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ELECTRIC CARS
[EDIT: Eijsden, September 15]
On the advent of Minister Maria van der Hoeven’s October visit to Japan, everyone is talking about electric cars - including this issue. One wonders whether she will mention the magic word. The issue is full enough, so we won't...[more]
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DATACENTER SOLUTION
[BIZ: Liege, September 15]
In partnership with the SEPRET Company, its Moroccan partner, STAR-APIC will exhibit at the Storage & Security Forum, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Casablanca on Tuesday 6th October. National and European experts will attend this event...[more]
LIEGE’S TOWERING DURABILITY
[BIZ: Liège, September 14]
The Dutch construction group BAM is going to build an office tower in Liège with its colleagues, Interbuild BV and Galère SA (active in Belgium). They have a contract from the realty organization Fedimmo NV to build the Paradis office...[more]
INNOVATION IN LIMBURG +
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 11]
Almost EUR 10m will be available for new projects for companies and organizations from Limburg and North Brabant. Until November 13, applications can be submitted to Pieken in the Delta Southeast Netherlands for the support of...[more]
ECOPOWER IN HALEN
[BIZ: Halen, September 10]
The electric power company Ecopower wants to invest EUR 15m in a windmill project along the E314 highway in Halen, near Hasselt. The site for the project with five windmills is an agricultural area, and Ecopower was set up 20 years...[more]
MORE STEEL ACTIVITY
[IND: Flémalle, September 10]
The management of the ArcelorMittal group announced the restart of the galvanizing line No. 5 in Flémalle, which stopped last May. The relaunch is expected in mid-October for three to four weeks to start with. It involves 70 workers...[more]
HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR WINE
[BIZ: Brussels, September 10]
Until recently the development of the palate was the key thing in deciding the quality of the wine, but if you go in and buy a bottle nowadays you can get assistance on your iPhone by using the COR.kz program, which is part of CellarTracker.com’s...[more]
ING IN BELGIUM
[BIZ: September 10]
The Dutch ING group will be developing a full-scale Internet banking system in Belgium next year. This will cover 90% client requirements. Thus far the ING Belgian company has only had car insurance and saving accounts on line. The idea is...[more]
ELECTRIC VEHICLE BIZ MODELS
[BIZ: London, September 10]
Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on, on Thursday, 17 September 2009, at 3:00pm BST (EST-1)The biggest barrier to broader consumer acceptance of the electric vehicle is the prohibitive cost of lithium ion battery technology, ...[more]
EMAIL PLANNING
[BIZ: Brussels, September 10]
Belgium based, Emailplanning.com is the first internet platform to bring together a set of innovative solutions: securing your electronic correspondence, planning the delivery time of emails and SMS, effectively managing your emailing...[more]
IMTECH SUSTAINS PARIBAS
[BIZ: Brussels/Roermond, September 9]
The Dutch service provision company Imtech has signed contact for the renovation of the BNP Paribas bank’s main office in Brussels. Imtech will be providing the sustainable technologies for the building. These will include...[more]
SHOPPING ACROSS THE BORDER
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 9]
The monitor of cross-border shopping was produced for the third time in this area to monitor cross-border shopping behavior, and it looked at behavior in Limburg and the adjoining foreign and domestic areas. The results were presented...[more]
SUNDAY SHOPPING
[BIZ/GOV: Maastricht, September 9]
German shoppers spend almost EUR 1bn in Limburg annually, particularly on Sundays and the decision to keep shops open on Sundays taken by the minister is highly satisfying to politicians in this area. Jos Hessels, the deputy...[more]
BELGIUM OUT OF FIBER OPTIC TOP
[BIZ: Brussels, September 8]
In addition to Scandinavia, it is primarily the smaller countries which have progressed the furthers with ultra fast data communication. Belgium is an exception. This appears from a report of the organization FTTH Council Europe....[more]
LIMBURG TOURISM STRONG
[BIZ/LEI: Hasselt, September 8]
Visitors to Limburg (B) seem well satisfied. There are as many as 155 different autumn options with an all round price and all sorts of extras. ‘It’s clear that the economic crises is not effecting visitors to Limburg,’ says the...[more]
