All entries located in Lucerne (Switzerland), newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/regions/lucerne 2026-10-12T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:f7cef014:en 2026-10-12T06:00:00Z

SIX-listed EvoNext Holdings and sports technology group Ascend signed a binding agreement for a statutory merger on 12 October 2026; Ascend thereby gains a listing and is to operate as Ascend Sport Technology AG. EvoNext is valued at CHF 2.50 per share and Ascend's equity at CHF 500m. Both extraordinary general meetings must approve, with completion planned for the fourth quarter of 2026 (EvoNext, ad hoc announcement, 12 Oct 2026). Update (2 Nov 2026): The two sides have signed the merger agreement; a share placement of up to CHF 220m is planned at an expected CHF 2.50 per share, after which existing EvoNext shareholders will hold about 3.8% of the combined company. EvoNext's extraordinary general meeting is scheduled for 3 December 2026 (EvoNext, ad hoc announcement). — Sources: https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2026-10/69808805-adhoc-evonext-holdings-sa-evonext-holdings-sa-and-ascend-sport-technology-ag-sign-transaction-agreement-023.htm · https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2026-11/70000878-adhoc-evonext-holdings-sa-evonext-holdings-sa-and-ascend-sport-technology-ag-sign-merger-agreement-023.htm

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:75ebd9c4:en 2026-01-16T06:00:00Z

The MAZ School of Journalism in Lucerne has announced job cuts 'across the entire institution'. Reason: a discernible deficit due to declining course bookings caused by drops in advertising revenue and subscription revenue from publishers. Course bookings have to be planned at shorter notice or postponed, and sometimes cancelled entirely. Measures: streamlining structures to reduce fixed costs, 'increased cost scrutiny'. Organisational changes: the role of the programme director (CPO) is being adjusted; Reto Vogt (former head of Digital Media and AI Studies) is taking over from the departing Beat Rüdt. — Source: https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/maz-school-of-journalism-announces-job-cuts-3052599.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:5e74e5e0:en 2026-01-14T06:00:00Z

SPS Switzerland (a subsidiary of Swiss Post until 2021) is closing its Kriens site with 45 employees. A consultation procedure has been started. Reasons: strategic and efficiency-related aspects. Relocation of employees to Glattbrugg (ZH) is planned, which for many would mean an additional commute of around 2 hours/day. The staff association transfair is demanding financial compensation or crediting of travel time as working time. Collective bargaining agreement provisions provide for longer notice periods of up to 5 months. — Source: https://www.transfair.ch/de/aktuelles/sps-will-den-standort-kriens-schliessen-transfair-verlangt-weiterbeschaeftigung-fuer-alle

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:4bb9b2e3:en 2025-11-13T06:00:00Z

The university council accepts the closure of the Religious Studies degree program; the professorship will not be filled again after the incumbent's retirement. A transitional arrangement is planned until 2027/2028. Critical reactions followed; the university defends the decision by pointing to the lack of growth prospects for the subject (further coverage: https://www.bote.ch/nachrichten/zentralschweiz/universitaet-luzern-schliessung-der-religionswissenschaften-art-1630330). — Source: https://www.sgr-sssr.ch/sgr-sssr/die-gesellschaft/was-gibts-neues/allgemeines/details/news/schliessung-der-religionswissenschaft-in-luzern

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:e7b67795:en 2024-04-30T06:00:00Z

SBB renewed signaling and track systems on the approach to Lucerne station in the Gütsch section, used by around 680 trains a day, adding a new switch connection at Lucerne station and a new rail-technology building at Gütsch. This shortens the train headway from about three minutes to just over two, safeguarding the hub's capacity. The nighttime works ran from September 2022 until end of 2024 (including a 51-hour full closure in March 2023 for switch replacement) and cost around CHF 46 million. — Source: https://news.sbb.ch/de/019d9519-d91f-7cbe-89b1-5c994ac73c0d/luzern-bauarbeiten-fuer-puenktlichkeit-und-sicherheit-im-zugverkehr