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Alstom starts the construction of its new Hydro facility in Bilbao, Basque Country
Alstom started the construction on its new industrial centre in Bilbao, dedicated to hydroelectricity activity. This new site will replace the current facility located in Valle de Trápaga (Bizkaia). The search for a new location followed a commitment made by Alstom in July 2013 when the company [...]
The Provincial Council of Bizkaia presents its Employment Plan 2015 which expects to help create 2,225 jobs
The Employment Plan for 2015 of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia prioritizes the promotion of quality employment for young people, employment for the long-term unemployed and self-employment. This plan has a budget of 19,270,000 Euros, which will be distributed between the promotion of [...]
Visit organized by bizkaia:talent to the cellar txakoli Butroi of foreign researchers and professionals working in the Basque Country within their social integration activities talent
Last Saturday 18th April, 27 professionals (researchers, professors) and their families from Australia, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, India, Iran, Japan, Portugal, Sweden, USA, Spain and even some locals enjoyed a typical Spring day in Gatika. In this occasion, they visited the familiar and [...]
The University of Deusto joined the Global University Project on sustainable technologies promoted by the Japanese Nagaoka University in collaboration with bizkaia: talent and BC3
The agreement has been possible thanks to the work carried out by the BC3 team, led by the Ikerbasque professor and Ramon y Cajal researcher Sergio Henrique Faria, with the collaboration of bizkaia:talent, the association promoted by the Provincial Council of Bizkaia to attract, retain and [...]
Basque firms beat their own record for high-technology exports in 2014
Last year Basque firms sold abroad more products of high technological value than ever, according to the data of the Basque Statistics Institute, Eustat. Deals with a value of €10,324 million were closed, topping pre-recession figures by 1,660 million. Technology sales as a proportion of the [...]
Business figures of Basque Technology Parks in 2014 confirm the economic recovery in the Basque Country
The study made on the survey carried out annually by the Basque Country’s Technology Parks (the Araba, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa parks) of the firms on site, 402 in 2014, shows a noticeable improvement in the various fields analysed. Generally speaking, the data provided outdo those of past [...]
