With annual sales of 22 million euro and 450 associates, Initiative et Cité located in Lille offers an experience unique in all of France. The business models promoted by this group and used by two of its members, Grands ensemble […]
The Alliances network has defined Corporate social responsibility (CSR) as the responsibility that a company has for the impact of its decisions and activities have on society and the environment. The challenges of CSR According to the study entitled […]
ARTEA, a nationally-recognized developer and investor specializing in the design and construction of environmental green buildings is developing a third-generation business park within the Lille metropolitan area. The ARTEPARC LILLE-LESQUIN will eventually include 44,000 square meters of office space, covering […]
One year ago, IBM services center has chosen Lille and EuraTechnologies (cluster dedicated to new technologies and innovation) to develop its business. This Thursday 3rd July 2014, the president of IBM France, Alain Benichou, was present in EuraTechnologies to celebrate the […]
The inauguration of the Thalys Lille-Amsterdam high-speed train service represents much more than just an additional line to add to the numerous existing rail connections in Europe. It is in fact a new basis upon which to build relations between […]
Bax-Shop sells sound and light equipment and musical instruments. With some 21,000 products, ranging from guitars, drum sets and earplugs to sound and light equipment, Bax-Shop serves all types of music makers and music lovers. Founded in 2003 in Goes […]
Some 280 km separate Lille from Amsterdam, two major neighbours at European scale. Other than the Paris-Roubaix cycling race, natural gas reserves, flowers and design – all in which the Netherlands excels – what do we know about this country? […]
With more than twenty years at IBM, Joanne Collins-Smee saw and sees many businesses evolve within this American company. Today, as the General Manager of IBM Globally Integrated Capabilities, she follows 80,000 IBMers worldwide and is for diversity within the […]
In recent years, new technologies such as the Internet, mobile telephony and the fax have enabled the development of telecommuting. This means working outside the office, usually from home. According to a study conducted by the INSEE* in March 2009, […]
Dominique Druon, founding director of Paris-based Aliath, is drawing closer to the territory of her heart, the Nord-Pas de Calais, to develop the activity of her agency. Founded in 2012, her company assists directors of large corporations as well as […]
Luc Doublet, Yann Pitollet and Dominique Mariani were on hand to receive the award for best international agency from Site Selectors Guild at the closing ceremony of the guild's third annual conference in Denver, Colorado. Other winners were US agencies […]
Paris, February 20, 2014 – L'olivier Assurances, the French subsidiary of British group Admiral, a specialist vehicle insurance provider, has announced that it is opening a 900 sq. m. shared service center (customer services, call and administrative center, IT services) […]
What if I, the city of Lille, was rated No.1 in France in 2014? Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille (yours truly), Marseille, Toulouse and other French cities regularly compete in the national rankings, as witnessed in the latest study by L'Expansion-L'Entreprise and […]
It's my great pleasure to be the host city for the Top 14 rugby semi-finals. The two matches will be held on 16 and 17 May 2014 in the magnificent Pierre-Mauroy Stadium, which boasts a capacity of 50,000 seats. After […]
Let's say I've decided to move to Lille in 2014. How would I manage the many necessary steps? I'd have to find a new place to live, a school for my kids, and what about the career of my […]
The financial website forbes has a list of the top 10 ideas from retail. These include the electronic tip jar developed by DIPJAR (dipjar) : the system allows you to leave a tip by credit card in a specific jar. […]
Lille's agency signed a partnership agreement with ERDF in order to anticipate the demand from large energy users looking to establish in the greater Lille area. This agreement reflects "the desire of Lille's agency to develop partnerships with local stakeholders, […]
BELGATECH is an independent Belgian company dedicated to engineering services. The company has chosen Lille metropolis and the city of Villeneuve d’Ascq to implement its first European subsidiary called FRATECH. 80 consultant jobs will be created within three years.
The US IT giant chose the greater Lille area and the Euratechnologies business park as the Headquarter of its new services centre. The opening of the IBM Services Centre Lille from July 2013 will create 700 new jobs over a […]
On 1 March 2013, the UK leader in online fashion stores opened its first French office in Lille, following Sydney and New York, at Euratechnologies, one of the centres of excellence in the greater Lille area. Lille has thus become […]
Key strategic factors for successfully setting up an industrial site include logistics, innovation, labour and energy. Today, all these conditions are fulfilled in Lille Metropolis. France no longer has a manufacturing industry. Could it be brought back? Yes: the ambition […]
In order to further drive its growth in France, Securitas Direct, the European leader in remote surveillance, chose the centre of excellence at Haute Borne in Villeneuve d'Ascq for their HQ, by end-2013, of a second customer relationship centre of […]
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