DUESSELDORF GETS AACHEN JOB
[BIZ: Aachen, September 8]
Peace and clarity. These are the words used to describe the design for the area between the Aachen cathedral and the city hall, which have recently received a grant for a major upgrade. EUR 2.6m will be spent on the project through...[more]
WATT IN AACHEN
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Aachen, September 8]
Everybody’s talking about electric cars (including The Economist). It’s the news all over the place. There is a new national development plan for electric cars and it’s going to be the driving force. So it is important that...[more]
KITOZYME’S CLEARER WINE
[BIZ: Liège, September 7]
In the Meuse-Rhine journal’s issue of December 2005 mention was made of ‘Trials carried out on 2005 vintages have yielded promising results and provided KitoZyme obtains the necessary approvals from the OIV (International Organization...[more]
CHANGE FOR LAWYERS
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 7]
The Rabobank feels that lawyers are insufficiently client-oriented and business-like. Lawyers are too often focused on the content and too little on the wishes of their clients. This appears from research that the Rabobank carried...[more]
TANKING UP ON SOLAR FUEL
[BIZ/INFRA: Avantis, September 7]
At the Avantis European Science and Business Park you can tank up on solar fuel at two filling stations. One is sponsored by the Aachen power utility STAWAG; the other, the PowerPARK Solar Filling Station, has been purchased...[more]
HASSELT: IDEAL CITY TRIP
[BIZ: Hasselt, September 5]
Since yesterday Hasselt has been promoted as the ideal city trip destination in Antwerp and Gent. In Antwerp this is done with the city tram, in Gent with the bus. Hasselt has a contract with the bus company De Lijn for a year, it...[more]
HEINZ KAULEN
[BIZ: Aachen, September 4]
Heinz Kaulen died on September 4. He was born December 13, 1948 in Eschweiler and entered the service of the German trades’ unions on October 1, 1975. During his time as the Secretary for Education he was working in the areas of Oberhausen...[more]
LIEGE’S NEW STATION
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, September 4]
It seems as if the new Calatrava station in Liège has been around for a long time, but the finishing touches will have been made by September 18. And that is the official opening of the station in the presence of Mayor Willy Demeyer...[more]
HASSELT FOR BOOKS
[BIZ: Hasselt, September 4]
For 13 years the Central Book Trading organization has organized a book festival in Belgium and the Netherlands, and this year it’s in Hasselt for the first time. The floor of the Ethias Arena, where the book show is to be held, will...[more]
TRYING ELECTRIC CARS
[BIZ/GOV: Maastricht, September 3]
The provincial deputy Bert Kersten in Maastricht expects that within a few months there will be clarity about the test of electric cars in Maastricht. At the national level there is EUR 10m available for a number of experimental...[more]
ELECTRIC VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Helmond, September 3]
While waiting for further comments on the program, it has been decided to hold a meeting on electric vehicle technology, most probably on November 2, at the High Tech Automotive Campus in Helmond. There will be discussion...[more]
GALLER LOOKS FOR INVESTORS
[BIZ: Vaux-sous-Chèvremont, September 3]
The chocolate company Galler is looking for new investors. The press agency let it be known that the Rothschild bank is looking for investors for the enterprise from Vaux-sous-Chèvremont. The company is currently run...[more]
A&M TOP MARKS FOR OLD AGE
[BIZ: Aachen, September 3]
Franke & Bornberg, the renowned consultant and analyst, has granted top marks for various life products of AachenMünchener. The RiesterPension STRATEGY No. 1 of AachenMünchener has been assigned the best mark of ”excellent” (FFF) by...[more]
AACHEN START UP REGION
[BIZ: Aachen, September 2]
At the special fair at Schloss Rahe on October 1. The chamber of Commerce with a partner from Berlin is setting up a fair on the topic of financing business. The ExpoFin represents new start ups and six or seven/sandwich businesses...[more]
XDC DOES WELL
[BIZ: Liège, September 2]
XDC, the subsidiary of the Liège company EVS, has doubled its sales, making EUR 8m. ‘XDC is getting to break-even’, says Jacques Galloy. The point of equilibrium will not perhaps be reached before 2011, but this isn’t bad, in any case,...[more]
