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Ground broken for Carthago's new production facility in Slovenia
ORMOŽ - Ground was broken for German motorhome maker Carthago's EUR 45 million new production facility in Ormož, with PM Janez Janša and Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek attending the event. Carthago has had its Slovenian subsidiary in Odranci since 2008, which is now expanding to Ormož, both in the north-east. Production at the new factory will start by next spring, initially with 160 new workers, said Sandra Županec, director of Carthago's Slovenian subsidiary.
Coronavirus figures further down
LJUBLJANA - A total of 1,297 coronavirus infections were confirmed in Slovenia on Friday, 69 fewer than on Thursday and almost 43% less than on Friday last week. One person with a confirmed coronavirus infection died. 104 patients were being treated for Covid-19 this morning at regular coronavirus wards, up 2 from yesterday morning, and another 17 need intensive care, which is the same as on Friday morning. An estimated 23,132 cases are considered to be active cases in the country.
Record demand for workers in January-March
LJUBLJANA - Employers registered over 46,480 job vacancies with the Employment Service in the first three months of the year, which is 42.5% more than in the same period last year. The demand is record high since this methodology was introduced in 2014, and is strongest in healthcare, IT, education, construction, transport and hospitality. Employers registered 148,031 vacancies in 2019, 156,163 two years later and as many as 46,484 in the first three months this year.
Ukraine football team to train in Slovenia
BRDO PRI KRANJU - Ukraine's national football team will be getting ready for the last match of the European part of qualifications for this year's World Cup in Qatar in Slovenia, the sport channel Sportklub reported. The team will be training at Brdo pri Kranju, a new modern hub of the Slovenian Football Association and the national football team which was inaugurated in 2016. They will start preparing for the 1 June match with Scotland on 29 April.
Stoklas attempts 24-hour bowling to set Guinness record
RADLJE OB DRAVI - Uroš Stoklas, one of Slovenia's best bowlers, completed on Saturday at 4pm his 24-hour bowling venture, which he hopes will enshrine his name in the Guinness World Records book. He played 24 games to end with an incredible good average result of 622.7, Jože Kozjak, co-owner of Bowling Centre in Radlje ob Dravi told the STA. Stoklas has won several bowling world champion titles and is also an ultra-marathon cyclist, having taken part three times in the Race Across America (RAAM).
