In its economic development owes, among other things creating a Subzone Elk Suwałki special economic zone, the investment of scientific and technological park and Commercial Park in the here and now and the shopping gallery "Mazur".




Ełk Subzone Of Suwałki Special Economic Zone
In the mid-1990s of the 20th century, during the period of economic transformation of the country in the Elk were liquidated or have production facilities, and the unemployment rate was very high. Elk City then took the effort to remedy this and contributed, as the largest shareholder of the local government, next to the State-owned company. Suwałki special economic zone S.A. In sent a total of nearly 107 ha for future investors. Suwałki special economic zone was established by regulation of the Council of Ministers of 25 June 1996, the first investor in-Ełk-the company PRODEKO ELK SP. z o.o., has a permit to operate a business on preferential terms on 22 November 1996 due to the large interest in new investment areas, in 2013, a decision was made about expanding SSSE Subzone Elk about 23 hectares of land. The area is science and Technology Park in Elk. Today the subzone Elk is a modern industrial town of Elk, where activities of production or of the service industry operates 27 entrepreneurs with domestic and foreign capital. Within the work zone was more than 2 100 people. In 2015 was signed a declaration of cooperation with another investor sub-zone Elk.

Scientific and technological park Elk
22 December 2000 resolution of the Town Council Elk area has the name of the urban development zone,, Techno-Park ". The project was divided into two stages and has financial support from the two operational programmes. In the first stage (2009) work has begun on the preparation of land for investment. The second phase (2012) consisted in the construction of a complex of buildings with features to support users of Techno-Park: Logistics Center-service Incubator technology business incubator and innovation centre of Educational Laboratory. It was opened on October 17, 2012. This day has been signed an agreement with the first tenants. For the implementation of this investment In Elk was the winner of the competition "Design Patent".
The PNT held Ełckie construction fair "your home in Hawaii" (2014) and Masurian Markets renewable energy sources RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (2013-2014). In contrast, young people and children free to take part in "Variations with science", during which there have also been meeting with animators from the Copernicus Science Centre (2014).

Park Cities here and now
On the corner of Mickiewicza and Gdansk, the site of the old city hospital in 2013 was built first in Elk Park Commercial here and now. Shopping Park building from the street. Mickiewicz has retained its historical appearance and is part of the architecture of the beginning of the 20th century. The front wall of the new gallery is part of the old city hospital. Customers Gallery cast was also 170 parking spaces. Employment was around 220 people.

Shopping Gateway Mazur
The gate of Mazur put into service in August, 2014 is the first in the Elk and the region this type of complex for culture and trade. It was in that city later on to the investor. It consists of two independent buildings-shopping and cinema Planet Cinema. And recreation complex-commercial Gate Mazur was built on the grounds of the old ełckich military barracks, resulting in the year 1884 and functioning to the year 2000. The city gained a City. Also were built new parking lots: 494 places underground and 33. While employment was at more than 600 people. Within the framework of the investment are carried out also works involving the reconstruction of Kosciuszko and Dąbrowski (from the area of the intersection of ul. Armii Krajowej), together with additional lanes for entries and departures from the parking lots.

A big impact on the economic development of Elk also had establishment and operation of large manufacturing plants in the city. Among them, replace the m.in. Meat SCOTLAND acting in the food industry or the establishment of electrical engineering. Also small and medium entrepreneurs established in the city, employing ełczan and paying taxes, contribute to the economic development of the Elk.