Editing Hasselt (section)

== Economy ==
[[File:Main entrance Virga Jesse campus 2022.jpg|thumb|Main entrance to the city centre campus of the Jessa Hospital in 2022.]]
With 3,000 employees, the [[Jessa Hospital]] in Hasselt is the city's biggest employer with two health care campuses and one logistical campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jessa Ziekenhuis en stad werken samen parkeerplan uit |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20190712_04507791 |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=www.nieuwsblad.be |date=13 July 2019 |language=nl-BE}}</ref> [[Cegeka|Cegeka Group]], a European provider of IT solutions, services, and consultancy is also one of the city's largest employers, generating a turnover of €744 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=De groeimotor van Cegeka op toerental: 744 miljoen omzet na 30 jaar |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20220509_95440169 |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Het Nieuwsblad Mobile |date=9 May 2022 |language=nl-BE}}</ref> The city also provides an ecosystem for start-ups, scale-ups, and major companies through its [[Corda Campus]], surrounded by government organizations and research institutions. Currently, 5,000 people work in 250 companies over a land area of 9 acres, formerly being occupied by [[Philips]]. By 2030, an investment of €150 million at the site is planned to generate employment for 7,500 people in 350 companies on an area of 14 acres.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 March 2022 |title=Corda Campus in Hasselt wil fors uitbreiden |url=https://www.bouwkroniek.be/article/corda-campus-in-hasselt-wil-fors-uitbreiden.45422 |website=Bouwkroniek |language=nl}}</ref>

=== Inventions ===
The [[Cassette tape|Compact Cassette]] and [[Cassette recorder|Cassette Recorder]] were invented by a team of Belgian and Dutch engineers, led by the [[Lou Ottens]], at Philips' Hasselt site in 1963.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rothman |first=Lily |title=Rewound: On its 50th birthday, the cassette tape is still rolling |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2148631,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802030310/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2148631,00.html |archive-date=2 August 2013 |access-date=6 August 2013 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=30 August 2013 |title=Gouden jubileum muziekcassette |url=http://nos.nl/artikel/546117-gouden-jubileum-muziekcassette.html |access-date=30 December 2013 |work=NOS}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2 September 2013 |title=Compact Cassette supremo Lou Ottens talks to El Reg |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/02/compact_cassette_supremo_lou_ottens_talks_to_el_reg/?page=1 |access-date=9 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Meesters |first=Joos |date=26 January 2019 |title=Geheime Hasseltse uitvinding beleeft na halve eeuw tweede jeugd: De cassette laat zich niet kisten |url=https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/dmf20190125_04131901 }}</ref> In 1983, a team of engineers developed one of the first [[compact disc]] (CD) devices at Philips Hasselt.<ref>{{Cite news |last=maw |date=23 October 2017 |title=48 jaar Philips Hasselt: van cassette-recorder tot competentiecentrum voor cd-technologie |url=https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/dmf20171023_03147993#:~:text=In%20die%2048%20jaar%20had,getekend%20op%202%20maart%201954. }}</ref>