LIEGE EUR 17.8M PROFIT
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, September 2]
The airport at Liège achieved revenues of EUR 17.8m last year compared with the pervious year (EUR 14.6). The cargo activities rose by 20% to EUR 13m and passenger traffic saw a rise of 18.5% or EUR 3.41m. The airport made a profit...[more]
NEW BIZ IN THE EUPEN AREA
[BIZ: Eupen, September 2]
The Eupen Chamber of Commerce and Industry has published a list of new businesses in the area, which we present here.Gouvy Beton SPRL in Malmédy, which produces concrete products
Hans Brandt OG in Eupen, an industrial and trading ...[more]
POLICE AID TO BUSINESS
[BIZ/GOV: Maastricht, September 2]
From the beginning of September the former Chief of Police, Will Meijers, has been responsible for contact with the business community throughout the whole of Limburg, after carrying the same responsibility initially for North...[more]
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NEW TRAIN STOP
[LOG: Heerlen, September 12]
The Municipality of Heerlen is getting a new train stop on the Maastricht-Heerlen-Kerkrade line. This will be on the Heerlen Woonboulevard, close to the In de Cramer business park. On August 31 ProRail started the preparatory side...[more]
SUPER C GEOTHERMAL HEAT
[INFRA: Aachen, September 9]
In the SuperC building of the RWTH university construction is beginning on geothermal system. Since 2004, there’s been drilling 2.5km deep for this project. The introduction of the piping has to make use of a new system and the patent...[more]
AVIENT HUB TO LIEGE
[LOG: Liège, September 9]
Avient has decided to move its European hub from Vatry (France) to Liège Airport. Avient is an English airline that is active mainly in Africa but also in the Middle East and in Asia. It carried 44,000 tones of freight in 2008, mainly...[more]
PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT
[INFRA: Bitburg, September 8]
A major photovoltaic (solar panel) structure is to be built In the Eifel town of Irsch, near Bitburg. It will have 40,000m2 of modules and produce 4.5MW. The Trierer city power plant will be investing EUR 15m in the project....[more]
HOSPITAL PARKING
[INFRA: Aachen, September 4]
The Planning Committee and central Aachen have agreed that there is to be a new parking facility for the Luisenhospital, between Mariabrunnstrasse 7 and 19. The confirmation decision will be on September 16, and it will mean 367...[more]
EUR 29M FOR CROSS-BORDER RAIL
[LOG: Heerlen, September 3]
On September 3 the Minister and the Committee Responsible in the Dutch parliament decided to fund cross-border public rail transport in Parkstad Limburg. The Avantis line to the cross-border science and business park, between Aachen...[more]
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HIGH SCHOOL INDIA
[EDU: Maastricht, September 10]
An expedition 4810 from the Hogeschool Zuyd has collected EUR 35,000 for Mariamma. The members of the exhibition have set up a number of funding projects recently and the idea is to build a new school building in Vandalur, India....[more]
MONT BLANC
[EDU: Mont Blanc, September 10]
Sixteen members of the staff of the Hogeschool Zuyd have reached the top of Mont Blanc. ‘Unbelievably difficult and cold, but incredibly beautiful’ is the reaction from the group. The climbing of Mont Blanc has produced almost...[more]
MAASTRICHT MASTERS
[EDU: Maastricht, September 10]
On October 10 the Maastricht University is organizing the yearly information meeting for masters programs. During this day our division (the former UMBS, University of Maastricht Business School) provides information about the...[more]
TOP SPEAKERS AT EJC
[EDU: Maastricht, September 10]
More than ten top international journalists, financial writers and academics have confirmed they will speak at CoveringTheCrisis, an international conference on the role of the media in the economic meltdown, organized by the...[more]
JESSICA MESMAN WINS
[EDU: Maastricht, September 10]
Jessica Mesman wins an international academic prize
Dr Jessica Mesman, lecturer in science and technology studies at Maastricht University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, has won the Sociology of Health and Illness (SHI)...[more]
SEATBELT CAMPAIGN
[GOV: Maastricht/Aachen, September 9]
There has been a seatbelt campaign carried out by the police in the Meuse-Rhine area in the Aachen-Maastricht area to ensure that passengers wear their seatbelts.
