LIVE Italian Design: Designing Invisible Cities
Wednesday, March 20, 2019. From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm (CDT). Kaplan Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship | 3137 S Federal Street | Event Takes Place on Giant White Staircase in Entrance | Chicago IL. On the Occasion of the Italian Design Day 2019 the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago, the Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago and the...
ITALY & THE ORIENT A tangled history of traders, travelers, colonists, couturiers, aristocrats & refugees
Thursday, March 14, 2019. From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm. Organized by: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Chicago - 500 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1450 - Chicago, Illinois 60611. Entrance: Free. ITALY & THE ORIENT A tangled history of traders, travelers, colonists, couturiers, aristocrats & refugees. From the time of the ancient Romans, to the Renaissance Medic...
Fiat Chrysler plans Michigan investment with 6,500 jobs
EVEN as analysts are forecasting declines in vehicle sales in the United States this year and next, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles believes the time is still ripe for expansion. On Tuesday, the Italian-American carmaker said it planned to spend US$4.5 billion over the next three years to update several Detroit plants and retool an engine plant to make J...
Limited-edition 2020 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider Italia Unveiled for North America at Chicago Auto Show
Alfa Romeo today unveiled the limited-edition 2020 4C Spider Italia for North America, limited to only 15 vehicles. The 2020 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider Italia offers driving enthusiasts a mid-engine design inspired by the brand's legendary racing history and represents the essential sportiness embedded in the brand's DNA. The limited-edition 4C Spider It...
Magneti Marelli to create 106 new jobs, invest $12.6 million in Auburn Hills
Auto supplier Magneti Marelli Holding USA LLC plans to create 106 jobs and invest $12.6 million at its headquarters in Auburn Hills, according to a Michigan Economic Development Corp. memo. The Italian company, which specializes in lighting, powertrain and high-tech electronics, is constructing new labs and adding new machinery at the facility as i...
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...