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There is a second chance for everyone who missed out on The New Shopping Bag in ‘Wena & Rotte’: the green-white-green of Rotterdam. The follow-up to the very popular bag, which sold out in a few days, is made from 100% recycled ripstop nylon and will be released on Friday 15 November.

Swisscom DevOps Center sets up office in Rotterdam 10/08/19

Press release: Developing and operating software for the biggest Swiss telecommunications and one of the leading IT companies in the Swiss market from the Netherlands: Swisscom chose Rotterdam for piloting its first DevOps Center abroad.

"We came to Rotterdam to build a leading innovation ecosystem"

“We build large scale communities of exceptional entrepreneurs. We came to Rotterdam to build one of the leading innovation ecosystems in the world.” Melissa Ablett, CEO of CIC Rotterdam doesn’t hide her ambitions nor her love for Rotterdam.

Netherlands top attractor of quality jobs, Amsterdam/Rotterdam 3rd most popular urban region for FDI projects 09/26/19

The Netherlands is the top ranking destination country based on average job value of FDI projects in 2018, states the IBM Global Trends Report 2019. The metropolitan region of Amsterdam/Rotterdam also performs very well, claiming 3rd spot in the metropolitan area ranking by number of FDI projects (2018).

IAB report ‘The Rotterdam Way’ presented to Alderman Kasmi 09/20/19

On Friday September 20 the IABx report ‘The Rotterdam Way’ was officially presented to Vice Mayor and Alderman for Tourism Said Kasmi.

“Sometimes becoming an entrepreneur just happens.” Gaurav Genani, Rotterdam based entrepreneur and founder of Skelex, feels right at home in Rotterdam. "From the moment I found the RDM Rotterdam facilities, I felt that it could really happen for us here."

Health-tech start-up Soom opens new Rotterdam Office 09/16/19

Software-as-a-service startup Soom opens new Rotterdam office, where it will use proven technology solutions in new ways to advance the quality and safety of healthcare in Europe.

BlueCity: circular playground with balls BlueCity in Rotterdam is a circular playground for entrepreneurs with vision and balls. It's all about creating a waste free chain of production and consumption. A showcase about an ambitious initiative in Rotterdam.

Rotterdam hosts the Eurovision Song Contest in 2020 08/30/19

The 65th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Rotterdam in 2020. The news was announced today by the Eurovision Song Contest 2020’s project organisation, consisting of NPO / AVROTROS / NOS and EBU (European Broadcasting Union). For two weeks next spring, the city will be immersed in the world’s largest music event.

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