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LRM CROSSES A BRIDGE
[BIZ: Hasselt, April 30]
LRM, the Hasselt-based Development Company for Belgian Limburg, with its new generalissimo, former Ford Genk boss, Peter Heller are crossing their first bridge and moving the company's office from a historic building in downtown Hasselt...[more]
1,2,3,GO
[BIZ: Liège April 29]
1,2,3,GO, a business networking organization not unlike 'First Tuesday', held its second session on business plans at the Sart Tilman campus of the University of Liège on April 29. The event, sponsored by the Walloon Ministry of Economics...[more]
NEW APPOINTMENTS AT DSM
[BIZ: Heerlen, April 29]
Bernard van Schaik (51), currently Business Group Director of DSM Coating Resins, has been appointed Business Group Director of DSM Pharmaceutical Products (DPP) with effect from 1 May 2003. He will succeed Henk Numan. The DPP business...[more]
DSM Q1 UP 7% ON 2002
[BIZ: Heerlen, April 28]
Sales up 7%, mainly due to autonomous volume growth (9%).
Operating profit from ongoing activities 12% higher than in Q1 2002. Second-quarter operating profit seems to be developing around the level of the first quarter of 2003....[more]
AGREEMENT ON LIEGE STEEL
[BIZ: Liège, April 25]
The management of Arcelor have reached an agreement with the Trades' Unions about the hot-rolled steel lines in Liège. The first blast furnace will be closed down on July 1, 2005. The rest of the hot-rolled line will continue operating...[more]
FLANDERS DRIVE IN LOMMEL
[BIZ: Lommel April 25]
Flanders Drive Engineering Center (FDEC), a high-tech center for the Flemish automotive supply industry, has started construction of its test infrastructure in Lommel - a EUR 16m investment. FDEC will be a development center with virtual...[more]
CARE4DATA AND CEGEKA
[BIZ: Hasselt, April 24]
Cegeka, which designs, develops, implements and runs software for the healthcare system and for the management of hazardous materials and safety data, has signed an outsourcing agreement for all Care4Data's IT-related operations. The...[more]
STREETCARS FOR BUDAPEST
[BIZ: Wegberg-Wildenrath, April 24]
Siemens train test track in Wegberg-Wildenrath, has received an order worth EUR 150m from the Budapest tram company to provide them with 40 streetcar combinations,in the near future. They will be running in Budapest from...[more]
BRICE & JOUP IN THE TRIANGLE
[BIZ: Hombourg, April 24]
The Graindorge private brewery in Hombourg in the tri-country triangle, has produced two new regional beers, a dark and a light beer which have been called 'Brice' and 'Joup.' The consumer target is, in the first instance, for local...[more]
WALLOON SRWT JOINS AQUALIS
[BIZ: Eupen, April 23]
The Walloon public transport company SRWT is joining the Aqualis municipal association whose purpose is to promote tourism. The agreement was signed on April 22 and SRWT will be contributing EUR 500,000 to this combination. The money...[more]
ING TAKES OVER BBL
[BIZ: Brussels, April 22]
The Brussels Lambert Bank, BBL, has changed its name and now falls under the ING Bank, the full company name being ING Belgium N.V. A letter informing the 1,800,000 clients of the bank of this change of name also encouraged them to...[more]
BRITISH CONTRACT FOR TENNECO
[IND: Sint Truiden, April 18]
Tenneco Automotive, the American manufacturer of automotive parts, has concluded a strategic contract with Kwik-Fit which makes Tenneco the exclusive supplier of shock absorbers for the 900 branches of Kwik-Fit in the United Kingdom....[more]
Q PARK BEEFS UP BOARD
[BIZ: Maastricht, April 18]
Q Park, one of the leading European parking companies with its headquarters in Maastricht and active in Belgium, Germany, UK, Ireland and the Netherlands - among the top five in Europe - is appointing a new member to its Supervisory...[more]
GERMAN LAW FROM STRICK
