Alingsås

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Alingsås

(ä'lĭngsōs`), city (1990 est. pop. 21,300), Älvsborg co., SW Sweden, on Lake Mjörn; chartered 1619. It is an industrial center. Manufactures include textiles, leather goods, processed food, candy, beer, and metal goods.

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Gosta, 69, from Alingsas in Sweden, said: "When I was a young boy growing up in Sweden, I always wanted to visit the Hebrides.

Isle be back; PERIOD OF TIME PERFECTLY CAPTUREDPhotographer Gosta Sandberg returned to the Western Isles to donate snaps he took there in 1977 to new museum on Stornoway

Alingsas - the capital of fika - is known for its long-established cafes and bakeries dating back to the 1700s.

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Skanska AB (STO: SKAB) on Friday announced the signing of a contract with Vastfastigheter to renovate and expand the New Alingsas Hospital in Sweden.

Skanska awarded SEK420m contract to rebuilld New AlingsA[yen sign]s Hospital, Sweden

Our first stop was Alingsas, where we met with local business leaders and young entrepreneurs to discuss how T-TIP could help create and expand innovative start-ups on both sides of the Atlantic.

Sweden bike tour: chief of mission promotes T-Tip with cross country ride

The research, conducted at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg and at Alingsas Hospital, included 102 IBS patients between the ages of 18 and 65.

Exercise may help patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Established in 1862, Cloetta has two production units, one in Ljungsbro and one in Alingsas.

Sweden: Confectionery Firm Cloetta to Cut 28 Jobs

Parkman received a $2,000 cash award and a trip to the 2010 Professional Lighting Designer's Association "Practical Lighting Workshop" in Alingsas, Sweden.

NYC students compete with light

7m from the municipalities of Alingsas and Motala in Sweden.

Swedish software company FormPipe Software AB wins licence contracts for SEK2.7m from Swedish municipalities

The Pool of Light creates stunning scenes in Alingsas, Sweden, last year; Eight designers will create a festival of light

Festival to put Mersey under the spotlight; 'Wow factor' promise for Pool show

The carrier's servers are to be consolidated and moved to a Unisys operations centre in Alingsas, Sweden, RTTNews reported.

Unisys awarded contract by Malmo Aviation

So the workshops set out to give practical demonstrations, and have enjoyed particular succes at the little Swedish town of Alingsas, half an hour from Gothenburg, where workshops have been held in each of the last six years.

CULTURE: Art installation is shedding light on a popular pedestrian short cut; Terry Grimley drops in on preparations for Birmingham's international Light Festival

In 1724, limited toleration was privately extended to Calvinist workers at the textile mile in Alingsas, owned by the early Swedish industrialist Jonas Alstromer, and in 1741 immigrant Anglicans and Calvinists were for the first time guaranteed restricted religious liberty.