Roberto Coin Opens Its Doors In Manhattan Beach
The latest luxury retailer to join the scene in downtown Manhattan Beach is Italian jewelry boutique Roberto Coin, which celebrated its grand opening on Thursday, Oct. 29 with a soiree hosted by Roberto Coin president Peter Webster and actress Elisabeth Rohm, who stars alongside Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence in the upcoming film, Joy. ...
Arconvert opens facility in US
Fedrigoni, an international group for manufacturing and converting of premium specialty papers and substrates, announces the expansion of Arconvert with a new facility in the US. Arconvert, part of Fedrigoni Group, is a manufacturing company that produces an extensive range of self-adhesive papers and films for flexographic...
Guess Foundation promotes social change from LA to Italy
The Guess foundation, a Los Angeles brand founded in 1994, plans to continue its mission of raising funds for philanthropic organizations by launching a brand new project in Europe this year. The foundation uses its popular brand to support causes that help promote social change. The GUESS Foundation hopes to foster social, health, and education o...
Caterina e il suo team vincono 100 mila dollari in California
di Sveva Alagna Più che programmatori, sono veri e propri inventori digitali i partecipanti a BattleHack Prize 2015, che si è tenuto in California, a San Jose, nelle 24 ore comprese tra il 15 e il 16 novembre. A vincere il premio di 100 mila dollari, un gruppo di ragazzi italiani: «Ci hanno detto tutti che è la prima volta che un...
Genny to launch eyewear and open store in the US
Genny has signed a three-year licensing agreement with Jet Set Group for the production and distribution of the brand's first eyewear line. Designed by Genny creative director Sara Cavazza, this will include both sunglasses and optical frames positioned in the luxury segment of the market."This license is key to increasing the brand's awareness an...
Sicilia-California: partono gli incontri bilaterali di scambio economico e scientifico
di Dario Matranga Incontri d'affari, workshop, incontri bilaterali mirati a obiettivi di cooperazione e promozione del territorio siciliano sia sul piano delle risorse scientifiche che sul piano dello sviluppo delle imprese. Questi gli obiettivi principali della giornata Sicilia-California organizzata, la mattina di mercoledì 13 luglio 201...
Rossano Ercolini wins the Goldman Environmental Prize
The most prestigious award in for grassroots environmental work, the Goldman Environmental Prize, was awarded to Italian national Rossano Ercolini and five others last night at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Ercolini himself and learn about his remarkable efforts to combat waste burning which grew i...
Another Italian Tech Company Uses Silicon Valley as a Trampoline to Launch Italian Technology
Its a successful model we've seen time and time again: an Italian technology company with an innovative idea sends their top brass to Silicon Valley to open up the global headquarters. The engineering thrust of the operation is left in Italy, while the American-based executives capitalize on the benefits of ample Venture Capital money in t...
A pochi mesi dal suo inizio, Expo guadagna consensi tra il pubblico americano
Non c'è niente di più positivo di un'occasione che rilanci l'economia italiana e permetta di mostrare al mondo il meglio della nostra cultura e delle nostre tradizioni. Expo 2015 significa soprattutto questo, la possibilità di emergere da una crisi che ha lasciato troppo poco dietro di sé. Un messaggio che l'ENIT, Agenzia Nazionale del Tur...
Cambio al vertice dell’Italian Trade Agency: LA accoglie il nuovo Direttore Florindo Blandolino
The Christopher Columbus statue at Columbus Park no longer looks the same. Someone used red and black spray paint to spread the words 'slave', 'rape' and 'genocide' on the statue. Visitors at Columbus Park are shocked by the vandalism. "It's ignorant people with small minds and they do stupid things. That's my opinion on that. That doesn't make any...
BAIA Sponsors 3D Printing Event in SF
Building on the momentum from Italy Tech Week and the Making in Italy, Making in the US event, The Business Association Italy America is hosting an event on October 10th from 5:30 to 9:00PM that will explore 3D printing and its real life applications. Taking place at the legendary San Francisco TechShop — one of the world's epicenters of D...
Cambio al vertice dell’Italian Trade Agency: LA accoglie il nuovo Direttore Florindo Blandolino (2)
di Benedetta Cicconi Passaggio di consegne all'Italian Trade Agency di Los Angeles che accoglie il nuovo Direttore, dott. Florindo Blandolino, alla guida dell'Istituzione dedita alla promozione e allo sviluppo del Made in Italy nel mondo. Blandolino nasce a Scorrano, piccolo paese del Salento da dove parte per studiare presso l'Università...