[BIZ: Cleves, April 17]
Strick's April Newsletter on German law covers the seminars that the Dutch German Business Academy gives; taxation of the rental of chattels; the plans of the Federal German Government; retail opening hours; terminating a contract of...[more]
SIEMENS TO TAKE OVER CYCOS
[BIZ: Alsdorf, April 17]
Because of the takeover bid by Siemens AG for Cycos, the AGM will be held in the third quarter. The precise date has not yet been announced. Siemens announced its offer to acquire Cycos to strengthen its activities in real-time communications...[more]
HANSEN TRANSMISSIONS FOR SALE
[BIZ: Lommel, April 16]
The British IT group, Invensys, is looking for a purchaser for Hansen Transmissions, the specialist in high-tech drive systems which produces cog-wheel components for heavy turbines. The company employs 600 in Belgium, in Edegem (near...[more]
AACHEN MFG EARNS EUR 1.6BN
[BIZ: Düsseldorf, April 16]
The State press and information service of North-Rhine Westphalia have published the annual balance of export earnings for businesses in Aachen, which reveal that last year 123 businesses in the manufacturing sector recorded revenues...[more]
FORD Q1 NET INCOME UP 181%
[BIZ: Detroit, April 16]
Ford Motor Company, with plants in Genk and Cologne, has reported net income of USD 896 million, or 45 cents a share, for the first quarter (Q1) of 2003, up 181% on Q1 2002’s net loss of USD 1.1 billion, or 61 cents a share...[more]
CURIOUS TAXATION PRINCIPLES
[BIZ: Hasselt, April]
Research by the Flemish Chambers of Industry and Commerce in Limburg and the Flemish Economic Union into local tax pressure on business in the Flemish municipalities has produced some strange situations. In some cases the new municipal...[more]
THE BOOK BUSINESS
[BIZ: Aachen, April]
As part of its series of presentations of successful local business, the Aachen Chamber will be hosting a presentation of the Mayersche Buchhandlung bookshop on May 5 at 18.30hrs in the foyer of the Chamber in Aachen. The company...[more]
FLEMISH CHAMBERS 1 STOP SHOP
[BIZ: Hasselt, April]
The Flemish Economic Union and the Flemish Chamber of Commerce, which from January 1 2004 will form a new Flemish Employers Organization called VOKA, are setting up a one-stop business shop which will be called 'Biz Ondernemingsloket' (VZW)....[more]
MEUSE-RHINE AGAIN
[BIZ: Valkenburg, April]
Mrs Hilda Houben-Bertrand, Governor of Belgian-Limburg, gave a talk at the meeting of the Nederlandse Maatschappij voor Nijverheid en Handel in Valkenburg on January 29 which is reported on in full in the Economisch Rapport,...[more]
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NEW LIEGE PORT SITE
[INFRA: Liège April 29]
A new 90 hectare site at Oupeye on the banks of the Albert canal at the juncture of the canal and the bridge at Hermalle-sous-Argenteau is to add to the assets of the Port of Liège. The investment at EUR 7.5m will deliver a multimodal...[more]
COLOGNE-DUEREN LINK
[INFRA: Düren, April 29]
The S-Bahn, suburban rail link, between Düren and Cologne has now been completed. On April 20 the station at Merzenich, in the district of Düren, will be open for business. This makes Düren less than an hour away from Cologne. In...[more]
TNT OBJECTS
[LOG: Liège, April 29]
The TNT cargo hub operator in Liège has stated that it will not be prepared to continue with its planned investment at Liège Airport, if the business continues to be hit by strikes in which it plays no role - as was the case with the steel...[more]
TNT'S MAN IN CENTRAL EUROPE
[LOG: Amsterdam, April 29]
Mail, Express and Logistics company TPG N.V., is pleased to announce it has hired Günther Thiel (50), Christian Fürstaller (38) and Rodolphe Schoettel (41) to head the expansion of its logistics operations under the TNT Logistics brand...[more]
WINDMILLS IN LOMMEL
[INFRA: Lommel, April 25]
