News

2014

  • A new organization for WTC Lille - 2014 is a year of changes for WTC Lille : a new delegation in Arras in june, a new team in september and the forthcoming launch of membership new support services and benefcits ! The WTC Lille being now under the umbrella of the Nord de France regional Chamber of commerce, a... more

  • Lille joins the top ten of French congress cities - The 2013 annual ranking of ICCA, (International Congress and Convention Association), published in May, confirm the major position of Lille and the Nord-Pas de Calais Region in the international association meetings market. Lille placed itself at the 59e European rank and gets... more

  • Nord France Invest and Lille's Agency named best - LILLE, FRANCE - Nord France Invest and Lille's Agency named best international agency in Denver, Colorado. Nord France Invest’s Luc Doublet and Yann Pitollet, along with Dominique Mariani, were on hand to receive the award for best international agency from Site Selectors Guil... more

  • World Trade Center Wuhan visit to WTC Lille - LILLE, FRANCE - Following the visit of JĂ©rĂ´me Toulemonde, WTC Lille General Manager and WTCA Board member, to Wuhan last December, WTC Wuhan paid a return visit to Lille on April 11th.The trade delegation, led by Mr. Xu Gang, Head of the International Cooperation Department of... more

2013

  • TRANSALLEY : the sustainable and innovative mobility cluster in Valenciennes, Lille Region - The mobility sector is at the heart of a new industrial revolution playing out around the globe, and in Lille Region you can be part of it. We’re a leading rail and automotive performer, and Transalley—our world-class industrial and scientific cluster based in Valenciennes—has... more

  • « Lille Region, the place to be » Cannes prize - The new international promotional film produced by the Nord - Pas de Calais region in partnership with Nord France Invest as part of Projectcenter, has just won a prize at the ¨Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards¨ festival. « Lille Region, the place to be » has been awarde... more

  • The Third industrial revolution is underway in the Nord Pas de Calais ! - Political, economic, social, university strengths … A whole region dashes into an initiative with great potential of territorial innovations, energy efficiency, economic development, job creation.  In the front line of this project of the Third industrial, unique revolution i... more

  • NEW IBM CENTER IN LILLE TO CREATE 700 JOBS - American IT giant chooses EuraTechnologies complex for new French service center On June 24, IBM announced the opening of a new service center in Lille, a move expected to create 200 jobs in its first year and 700 jobs over three years. IBM Services Center Lille will provide... more

  • SARBEC LAUNCHES TODAY IN THE INDONESIAN MARKETS - The family-owned French group SARBEC, known for its brand Corine de Farme, introduced its products in Indonesian market last year. Its aim is to bring into Indonesian drugstores natural products made in France. For over 30 years, the company has manufactured and sold a wide r... more

  • HĂ„AGEN-DAZS TO EXPAND ARRAS FACILITY - Twenty years ago US ice-cream maker Häagen-Dazs, a General Mills subsidiary, set up a global production plant near Arras in Northern France. Today that site employs 280, exporting 80% of its output and supplying premium ice cream to consumers in 77 countries. Intent on winnin... more