As a result, the number of employees working in modern office buildings, especially in IT and outsourcing, will double, as well, says Dan Zaharia, consultant with real estate company Extind, which specializes in office space rental in secondary cities.
“Whereas 10 to 15 years ago, the largest employers (in Iasi i.e.) were call centers, now the largest employer is Continental in the services area,” Dan Zaharia said on ZF Live.
Germany’s automotive component manufacturer Continental has a research and development center in Iasi employing some 2,000 people, according to the latest data available. The company does not have any manufacturing operations in Iasi, all its seven plants in the country are in Transylvania and Banat. Continental also has a services center in Timisoara, besides Iasi.
Three major actors on the office space market have stood out in Iasi – Iulius Group, the developer of the office buildings near the Palas mall, Prime Kapital, which is working on the Silk District project and Tester Group, which owns 30,000 square meters of office space.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)