The distribution network provider, Interelectra, has made an agreement with Umicore to develop a wind turbine park with four turbines on the site of the zink plant between Balen and Lommel. The windturbines will provide 3,400 families...[more]
AID FROM MAA
[LOG: Maastricht, April 25]
On April 25 flights will start from Maastricht Aachen Airport to Iraq. The cargo, largely Red Cross vehicles, will be carried in a special Ilyushin 76. The Ministry of Transport and Waterways has granted special permission for this...[more]
VAN GANSWINKEL IN LIEGE
[INFRA: Liège, April 24]
The Dutch environmental group Van Gansewinkel is opening a recycling company for brown and white goods in Liège called 'Recydel' - a joint venture with the local companies Spaque and Intradal. Van Gansewinkel will own 60% of the shares....[more]
FRIGO LOMMEL
[LOG: Lommel, April 23]
Frigo Lommel, part of the Dutch Frigo group, is part of five cooperating refrigerating plants with experience in storing chilled and deep frozen food products. It is expanding its storage capacity from 20,000 to 35,000 pallet spaces....[more]
CAR TRANSPORT BY RAILION
[LOG: Genk, April 22]
Starting at the end of April, Railion will be running two 700 meter long car trains from Genk to Cobelfret's new roll-on/roll-off terminal in Flushing. The trains will be transporting the Ford Mondeo and Ford Transit from the Belgian plants...[more]
'ANGEL TRAINS'
[INFRA: London, April 22]
By re-branding Locomotion Capital as 'Angel Trains Cargo' the connection between the locomotive leasing business and the rest of the Angel Trains group has been clarified, as is the role of the business unit within Angel Trains International....[more]
LUMINUS WANTS POWER STATIONS
[INFRA: Hasselt, April 18]
Luminus, the Hasselt based power supplier, subsidiary of British Centrica, is looking to take over power stations rather than registering for the sale of virtual capacity from Electrabel. Luminus regards protection against price fluctuation...[more]
TONGRES EAST EXPANDS
[INFRA: Tongres, April 15]
Another 45 hectares are to be added to the business park in Tongres East. According to Councillor Eddy Box and the Flemish Prime Minister Patrick Dewael, the second phase of Tongres East has to be completed within a year. Businesses...[more]
INTERELECTRA DOWN THE DRAINS
[INFRA: Hasselt, April 15]
In addition to electricity, gas, cable networks and telecoms, the Limburg inter-municipal provider, Interelectra, also wants to manage municipal sewerage and the waste water system in future. This means that the company would manage...[more]
THE FLEMISH UNDERGROUND
[INFRA: Heusden-Zolder, April 14]
The Center for Durable Construction is organizing a two day seminar on May 7 and 8 entitled 'The Flemish Underground, 500 billion m3 of sustainable options.' The first day of this two day seminar will deal with the shallow regions...[more]
AACHEN'S POPULATION GROWS
[INFRA: Aachen, April]
The City of Aachen now has 256,162 inhabitants, the greatest number of all time. The increase in the population relates to the arrival of new inhabitants. 1,615 more people arrived in Aachen than left. Newcomers are largely from abroad...[more]
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
[INFRA: Aachen, April]
The North Rhine Westphalian Chambers of Commerce have produced a 12 page supplement on environmental information dealing with recycling, emission protection, water protection and hazardous materials. There are also names of the relevant...[more]
MAA AIRPORT MAGAZINE
[LOG: Maastricht, April]
The fifth volume, number 1, of Maastricht-Aachen Airport Magazine deals with the Ryanair story [whose first flight from Maastricht takes off today, April 30] the history of the Aeroclub South Limburg and new constructions at Technoport...[more]
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AACHEN FREED FROM COLOGNE?
