between the company and the regional administration “ensured that employment and, above all, the added value of […]
Lorenzana assesses with the Mayor of Baiona the possibilities for the development of business land in the municipality
In the meeting, they analysed the possibilities of creating infrastructure for the establishment of companies The Regional Minister outlined the different types of business land planning currently regulated by the Regional Administration Baiona, 13 January 2026 The Regional Minister for Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana, accompanied by the Secretary General for Industry, Nicolás Vázquez, […]
Lorenzana discusses with the social dialogue committee the state of progress of the master plans for industrial sectors
In the coming weeks, the draft of the master plans for the Forestry–Wood and ICT sectors will be finalised To date, the Galician Government has designated nine industrial sectors as strategic for Galicia: shipbuilding, automotive, the ICT industry, metalworking, forestry–wood, logistics, food, textiles and construction The master plans stem from a process of dialogue with […]
Lorenzana conveys to the Mayor of Ribeira the Xunta’s commitment to the development of new industrial land in the municipality
Santiago de Compostela, 2 January 2026 The Regional Minister for Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana, recently held a working meeting with the Mayor of Ribeira, Mariola Sampedro, to whom she conveyed the Xunta’s commitment to the development of new industrial land in the municipality. Ribeira Town Council is currently working on the project for […]
Rueda highlights the role of companies such as Delta Vigo in driving innovation and consolidating I+G+i, research and development carried out in Galicia
He emphasises that this company helps make the region a benchmark in the aerospace and defence sectors He underlines the commitment of this family-run group, which represents “the business vanguard that innovates to make Galicia Calidade.” He recalls that last summer Galicia approved its first Strategic Initiative for Security, Defence and Aerospace, with a public […]
Rueda announces Galicia’s first Business Innovation Strategy, through which the Xunta will mobilise over €400 million in three years
The investment represents an increase of nearly 60% compared with the previous scenario in order to equip high-tech companies, attract talent and strategic projects, and create experimentation spaces “If we want a modern and competitive productive fabric, innovation must be an inseparable part of its daily life,” he states He highlights that the goal is […]
The Xunta highlights collaboration between leading companies and startups as a driver of Galician innovation
The director of Igape, Covadonga Toca, took part today in the inauguration of the “Conecta Empresas” conference, where she highlighted that Galicia is “consolidating an increasingly strong collaborative culture.” She emphasised the region’s progress in its innovation ecosystem, with a growing structure that now includes more than 400 technology companies, nearly 3,000 qualified jobs, and […]
Rueda highlights the important role of family businesses in the good performance of the Galician economy
He states that the investments made by these entities have “more perspective, more security and greater commitment to the country.” “The family business is Galicia Calidade in its purest form,” he stresses. These types of companies account for more than 80% of all private sector employment in the region and contribute over 85% of the […]
Lorenzana reaffirms the Xunta’s commitment to the expansion of the San Cibrao das Viñas industrial estate
“The San Cibrao industrial estate has a solid industrial base spanning various sectors and aims to continue growing,” she said, stressing that supporting the industrial future of the entire area is also essential from the perspective of territorial balance and cohesion. San Cibrao das Viñas (Ourense), 14 November 2025 The Regional Minister for Economy and […]
Rueda highlights the importance of investing in R&D&I and supporting innovative business initiatives to generate new employment opportunities in Galicia
He notes that Unirisco’s work shows that investing in science is not only necessary but also profitable He highlights the forthcoming expansion of the network of business accelerators, which next year will add two new ones focused on health and wellbeing, and on renewable energies In 2026, the Xunta will allocate more than 47 million […]
