High end meets East End as Italian luxury car showroom comes to Akron
Akron’s Middlebury neighborhood is now home to a new-car showroom featuring two Italian luxury brands where price tags can easily approach — and exceed — $100,000. Ganley Automotive has added Maserati and Alfa Romeo franchises to its East Market Street campus, which also features a newly expanded and renovated Mercedes-Benz dealership next to its T...
Innovation Spotlight: Bosca is Still Crafting after 107 Years
What suggests Old World tradition more than a maker of leather goods? Chris Bosca—the CEO of the top-end leather company Bosca—doesn’t disagree. “The Bosca brand is over 100 years old now,” says Bosca, whose grandfather, Italian-born Hugo, founded the Springfield-based company as a maker of handbags in 1911. “A product like ours plays by a little b...
Air Italy flying nonstop to Chicago
Air Italy will launch Milan-Chicago flights on May 14, a month after the carrier begins California service. The announcement comes amid protests from U.S. network airlines that accuse Air Italy of being a proxy for 49% owner Qatar Airways. Air Italy will fly three times per week between O'Hare and Milan. With the route's launch, the carrier will fl...
Ferrara's Old Main Post Office HQ move brings 400 jobs downtown
Ferrara Candy is moving its corporate headquarters and 400 jobs from Oakbrook Terrace to the Old Main Post Office next year, becoming the second major corporate tenant to commit to the mammoth refurbished building straddling Congress Parkway. The candymaker, known for its Lemonheads and Atomic Fireballs, today announced the relocation plans, confir...
Missione siciliana a Chicago: marmi e enogastronomia in mostra per tutto il mese di dicembre
Si è appena conclusa a Chicago la Missione commerciale organizzata dalla Regione Siciliana – Assessorato delle Attività Produttive nell’ambito del Piano promozionale per l’anno 2018, che ha visto protagoniste 10 imprese siciliane dei settori lapideo e agroalimentare. La Missione si è svolta dal 10 al 13 dicembre e ha visto la partecipazione di tre...
Ohio and Italy: A bright future
Columbus, Ohio, is part of a profound and unique bond that connects Italy to the United States. This bond has roots in history; forged in values of freedom, democracy and human rights; nourished by countless joint endeavors, and defined by a strong shared belief that there is no limit to what our nations and people together can achieve. The birthpl...
Maria Manca, da Nuoro agli States con la Sardegna nel cuore
Da Nuoro a Detroit, passando per Perugia, Roma e Tokyo. E già pronta, per l’ennesima volta, a ripartire. Ha stregato studenti e studentesse dell’università di Sassari, Maria Manca, 36 anni e una carriera diplomatica già avviata, coronata il 16 marzo del 2017 dalla nomina a Console d’Italia a Detroit, responsabile per gli stati dell’Indiana, Kentuck...
Italpollina celebrates grand opening in Anderson
Five years ago, Italy-based Italpollina made plans to open a biostimulants plant in Anderson with plans to expand. Italpollina officials on Friday had the official grand opening of their $10 million production facility in Anderson. “I never thought five years ago we would start a company and be opening a plant in the U.S. market,” Luca Bonini, CEO...
Opportunita' a Chicago nei settori dell'arredo e complementi d'arredo
La Camera di Commercio Italiana di Chicago annuncia le opportunita' nei settori del mobile e complementi d'arredo in occasione della BIENNALE DI ARCHITETTURA DI CHICAGO - 19 Settembre 2019-5 Gennaio 2020 http://chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org/ Giunta alla terza edizione, la Biennale di Architettura di Chicago si svolgera' dal 19 Settembre 2019 al 5...
New tissue paper plant opens up in Circleville, will employ 700 people
Italian tissue paper manufacturer Sofidel opened their new plant in Circleville, Ohio today. The plant is 280-acres, and is Sofidel's largest plant worldwide. “The United States is a crucial market for us and is where we intend to grow,’’ said Luigi Lazzareschi, CEO of the Sofidel Group, which owns subsidiaries in 13 countries, including Sofidel Am...
Indiana Opens Italian Office
As part of an economic development mission to Italy, Indiana has opened a business development office in Milan. During the three-day trip, members of the delegation also met with businesses in Italy's "Motor Valley" to promote collaboration with the state's automotive manufacturing and motorsports industries.During the trip, delegation members join...
Italian filter maker to establish operations in central Indiana
An Italy-based maker of filters for agriculture, heavy machinery, forestry and industrial businesses plans to open a facility in central Indiana that will serve as its North American headquarters. Filtrec plans to spend $1.3 million to establish the facility in Daleville in Delaware County, creating 25 high-wage jobs by the end of 2022. The office...