[GOV: Aachen, April 25]
Aachen's Mayor wants more independence from the Cologne Presidency. Aachen is concerned with its dependence on Cologne in budgetary matters. This leads to a great deal of red tape and Mayor Jürgen Linden of Aachen wants to discuss...[more]
DUTCH MBA STARTS
[EDU: Maastricht, April 22]
The University of Maastricht Graduate School of International Management, the Business School of the AACSB Accredited Faculty of Economics & Business Administration, will start its first "Part-time MBA in Dutch" program with 18 participants....[more]
PRE-SCHOOL IN EUPEN
[EDU: Eupen, April 22]
There is a campaign to expand pre-school care in Eupen. The system for looking after small children has grown from 43 children in 1984 to 714 in 2002. Compared with the situation in 1999, today there are 30% more children who are looked...[more]
AIDE-MEMOIRE FOR TAXES
[GOV: Brussels, April 18]
There has been a simplified aide memoire for taxes Memento fiscal des communes wallonnes, available on the internet since April 17. This is at the disposal of the municipalities, the populace at large and business and is the...[more]
HEERLEN RESPONDS TO NUTH
[GOV: Heerlen, April 17]
The Mayor and Council of Nuth have been informed that Nuth has chosen to take various services from Parkstad Limburg through March 1, 2004, rather than become a full member of Parkstad Limburg. Parkstad will encourage Nuth to make up...[more]
NEW GOVT HOUSE IN EUPEN
[GOV: Eupen, April 16]
The new Government building in Eupen, which we referred to in our last issue, is a three storey ochre-colored building which brings together staff, who had previously been spread over 13 different buildings, now 130 staff are all under...[more]
LOCAL PRODUCE
[GOV: Liège, April 16]
The agricultural service of the Province of Liège will be participating in the culinary fair Salon Fourniture, October 5 - 8, 2003 in Liège, under the aegis of the Euroregion. Over a period of five years, cooperation has been developing...[more]
INTEREST IN WALLOON TOURISM
[GOV: Eupen, April 16]
Sales in the Walloon tourist sector are improving. This is particularly the case with last minute reservations. The most recent figures were presented by the Walloon Minister Serge Kubla in Stavelot. In the first week of August this year,...[more]
HORA EST & POLE MOSAN
[EDU, Heerlen/Liège, April]
Hora Est has produced a newsletter for the Institutes of Higher Education in Meuse-Rhine. The current issue touches on their new partner the Haute Ecole Charlemagne in Liège; the Bachelor/Masters system; nursing education;...[more]
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PATENTS & LICENSING
[LIFE-SCI: Kerkrade, April 29]
The Euroregional Life Sciences afternoon seminar was held at the Rolduc Conference Center in Kerkrade on April 29, 2003 and covered 'Systematic Innovation and Problem Solving - Real Life Cases' by Wim van den Elshout of DSM solutions....[more]
PHD TOPICS IN MAASTRICHT
LIFE SCI: Maastricht, April 28]
The PhD's for Medicine to be awarded at the University of Maastricht in May include the following topics:
Mrs J.H.J. Vernooy, 'Characterization of inflammation in COPD; Clinical and experimental approach.'
