Alabama aviation company to bring Italian helicopter to the US
A new memorandum of understanding will bring Italian manufacturer Finmeccanica's AW009 helicopter to the U.S. for the first time, AAL USA announced today. AAL USA, which operates a 62,000-square-foot hangar at Huntsville International Airport, will help lead the process of getting the aircraft authorized by the Federal Aviation Administrat...
With 1100 Millecento Done, Pininfarina Sets Up Shop in Miami
The Italian automobile design firm, Pininfarina, established in 1930 and famous for creating iconic designs for companies like Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Ferrari, and Maserati (you might have heard of them) has recently expanded its repertoire of to skyscrapers, and is setting up shop with a new office in Miami to design them. Their first ever high...
Italian company expands operations to USA
Euro Group, an Italian industrial company that supplies electrical steel laminations to the makers of electric motors and generators announced that it had purchased Tecumseh Products in Paris, Tennessee. In a further update on the purchased, the Milan, Italy-based company plans to use Paris, Tennessee as its American base of operations. Eu...
Developer claims judge has anti-Italian bias
by Jane Musgrave After waiting six years to take Subway founder Fred DeLuca to court in a multi-million-dollar dispute over a massive real estate deal gone bad, Delray Beach developer Anthony Pugliese claims he can't get a fair shake because of his Italian heritage. Never mind that DeLuca, who died last year of leukemia at age 67, als...
Del Conca USA opens in Loudon
Del Conca, a ceramic tile manufacturer based in Italy, celebrated the opening of its new $50-million facility in the Sugarlimb Industrial Park in the city of Loudon on Wednesday. Exactly one year since breaking ground, the company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and thanked state and local officials for their help in establishing the new facility....
IPPOLITA opens boutique at Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise
IPPOLITA, the luxury fashion jewelry company, said it has opened a boutique at The Colonnade Outlets at Sawgrass Mills Shopping Mall. It is the company's second standalone boutique in the United States, after New York. The boutique, at 1700 Sawgrass Mills Circle in Sunrise, carries pieces in 18K gold, sterling silver, IPPOLITA rosé, and si...
Tristan, Panapesca USA partner on ‘super-frozen’ tuna sales
Tristan International and the US division of Italy's Panapesca have agreed a strategic alignment designed with the common goal of marketing Tristan's ULT (ultra low temperature) tuna products. ULT, or 'super-frozen', is a process in which the tuna is harvested and immediately frozen at -76 F. to lock in the freshness and sashimi quality....
Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero Announces New Miami Trade Office at First Florida Official Visit
More than 200 leaders in South Florida's business, civic, governmental and cultural communities greeted Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero in his first official visit to Florida, as he announced the upcoming opening of a new trade office and other recent initiatives. Swire Properties sponsored the May 9 reception at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel...
Ferrari Designer for New Miami Building Celebrates With Private Roof Top Party
1100 Millecento Residences, the highly anticipated high-rise in Brickell from The Related Group, celebrated the property's completion with an exclusive event on the tower's roof top poolside terrace and clubrooms. The 42-story luxury tower features a second full level of amenities on the 9th floor, including billiards, library, party room,...
Italian automotive supplier to expand in Sanford
An Italian company that makes automotive systems and components plans to expand its Lee County operations, creating 76 jobs in the next three years, officials said Monday. Magneti Marelli Powertrain USA LLC will invest $12 million in the Sanford plant by the end of 2017, officials said. Part of Magneti Marelli S.p.A., Powertrain desig...
Italian company plans major Georgia expansion
A Cartersville manufacturing plant is planning a major expansion. Aquafil, a maker of yarns, polymers and plastics, will announce a $25 million expansion with 50-65 new jobs this afternoon at an event at the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce. Italy-based Aquafil employs more than 2,000 people and has operations on three c...
Max Mara establishes young visionary award in Miami
A year has passed since Max Mara opened its store in the Miami Design District and presented its first Backyard Ball, the annual fund-raiser for the locally based National YoungArts Foundation. The brand felt such a profound connection that last week it signed on to sponsor three more galas and established theMax Mara Young Visionary Award. ...