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CHARLEMAGNE CHAIR
[GOV: Aachen, September 9]
Mayor Jürgen Linden, who is stepping down this year as mayor of Aachen, will take over the management of the Charlemagne Prize which is awarded annually. He succeeds Professor Walter Evershelm who has been in the position for 12 years.Dr....[more]
DURABILITY DAY
[GOV: Heerlen, September 9]
On September 9 the first spadeful of earth was turned for the construction of ‘Tomorrow’s Neighborhood’. Two cooperative agreements were signed between The Tomorrow’s Neighborhood (De Wijk van Morgen BV) and three housing co-operations...[more]
ELECTRIC MOTORS
[GOV: Brussels, September 4]
On July 22 the European Commission implemented a Directive 205/32/EC of the European Parliament and Council with regard to the eco design requirements for electric motors. See the link for details.
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AACHEN UNESCO GRANT
[GOV: Aachen, September 4]
In the context of the budgetary program, the German government has started a development program to improve German UNESCO monuments. The city of Aachen has qualified for this project with activities relating to its cathedral and city...[more]
LOMMEL GOES WITH LINYI
[GOV: Lommel, September 2]
After Bree and Hamont-Achel, another North Limburg company has stretched out a hand to China, and yesterday Lommel received an eight-man Chinese delegation. The visit was a starting sign for cooperation in the area of business and...[more]
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LIFE SCIENCES
[LIFE-SCI: Hasselt, September 9]
After successful meetings in recent years, the partners of the Brabant-Limburg inter-region have decided to continue their meetings on innovation in medical technology. These meetings will take place at the universities of Hasselt,...[more]
LIFETECZONE ZONE NEWS
[LIFE-SCI: Thorn, September 3]
LifetecZONe produced some interesting news recently, referring to the Biomedical Imaging event which is to take place on September 17 in Brussels. It also referred to United Brains Limburg. United Brains Limburg is a new initiative...[more]
TARGETUM
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, September 2]
Biowin, the health cluster in Wallonia, has just accepted the project called Targetum (see elsewhere in this issue) which will be designed to develop a platform of nano-particles for drug targeting. This will also be coordinated...[more]
BIOWIN
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, September 2]
The activities of the Liège Life Sciences Cluster were reported earlier this summer in their newsletter. The cluster has 250 partners, and it has its headquarters at Gosselies. It is about to add six new research projects to its...[more]
3-D RADIOTHERAPY
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, September 2]
Dr. Wouter van Elmpt of the MAASTRO clinic received the ESTRO Accuray Award for 2009 on September 1. The Maastricht researcher received this prize for his work in the area of high-precision radiotherapy. The prize, worth EUR...[more]
LAB SUPPLY
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, September 2]
Lab Supply held an exhibition of the current state of the art in its business with environmental food industry in the areas of the environment, food and industry, looking at analysis, biochemistry, biotechnology, gene technology,...[more]
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THE CONQUEST OF SPACE
[SCI-TECH: Liège, September 15]
In the context of Space Week (www.spaceweek2009.com), there will be a special meeting between young people and astronauts who have been called together at Liège Univesity by Dirk Frimout to promote this new potential career. Ten...[more]
DIGITAL AIRCRAFT
[SCI-TECH: Jülich/Cologne/Brunswick, September 9]
The German Center for Aerospace and Flight has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Research Center in Jülich for the development of computer simulation for research into aircraft.
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BREWING ENZYMES
[SCI-TECH: Heerlen, September 7]
DSM supplies breakthrough concepts. These innovative solutions endow brewers around the world with an efficient, simple, cost-effective process for beer stabilization with brewers clarex optimized brewing process, providing substantial...[more]
HORTICULTURAL COOPERATION
[SCI-TECH/EDU: Liège, September 4]
The bodies at the university focusing on botany, the City of Liège and the School of Horticulture, are working on upgrading their facilities in the area. The university and the university’s botanical centers want to enter into...[more]
EUR 8M FOR AACHEN RESEARCH
[SCI-TECH: Düsseldorf/Aachen, September 4]
More than EUR 8m is to be devoted to research centers in Aachen, outside of the university, in the government budget. This was announced by the Innovation Minister, Andreas Pinkwart in Düsseldorf. EUR 535,000 will go...[more]
QUIET CONCRETE
[SCI-TECH: Aachen, September 2]
A new black top has been introduced for the highways in the country and this asphalt has a particular quality in that it reduces noise and can be laid very quickly. The new black top is also being used in the Boxgraben and the...[more]
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MUSIC IN THE BARN
[LEI: Fouron, September 15]
There will be a concert in the Barn in Fouron, a cello solo on September 27. Check the website for details.
