Switzerland's biggest online bank gets the green light for its new campus in Gland, following stark local opposition.
The majority of Gland's inhabitants voted in favor of Swissquote's construction plans over the weekend, according to the company’s website.
The new campus, which includes plans for a 60- meter tower and eight acres of parkland, provides capacity for 1,000 additional staff which Swissquote aims to hire over the next years.
In the run-up to the vote, opponents of the project complained the tower would block out too much sunlight as finews.com reported.
«(The new headquarters) will be crucial for attracting the young talents we need, but it will also benefit the people of Gland, who will be able to use the public park. Our wish is to actively contribute to the harmonious development of Gland, its mobility solutions and its economic attractiveness,» co-founders Marc Buerki and Paolo Buzzi said in the statement.
