Housing corporation Woonpunt, quarry owner Beaujean Onroerend Goed, property developer Prospect Residential Parcs (PRP) and Gemeente Heerlen signed a cooperation agreement on July 9 for the development and restructuring of Heerlen-Noord for the next 15 to 20 years.
The municipality of Heerlen has launched the campaign 'Heat? Keep your head cool! With this campaign, the municipality helps residents cope better with hot days in and around the house. Because heat is increasingly a problem. Heerlen is extra vulnerable to this.
Eijsden-born Olivier Paquay (42) will start as director of Heerlen's new city marketing organization in August. He will lead the further development and implementation of the citywide marketing approach.
The grant application in the European Urban Initiative (EUI) program of the municipality of Heerlen has been approved. This means that the municipality will receive 5 million euros to increase the liveability and safety in Heerlen with a so-called "Social Digital Twin.
On Tuesday, July 1, the Heerlen City Hall officially signed the Heerlen Elderly Agreement 2025-2030. In attendance were many of the parties who participated in the discussions and deliberations on the content of this new policy for the elderly.
The State is investing 20 million euros in the housing and livability of Heerlen-North. On Tuesday, June 24, agreements about this were signed in the presence of Minister Mona Keizer on behalf of the State, Alderman Wonen Casper Gelderblom on behalf of the municipality of Heerlen and Mayor Roel Wever on behalf of the Alliance Board of the National Program Heerlen-North. This officially ratifies the offer Heerlen made earlier during the 2024 Housing Summit.
Martin de Beer has announced his retirement as Alderman at the municipality of Heerlen. He was appointed to the House of Representatives for the VVD on June 25, 2025.
Cybersecurity company Route443 chooses to expand in Heerlen at the Brightlands Smart Services Campus. To provide new jobs and strengthen the campus ecosystem, the company will receive a €50,000 grant from the Economic Structure Enhancement Fund (FES).