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ETHNIC ART
[LEI: Liège, September 15]
ETNIK’Art gathers Belgian and foreign artists, beginners or experienced artists, from different disciplines. Breaking down walls within art, going off the beaten tracks... Music, cultural and personal confrontations. This year’s aim...[more]
ART IN WITTEM
[LEI: Wittem, September 11]
The Art session in Wittem runs from September 11 to October 4, and on September 15 there is a special culinary concert at the Hotel School in Maastricht. On September 16 there is a concert evening titled ‘All the Way Music’. A particularly...[more]
EUROREGIONAL MARCHING TROPHY
[LEI: Eijsden, September 12]
On Saturday, December 19 the Euroregional Marching Trophy will be with us, once more, The Euroregional Marching Trophy will be competed for in Meuse-Rhine. This time the departure will be from Fouron with variable courses of five,...[more]
FACES IN BATTLE
[LEI: Heerlen, September 12]
From Saturday, September 12 through Sunday, November 1 the exhibition ‘Faces in Battle’, the faces of soldiers in WW2, will be on view at the Thermen Museum and Rijckheyt, the center for regional history. The exhibition is part of...[more]
NOTORIOUS VISUALS
[LEI: Heerlen, September 12]
‘Notorious Visuals’ shows contemporary art in relation to the Hip-Hop subculture and primarily in relation to the visual side of it. Documents, pictures and sound material have the history, the current state and the aesthetics of...[more]
FISHING TESTS
[LEI: Aachen, September 10]
Those who want to fish will have to pass a fishing test in Germany. The application period ends on October 22, and in the period between November 23 and December 2 fishing authorities in the Aachen city region will be checking out...[more]
UNIVERSITY EXTRA-CURRICULAR
[LEI/EDU: Maastricht, September 10]
There is a series of activities at the university, open to the general public:Agenda
Wed 30 Sept, 8 p.m. KUM International Comedy Night – Comedy - pim
Tue 29 Sept, 7 p.m. KD Start Lecture Series The Science...[more]
THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM
[LEI: Maastricht, September 10]
On Tuesday, September 22 from 19.30–21.30 Maastricht Debates starts with a dynamic evening on the future of the financial and banking systems. With provocative fragments from the documentary ‘Let’s make money’ (Erwin Wagenhofer)...[more]
PAINTINGS FOR A GOOD CAUSE
[LEI: Aachen, September 10]
Cornelia von Hansemann supports the Royal Horse Charity with a painting of a stallion owned by Princess Alia of Jordan. Great-granddaughter of David Hansemann to exhibit artwork in the Quellenhof. Nina Krüsmann writes as follows:“The ...[more]
THE CONTINIUM
[LEI: Kerkrade, September 7]
A month after the departure of the clipper Stad Amsterdam, the Beagle with Charles Darwin on board, went on its way as you cansee at the Discovery Center Continium in its exhibition on ‘Evolution — a Journey through Life’. This exhibition...[more]
BIKE ROUTE PLANNING (B+NL)
[LEI/LOG: Düsseldorf, August 4]
Radroutenplaner.NRW is going to provide information on cycle tours in Belgium and the Netherlands on the Internet. Taking a strip of 30km across the borders, there are in Belgium 1,150km and in the Netherlands 5,200km of roads...[more]
WILL TURA IN HASSELT
[LEI: Hasselt, September 2]
Will Tura, the master of the Flemish song, is at the height of his career, and on Saturday, December 12 he will be performing at the Ethias Arena, along with his 26-man band, and his famous song ‘Onvergetelijk/Unforgettable’. Tickets...[more]
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