U.S. INVESTMENTS IN POLAND


Podlaskie Voivodeship

Population of Voivodship: 1,205,337
Capital City: Bialystok
Special Economic Zone: Suwalki
Main Industrial Sectors: Textile, Food Processing, Wood, Tobacco, Beer
Number of Employees in Voivodship: 482,914
Average Monthly Salary in Enterprise Sector: 2,324 PLN (96% of National Average)
Unemployment Rate in Voivodship: 15.0%
Largest Educational Institutions:
-University of Bialystok (14,000 Students)
-Technical University of Bialystok (13,800)
-University of Finance and Management in Bialystok (6,500)


Selected Foreign Investors with Investment of over USD 1 Million in Poland
Present in the Voivodeship (Red=US Investment)

COMPANY

SECTOR

Philips

Electrical Machinery and Apparatus

British American Tobacco Industries Plc

Tobacco Processing

PepsiCo

Food Processing

Polish Cheese

Food Processing

Central European Distribution Corporation

Wholesale Trade

Societe Nationale D’Electricite et de Thermique

Power, Gas and Water Supply

Pfleiderer

Wood and Wooden Products

Binding Brauerei

Food Processing


Useful Contact Information:

Podlaskie Governor’s Office
ul. Mickiewicza 3
15-213 Białystok
Tel: (+48 85) 743 93 15
Fax: (+48 85) 743 92 31

Podlaskie Marshal’s Office
ul. Legionowa 28
15-281 Białystok
Tel: (+48 85) 748 51 00
Fax: (+48 85) 748 51 01

www.sejmik.bialystok.pl

Suwałki Special Economic Zone JSC
ul. Noniewicza 49
16-400 Suwałki
Tel: (+48 87) 565 24 49
Tel/ Fax: (+48 87) 565 22 17

www.ssse.com.pl

 


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