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ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, and the Italian Trade Agency are organising an Italian Pavilion of 17 Italian machinery builders at Techtextil North America in Atlanta from May 17-19. ACIMIT members taking part are 4M Plants, Aeris, Arioli, Computer House, Fadis, Flainox, Guarneri Technology, Ima, Kairos Engineer...

Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday that sustainability-focused Ecopol, a European leader in the production of biodegradable PVA film, will invest more than $38 million and create 130 new jobs at the company’s first North American facility in Spalding County. “Georgia’s world-class connectivity to markets continues to draw in businesses from around t...

An Italian fabric maker is locating manufacturing operations in Orangeburg County. Pratrivero USA Inc., a division of Pratrivero Nonwovens, is investing $17.6 million and creating 34 new jobs in the former Mayer Industries building at 3777 Industrial Boulevard. Industrial Boulevard is near Interstate 26’s Exit 145. The investment includes $6.5 mill...

Comprised of a diverse team from nine different countries, Pininfarina of America is proud to employ global talent. Our team was recently awarded the 2021 Best Place to Work Certification. As an organization, we strongly believe in human-centered design and a values-driven foundation that translates directly into our inclusive workplace culture. Th...

The Italian Sea Group will debut at the 40th edition of the Palm Beach International Boat Show, which will take place from March 24th to March 27th. During the show The Italian Sea Group will present, in collaboration with Frank Grzeszczak Sr., Head of Sales of the Americas and with US broker FGI Yachts, some of the main models of the brand’s fleet...

Subsequent to the turnover from Alitalia to Ita Airways back on October 15 with the first flight to New York’s JFK Airport, some of the routes inherited from Alitalia were not used until the late winter or early Spring of 2022. With the advent of the coming summer travel season and the reduction of flight restrictions, more flights are being schedu...

No bids were placed on the bell from Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria, which was up for auction Wednesday morning. The bell is more than 500 years old and worth an estimated $2.5 to $5 million, according to the auctioneer’s website. It was set at a minimum starting bid of $650,000. This bell was part of the Santa Maria back in 1492. Years later, i...

Miami once again has non-stop scheduled flights to Italy, after going two years without service. ITA Airways, which is the successor airline to now defunct Alitalia, is operating the new service between Miami and Rome. The first flights begin today, with an A330 departing Rome on its way to Miami this morning. It is scheduled to land around 4:30PM,...

Ferretti Group is opening the new year in style by taking a fantastic fleet of 12 yachts to the Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show, the synergistic merger of two longstanding events, the Miami International Boat Show and the Miami Yacht Show. Held from February 16 to 20 in the glamorous setting of Miami Beach, the Show will also be the...

After a decade of exclusively producing its luxury kitchens, baths, closets and millwork in its manufacturing hub in Italy, ITALKRAFT opened its first U.S.-based manufacturing facility in Miami in December. Equipped with the same machinery and technology as its Italian manufacturing plant, the new facility will generate 10 percent of all ITALKRAFT...

The Italian luxury car manufacturer ARES Modena combined this Thursday the exclusive design of its sports cars with the art of former American motorsports champion Hubert Phipps in its first exhibition and open store in Miami’s Design District . The brand specialized in limited series of automobiles presented the ARES S1 in Miami, a sports car insp...

The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast is looking for a Project Manager. The candidate will work in a program of introduction to the USA market of three Italian footwear manufacturing companies, for a period of 20 months. The Project Manager will identify commercial partners in the wholesale and retail sector, located mainly in Florida. Ro...