Mr W.H. Mess,...[more]
LIFE SCIENCES MBA STARTS 0903
[LIFE SCI: Liège/Maastricht, April 28]
Life Sciences Limburg has passed on an invitation to the Presentation and Information Session on the MBA in Life Sciences organized by the Graduate School of International Management (GSIM, University of Maastricht) and...[more]
STEM CELLS
[LIFE-SCI: Brussels, April 24]
The European Commission took a step toward resolving its policy on the funding of stem cell research. Currently, funding of such research within the Sixth Framework Programme is banned. Angelo Vescovi, a pioneer stem cell researcher...[more]
MORE MONEY FOR HOSPITALS
[HEALTH: Aachen, April 16]
Extra funding is being provided for six hospitals in the Aachen region. A sum of EUR 18m is being provided by the State Government in Dusseldorf for building projects at clinics in the city and districts of Aachen, Jülich and Düren....[more]
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NEW INNOVATION PRIZE
[TECH: Aachen, April 28]
A new Innovation Prize was awarded to Aachen scientists for a new weaving procedure. During the procedure yarn is welded using ultrasonic technology. This enables a close mesh filter for drinking water purification to be manufactured....[more]
BIONICS IN AACHEN
[SCI TECH: Aachen, April 28]
The Bionics initiative group of the University of Aachen held a workshop on the use of bionics, not just for biologists but for a whole series of technical disciplines. Following a word of greeting by the Rector, Professor Burkhard...[more]
EVS NEW BUILDING IN LIEGE
[TECH: Liège, April 25]
On April 29 EVS officially inaugurated its new building, the 4th at the company's main site near Liège. This five level structure will add no less than 3200 square meters of working space. Much glass and vertical light shafts allow daylight...[more]
FIRST DIAMOND SYSTEM TO RUSSIA
[TECH: Aachen/ Nizhny Novgorod,April 23]
Strengthening Market Position for advanced CVD technology in Eastern Europe – AIXTRON is pleased to confirm the installation of an AIX P6 MPCVD (Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition) reactor for deposition of Diamond...[more]
DSM INVENTION AWARD 2003
[SCI-TECH: Heerlen, April 17]
The first ever Special Invention Award goes to a US team. Three top researchers from DSM's US subsidiary DSM Desotech have won the DSM Special Invention Reward 2003. The award was presented at a festive gathering of 60 top DSM researchers...[more]
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LA TRAVIATA SOLD OUT
[LEI: Aachen, April 28]
The Aachen premiere of 'La Traviata' by Verdi was enthusiastically received by the public and sold out. Ticket sales for coming performances are doing very well. The opera will be showing through end July at the Aachen Stadttheater...[more]
LIEGE ON FOOT OR BY WATER
[LEI: Liège, April 28]
Liège's celebrated walks, one of which will be on May 4, looking at the old walls and old church towers beginning at the 'Maison du Tourisme', Place Saint-Lambert 35 at 14.00hrs, now has the added option of a waterborne visit. Departure...[more]
MARATHON DE LA MEUSE
[LEI: Visé, April 28]
The Marathon authorities have provided an update on the marathon, which will start on May 4 in Visé, as the leading marathon in Belgium. There will be 27 orchestras and musical groups and it will be a great family day. Between 5,000 and...[more]
THE RESTORER'S ART
[LEI: Bassenge, April 28]
The old crafts will live again in Bassenge in the weekend of May 17 and 18 at the Hotel des Arts, rue Marcel de Brogniez 27 in Bassenge, where there is also parking. There will be a demonstration of the restorer's art. Work in wood,...[more]
ROGER GREISCH
[LEI: Eupen, April 27]
The abstract work of Roger Greisch in paintings from 1943 to 1995 will be exhibited in the IKOB International Arts Center in Eupen from April 27 through June 8...[more]
D'ARTAGNAN FESTIVAL
[LEI: Maastricht, April 27]
The d'Artagnan Festival, which will be held in Maastricht and South Limburg from June 21 through September 14, marking the demise of the celebrated musketeer at the gates of Maastricht on June 25 in 1673 is to give rise to a lot of...[more]
MAASTRICHT CONSERVATORY
[LEI: Maastricht, April 27]
