The Limburg-based IT company Cegeka is acquiring the publicly traded Computer Task Group in the United States. As a result of the acquisition, Cegeka’s turnover may grow to 1.4 billion euros in 2024.
Happy Belgium – that was the name of the large-scale event organised by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister last Friday in the Cinquantenaire Park to celebrate both the Belgian National Day and the 10-year reign of King Philippe I. The spectacle was capped off with a grand laser, light and fireworks show, provided by (among others) Painting with Light from Genk.
Specialist in tent structures, Veldeman Group, has acquired its East Flemish branch partner Tentmoment. “It is our first foray into geographic expansion of the Veldeman Group,” said top executive Andy Moors.
Joris Philips has now been Managing Director of VDAB (The Public Employment Service of Flanders) in Limburg for one year. A job that might be better described as chief of the fire department, because now that the labour market is ablaze, Philips has the arduous task of extinguishing the inferno
How might things be going with... Frank Vliegen? In quick succession, the former CEO of Trixxo Jobs has taken on not one but several new challenges. The main one? The launch of a brand new informal networking platform to bring Belgian and Dutch entrepreneurs together to help their business flourish.
Professional community Limburgers Worldwide has expanded with a new website and bi-weekly newsletter, providing daily English-language news about life in the Limburg province.
Sint-Truiden - Belgian-American company Cosmic Aerospace will further develop and test its brand new and revolutionary electric engine for aircraft at DronePort in Sint-Truiden. This engine is destined for a new fully electric aircraft being built by Cosmic Aerospace in Denver, Colorado, USA.
Authentic gin is already being distilled in various spots in Limburg. The world can now also look forward to a new Limburg rum: Cavalieri Rum, a 100% Limburg product with international ambitions.
This year, the Herman Dessers Entrepreneur Award goes to Luc Jeurissen of Trixxo. The top executive of the service voucher and temporary?employment agency was presented with the award at the Voka Limburg annual general meeting.
The first of their kind in our country, the concrete elements of an Ecopath – an innovative bicycle path that is sustainable, maintenance-free and comfortable for cyclists – have just been installed in Ordingen (Sint-Truiden). The range of patented products manufactured at Ecobeton Water Technologies in Sint-Truiden has the potential to be marketed globally.?