06/11/2024

Works starts on the entrance gateway to the Hea...

DIEPENBEEK - Deputy Tom Vandeput and Mayor Rik Kriekels today planted the first spade in the ground for the construction of the entrance gate to the Health Campus in Diepenbeek....
28/11/2024

Circular and 3D printed furniture? Pami and Col...

Pelt office furniture manufacturer Pami has entered into a unique cooperation agreement with Dutch company Triboo and Colossus Printers of Oudsbergen. Together, they will create circular and 3D printed furniture...
29/11/2024

King Philippe awards special honour to Stromae

King Philippe knighted 10 people and bestowed an honorary title on 14 others in a special ceremony on Thursday, including Belgian music artist Stromae.
Annual event POM Limburg for the first time in the Provincial government building
30/10/2024

Annual event POM Limburg for the first time in ...

HASSELT - POM Limburg has presented the status of the Limburg economy at its annual event, for the third time now. In attendance were comedian Erhan Demirci, the director of...
25/11/2024

Lummen-based specialist in artificial flowers e...

The Jansen family transports ten thousand varieties of artificial flowers and plants from Lummen all over the world. What once began with decorative graveyard pieces has been expanded by Pieter...
19/11/2024

Belgian Catholic Church releases report on sex ...

The Belgian Catholic Church has unveiled its new annual report on sexual abuse within the church, to coincide with the United Nations World Day for Prevention and Healing of Sexual...
POM Limburg and the Province of Limburg give Limburg-based companies a digital innovation boost
25/10/2024

POM Limburg and the Province of Limburg give Li...

GENK – POM Limburg and the Province of Limburg have joined forces to give companies based in Limburg a significant push in the area of digital innovation. With a grant...
19/11/2024

Beached whale in Baku comes from Tongeren: "Peo...

There were surprised looks in Baku, the (oil) capital of Azerbaijan where climate summit COP29 is currently taking place: on a quay along the Caspian Sea lies a washed-up sperm...
19/11/2024

De Lijn to reduce services from January due to ...

Flemish public transport company De Lijn will have to reduce its services in several areas from 6 January 2025, due to a shortage of drivers and rolling stock, its director...
06/11/2024

Works starts on the entrance gateway to the Health Campus in Diepenbeek

DIEPENBEEK - Deputy Tom Vandeput and Mayor Rik Kriekels today planted the first spade in the ground for the construction of the entrance gate to the Health Campus in Diepenbeek. The new buildings, developed by POM Limburg in cooperation with Hasselt University and with EU support, will become the face...
28/11/2024

Circular and 3D printed furniture? Pami and Colossus Printers make it work

Pelt office furniture manufacturer Pami has entered into a unique cooperation agreement with Dutch company Triboo and Colossus Printers of Oudsbergen. Together, they will create circular and 3D printed furniture and the three companies have now signed a cooperation agreement to this end.
29/11/2024

King Philippe awards special honour to Stromae

King Philippe knighted 10 people and bestowed an honorary title on 14 others in a special ceremony on Thursday, including Belgian music artist Stromae.
30/10/2024

Annual event POM Limburg for the first time in the Provincial government building

HASSELT - POM Limburg has presented the status of the Limburg economy at its annual event, for the third time now. In attendance were comedian Erhan Demirci, the director of 'Bond Zonder Naam', Barbara Torfs, and writer Rick de Leeuw, among others. Chairman Tom Vandeput and Managing Director Noël Slangen...
25/11/2024

Lummen-based specialist in artificial flowers even sells bonsais in Japan

The Jansen family transports ten thousand varieties of artificial flowers and plants from Lummen all over the world. What once began with decorative graveyard pieces has been expanded by Pieter and Bente Jansen - the second generation - into a brand that many big names call upon to add colour...
19/11/2024

Belgian Catholic Church releases report on sex abuse

The Belgian Catholic Church has unveiled its new annual report on sexual abuse within the church, to coincide with the United Nations World Day for Prevention and Healing of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence against Children.
25/10/2024

POM Limburg and the Province of Limburg give Limburg-based companies a digital innovation boost

GENK – POM Limburg and the Province of Limburg have joined forces to give companies based in Limburg a significant push in the area of digital innovation. With a grant fund of 550,000 euros, they are focusing on the development of concrete applications that incorporate Extended Reality (XR) technologies, which...
19/11/2024

Beached whale in Baku comes from Tongeren: "People talk more about the sperm whale than the climate summit"

There were surprised looks in Baku, the (oil) capital of Azerbaijan where climate summit COP29 is currently taking place: on a quay along the Caspian Sea lies a washed-up sperm whale. World news made in Limburg...
19/11/2024

De Lijn to reduce services from January due to staff shortages

Flemish public transport company De Lijn will have to reduce its services in several areas from 6 January 2025, due to a shortage of drivers and rolling stock, its director Ann Schoubs has announced.