The Conservatory of Music of the Hogeschool Zuyd in Maastricht is offering an interesting series of activities in the month of May which includes on May 4 the 'Euriade Podium for young artists' at the Rolduc Abbey in Kerkrade, a concert...[more]
THE FESTIVAL OF FLANDERS
[LEI: Tongres, April 27]
The Festival of Flanders in Limburg presents a glorious summer of music; details of which are available at the link below. Among the highlights of the festival which starts in the Onze Lieve Vrouw Basilica in Tongres on Saturday...[more]
HEERLEN'S MILITARY TATTOO
[LEI: Heerlen April 25]
On June 13 - 14 there will be a new performance of the Heerlen Military Tattoo which gave us great pleasure last year. This year is the tenth jubilee edition. It is a unique musical festival with military bands from all over the world....[more]
NATIONAL BIKING DAY
[LEI: Valkenburg, April 25]
The Tourist Authority in South Limburg is playing an active part in National Biking Day which takes place on Saturday May 10 in South Limburg and the rest of the country. 200,000 people will be getting on their bikes for charitable...[more]
POP CONCERTS IN PARKSTAD
[LEI: Parkstad, April 24]
ParkstadNor is going to organize four pop concerts in Parkstad Limburg. The project is expected to be completed by 2005. Parkstad is adding EUR 20,000 to the funding and a range of organizations will be supporting the development...[more]
SOUTH LIMBURG TOURIST GUIDE
[LEI: Valkenburg, April 24]
A new Tourist Guide to South Limburg has been published by the South Limburg Tourist Authority in the Dutch language. This pocket edition which has a print run of 150,000 is distributed throughout the Netherlands. It covers the...[more]
THE LUDWIG FORUM IN MAY
[LEI: Aachen, April 23]
The Ludwig Forum is putting on an important show by Johannes Wohnseifer entitled 'Into the Light' on Saturday May 10 at 18.00hrs. This artist, who lives in Cologne, is regarded as being an important figure in his generation and he has...[more]
DOIG
[LEI: Maastricht, April 22]
An exhibition by Peter Doig of 'Charley's Space' - paintings and drawings 1989 - 2002 will be held May 13 through September 7, 2003.
On 11 May, the Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht will be opening a solo exhibition of works by...[more]
THE ROD OF JESSE
[LEI: Hasselt, April 22]
On Friday May 2, 2003 at 20.00hrs the Virga-Jesse Basilica will be in use again. It has been refurbished and also has new lighting and sound installations. On that evening, a special carillon set will be installed in the tower,...[more]
MUSEUM NEWS FROM HASSELT
[LEI: Hasselt, April 20]
A new edition of the quarterly magazine for museums in Hasselt is out which gives a range of information, with an interesting focus on alcohol in Belgian comic strips and a program at the Jenever museum for people who are visually handicapped....[more]
BELGIAN SPRING NEWS
[LEI: St. Vith, April 17]
The East Belgian Spring Journal is out with tourist recommendations throughout the German-speaking region. It includes the 11th East Belgian Festival which starts in St. Vith and moves to Eupen with a jazz night on May 3 and other music...[more]
VAN DUSSELDORP WINS VOSKO
[MEDIA: Amsterdam, April 17]
A one-time speaker at Maastricht's Business Dinner of the Year, Monique van Dusseldorp, has won the 2003 Vosko Award. The Vosko Trophy is a Dutch award for the best Internet
initiatives that benefit society.Monique van Dusseldorp,...[more]
LIEGE FLOWER SHOW
[LEI: Liège, April 16]
According to its promotors at the Halles des Foires in Liège, the air will smell sweet in 2003. The loveliest scents and the most wonderful gardens await you at the third Floralies Internationales de Liège, which will cover...[more]
CULINARY FAIR GREAT SUCCESS
[LEI: Rolduc, April 8]
The Culinary Fair, put on by Carmen Seeger, the Drielanderkompass on April 6 where the various culinary specialities of the region were exhibited, attracted around 4,000 visitors, among other delights of ham, trappist beer and schnapps,...[more]
8TH POPULAR SPORTS OLYMPIAD
[LEI: Genk, April]
The 8th Popular Sports Olympiad is to be held in Genk 12 through 15 June,2003. The program is as follows:
Arrival of the participants in the different hotels.
Registration possible in the Olympic village
from...[more]
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