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Del Conca USA said Monday that it would spend $30 million to expand its porcelian-tile manufacturing operation in Loudon, adding 40 jobs. The Italian manufacturer built a new facility in the Sugarlimb Industrial Park that opened in 2014, with employment of about 175 workers planned. The expansion will add two production lines to make larger ti...

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By Janelle A. Weber   A little rain couldn't dampen the spirit of the Tifosi who descended on the Music City for the 2016 Belle Macchina Italiane weekend. Guests from Florida, Mississippi, and Georgia joined members of the Tennessee Chapter of the Ferrari Club of America for three days of countryside driving and exotic auto ogling. &nb...

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Since 2008, Nova Southeastern University's Shepard Broad Law Center in Davie, Florida, has partnered with Roma Tre University, in Rome, to provide both U.S. and Italian students an opportunity to earn law degrees in the U.S. as well as in Italy. U.S. students have the ability to spend a semester in Italy while they are completing their J.D. degrees...

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by Jennifer Agress   With its great weather, beautiful beaches and non-stop fun, everyone is aching to get to sunny South Florida – and not just for vacation. As the world's finest are quickly snatching up some of Miami's hottest real estate properties, they're also making sure their interiors measure up.   Enter Italkraft: a Miami-ba...

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Satisfactory results achieved by the 21 Italian companies affiliated with Gimav– Italian Manufacturers' Association of Machinery, Accessories and Special Products for Glass Processing – at the U.S. glass exhibition. U.S. trade people liked the technology they saw: the stands that occupied the 900 sq.m.   Made in Italy exhibition space a...

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Real Estate Week - Miami 2013: incontro Italia-USA sul settore immobiliare   Miami è stata recentemente teatro di una riuscitissima iniziativa nel settore Immobiliare, promossa ed organizzata dalla Camera di Commercio Italo-Americana di Miami (IACC), in collaborazione con la FIAIP, Federazione Italiana Agenti Immobiliari Professionisti, ed i...

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Roberto Cavalli was never known for being subtle. His bold prints and exotic designs made statements in the fashion world, so we're not expecting any less of his soon-opening Cavalli Miami. For New Year's Eve, the upscale Italian restaurant and lounge is hosting an extravagant dinner and party, with special packaged prices for the stylish cele...

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Italian gun maker Beretta said Wednesday that Tennessee's support for gun rights was a major factor in its decision to build a manufacturing and research facility in the Nashville suburb of Gallatin. The $45 million plant is projected to be complete this year and create 300 new jobs.   Gun rights were "the first criteria for deciding to...

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The color of the walls, floors and ceilings is a dead giveaway. If there was any doubt that the Italian designers known for sculpting the sleek forms of Ferraris, Maseratis and other sports cars — many of them vibrantly red — were responsible for the interiors of a new 42-story condominium tower developed by the Related Group, one glance at th...

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In just two years since it opened its U.S. production facilities, Del Conca USA, a subsidiary of Del Conca Group based in Italy, has put in motion plans to double its capacity of porcelain tile production from 32 to 65 million square feet per annum. Even with excellent early indicators, this increase is happening even faster tha...

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by Abby White   Five years ago, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts hosted the only U.S. presentation of the Victoria and Albert Museum's superb The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947–1957, which chronicled a celebrated era of fashion marked by the debut of Christian Dior's groundbreaking "new look" and a subsequent burst of cre...

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By Anthony De Marco   "Code" is a word used often by luxury watch brands. It pertains to historical, cultural and other significant signs (maybe even myth and legend) that are identifiable with a particular company. The various ways these codes are protected and expressed by the brands vary.   For some it's paid lip service while for...

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