Economy
No flights from Eelde to Brussels
Airline Nordica has canceled its daily flights between Groningen Airport Eelde and Brussels. According to Nordica, there was insufficient demand...
Income levels lower in the north
The provinces of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe have the highest proportion of low income households in the Netherlands. Dagblad van...
“Offshore wind could save one billion euros”
The recent announcement that a wind turbine farm would be developed in the Veenkoloniën (former peat bogs) in Drenthe was...
Sugar beet farming continues to grow
According to the Dutch Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS), 14,000 more hectares of land were used for growing sugar beets...
The Big Building closing without successor
The Big Building in Groningen, a mixed use building housing roughly 70 start-ups, will definitively close its doors on 31...
January storms cost Achmea 100 million euros
Two storms that raced across the Netherlands in January resulted in significant expenses for insurance agency Achmea. According to the...
Gas reserves in Drenthe keep freezing Netherlands warm
As unusually cold temperatures hit the Netherlands this week, thermostats across the country are being cranked up. Will that mean...
Groningen National Events City of the Year
On Monday 12 October, Groningen was elected National Events City of the Year in the category of ‘Municipalities with over...
Tourists award Groningen an 8.4
According to a survey by the Sweco research agency by order of the municipality of Groningen and Marketing Groningen among...