Markbygden Net believes in local presence and the electricity-intensive industries in the Boden/Lulu area therefore attracted the electricity network company to Boden Business Park. The company is a new tenant in our coworking space at the top of Verkstan.
Changemaker Educations has been granted permission to run the Futuregames Game Designer and Futuregames Game Programmer courses at Boden Game Camp. This was announced by the Swedish Agency for Higher Vocational Education (MYH) on Thursday.
Last week, Linnea Söderström joined us as a business developer. She is the tenants’ closest contact and will work to make Boden Business Park a vibrant meeting place for tenants, students and visitors.
The Swedish gaming industry continues to grow and break new records in turnover. This is the result of the Game Developers’ Index published by the Computer Games Industry. This year’s statistics also show that the number of women is increasing – 44% of new entrants to the gaming industry are women.
The proximity to some of Sweden’s best gaming education programs made Sparrowland choose to establish itself at Boden Business Park. The game studio is now one of around 70 companies with us.
Local presence is central to Kiwa’s business and the company sees opportunities to benefit from the region’s workforce by establishing itself at Boden Business Park. Kiwa is now one of the tenants in our coworking space.
“The impression I get here is that it is powerful, both physically to see and hear everything. But also in terms of workforce, housing and the work and investments that are made here. I will take that with me,” says Erik Slottner (KD), Minister for Civil Affairs.
The game studio House of How in Boden, with the help of trainees from Boden Game Camp, has been working on parts of the development in the the game Minecraft Legends. It is the action strategy spinoff of Minecraft, one of the world’s best-selling games.
The proximity of education and business attracted Previous to the Boden Business Park. The consulting and indie game development company is now one of around 70 companies with us.
The inspirational Bodenxt Talks series recently highlighted the international Boden we are entering. What does it mean for the workplace to have multiple languages at work? How can you as an employer/entrepreneur adapt and what are the benefits of a multicultural workforce?
