▁million ▁Euro ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁promotion ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁exercise ▁as ▁required ▁by ▁law , ▁the ▁region ally ▁important ▁task ▁of ▁economic ▁promotion , ▁the ▁V RS ▁founded ▁together ▁with ▁other ▁St ake hold ers ▁the ▁die ▁Wirtschaft sf ör der ung ▁Region ▁Stuttgart ▁GmbH ▁( in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ). ▁Besides ▁the ▁rec ruit ment ▁and ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁companies ▁which ▁want ▁to ▁locate ▁in ▁the ▁Stuttgart ▁Region ▁( Ex ogen ic ▁economic ▁promotion ) ▁the ▁about ▁ 5 0 ▁employees ▁of ▁W RS ▁consult ▁and ▁assist ▁within ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁site ▁development ▁already ▁locally ▁based ▁companies ▁( end ogen ous ▁economic ▁promotion ). ▁ ▁Besides ▁the ▁classical ▁economic ▁promotion ▁in ▁the ▁nar ro wer ▁sense ▁( e . g . ▁ ▁through ▁the ▁market ing ▁of ▁industry ▁sites , ▁guidance ▁of ▁invest ors ▁at ▁their ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁location ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁location ▁market ing ) ▁one ▁focus ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁economic ▁promotion ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Stuttgart ▁Region ▁and ▁the ▁Support ▁of ▁certain ▁business ▁clusters . ▁Among st ▁others .: ▁▁ ▁Autom ot ive ▁industry ▁and ▁engineering ▁ ▁Mechan ical ▁Engineering , ▁Man ufact uring ▁Engineering ▁ ▁Energy ▁and ▁Environment al ▁Engineering ▁ ▁Information ▁Technology ▁( es pecially ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁Open - Source - So ftware ) ▁ ▁Health ▁based ▁economy ▁ ▁A eros pace ▁Engineering ▁ ▁Cultural ▁industry ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁support ▁these ▁Cl ust ers , ▁the ▁W RS ▁initi ates , ▁coordinates ▁and ▁ment ors