Austrian economic news in a flash

(The most important economic news in Austria from 16 September)

Real estate company conwert has taken over KALLCO, a sector firm with five top properties in Vienna worth EUR 18.3m. conwert paid EUR 2.16m in cash and EUR 1.47m in stock for the transaction.
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The Vienna Mobility Award of Austria's Traffic Club (VCOe) has been presented to retail chain Spar and to Telekom Austria for their initiatives in reduction of energy emissions. In addition, the city's traffic councillor, Rudi Schicker, said Vienna will invest more in promoting bicycle transport.
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A consortium, with the 24%-participation of Strabag, has been named the best bidder for the design, construction, financing and maintenance of the A15 motorway in the Netherlands. The 25-year project has a total value of EUR 1.5bn. The construction works are to be finalised by 2015.
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Buwog, part of real estate developer Immofinanz, has divested its entire real estate portfolio in the province of Vorarlberg to a local consortium. The purchase price remains confidential, but the portfolio includes 24 residential buildings. The proceeds will be used for expansion.
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The Vienna Stock Exchange will remove PC game maker JoWooD and S&T System Integration & Technology Distribution AG from its prime market segment as of September 20. JoWooD will join the market continuous segment, while S&T will become part of standard market continuous. 
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The number of employees in Austria stood at 4.081m in the second quarter of 2010, which was almost unchanged in annual terms, Statistik Austria reported.