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A native of Cupertino, Calif. and former independent contractor at APPLE Inc., Jennie DeLuca Legary is the recipient of a full-tuition scholarship from the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in partnership with Accademia Teatro alla Scala, one of the most renowned institutions for training professionals in the performing arts, and Politecn...

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Currency tailwinds and a strong performance in the U.S. and Europe sustained Italian eyewear giant Luxottica Group SpA in the first quarter, leading to record sales and operating profits as well as double-digit gains in net income. After the close of trading Monday in Milan, where Luxottica is listed, the company said that in the first three month...

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Europe's largest steel lamination company wants to expand its operations into the United States — and they're going to do it from Paris, Illinois.Euro Group is an Italian industrial holding that supplies electrical steel laminations to the makers of electric motors and generators. Recently, the Milan, Italy-based company purchased the lamination d...

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by Piers Evans   American Airlines (AA) will fly daily from Miami International Airport (MIA) and Malpensa (MXP) from November 21. With the new service, travellers from Milan can access more than 100 destinations throughout the US, Caribbean and Latin America, said the airline. Due to its growing Italian population and fashion industry, Mi...

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  WTI Magazine #62    2015 June, 12Author : Expo 2015      Translation by:   The Expo's Biodiversity Park is the result of a partnership between BolognaFiere and the Expo 2015 SpA., in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies, the Ministry of the Environment, Protection of Land and Sea, and FederBio. The Themati...

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by Mara Monti   The airline industry continues to stack up profits. In the third quarter, American Airlines confirmed the positive results with the merger with US Airways, completed at 85%, by introducing a single booking system. The next step will be the optimization of air routes, starting with the Italian routes, as explained by the compa...

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By Kelsey Drain   Milan has been listed as the number one fashion and luxury goods shopping destination in the world, according to research by SEA — the operator of the Italian business capital's principal airports — and consulting firm Pambianco Strategie di Impresa. The research was based on a series of "qualitative interviews on a sample...

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L'Expo parlerà (anche) americano. In visita a Roma, il presidente degli Stati Uniti Barack Obama e il segretario di Stato John F. Kerry hanno infatti ufficializzato la partnership pubblico-privata con l'Italia, che darà vita al padiglione americano di Expo 2015.   "Torneremo a Milano, con un padiglione", ha promesso Obama. Il complesso, real...

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Last year two Italian VC firms and an institutional player combined to from United Ventures, based out of Milan. They closed a first round of funding at €30 million ($39M) but aimed for €50 million.   It was a welcome move as the Italian tech scene has formerly languished through lack of funds, despite a growing entrepreneurial and startup s...

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by Chiara Beghelli   What about enjoying a cocktail and some small talk on the streets in early spring evening, after having spent hours visiting stands in huge Rho-Fiera buildings on the outskirts of Milan?   Definitely yes, for the thousands of people that every year pay a visit to "Fuorisalone" events, spread out over Milan during...

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