80 borse di studio per volare a Silicon Valley, ma ritornare in Italia e creare 37 imprese
Sono state 80 le borse di studio assegnate dal programma BEST creato dall'Italian Business & Investment Initiative negli ultimi 5 anni, che hanno permesso di costituire 37 imprese hight tech in Italia con 330 posti di lavoro e con un investimento di 50 milioni di dollari. Riposizionare l'Italia nella business community di New York, la...
Lamborghini North Los Angeles now open
Now open across the street from The Auto Gallery in Woodland Hills, California: the new home of Lamborghini North Los Angeles. Site of the previous Acapulco restaurant, the new black exterior provides a stark contrast to the brightly colored Gallardos and Aventadors featured on premises. Don't be fooled by the Audi-centric pre-owned vehicl...
Brioni eyes further retail rollout
Brioni is getting bigger in its biggest market. The Italian suit maker opened a store at the South Coast Plaza shopping center in June, according to WWD and chief executive officer Francesco Pesci reemphasized that the brand's growth plan includes more retail locations in the U.S., sales diversification — with non-tailored menswear, leather goods a...
Italy’s Arduino Innovation: 30 Case Projects
di Mauro Battocchi We've already discussed Massimo Banzi's milestone innovation — the Arduino Chip — and how it continues a line of Italian innovation in microelectronics started by Federico Faggin, the father of the commercial microprocessor. Yet, although the Arduino innovation is impacting innovators and makers the world over,...
HFF secures $11.6 million refinancing for The Q in San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced that it has secured an $11.6 million refinancing for The Q, a seven-story, 36,794-square-foot, mixed-use residential and retail development in downtown San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower and developer, Jonathan Segal FAIA & Development Company, in a...
Mediterranean-style Casa Pellegrino hotel opens in Hollywood
A taste of the Mediterranean has come to Hollywood. The Pellegrino family has opened the 13-room Casa Pellegrino Boutique Hotel at 2007 N. Ocean Drive after nearly two years of renovations. The work built in architecture and decor inspired by the owners' Italian ancestry and European roots. Each room displays its own style influenced...
2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio SUV finally makes debut
It's been a long time coming but Alfa Romeo's first SUV is finally here in the form of the 2018 Stelvio. Making its debut on Wednesday at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show, the Stelvio brings Italian flair and passion to the small luxury SUV segment. The name is borrowed from a small town located in the Alps of northern Italy, close to t...
GoPago is looking for a Senior Java developer in San Francisco
COMPANY DESCRIPTIONGoPago, Inc., is re-imagining the way consumers and brick-and-mortar businesses use smartphones and tablets for commerce -- giving merchants a total payment solution, including credit card, cash and mobile payments that creates operational efficiency while building customer loyalty and engagement. The San Francisco-based company...
Jobs @ Mind the Bridge Foundation
Mind the Bridge is HIRING! Spread the word Associate (AKA Startup Guru) – ITALY/ SAN FRANCISCO Director of Development – SAN FRANCISCO Office Manager – SAN FRANCISCO International Market Development – SAN FRANCISCO Intern – ITALY/SAN FRANCISCO
Dal Mezzogiorno alla Silicon Valley
Sotto la targa che dedica il parco giochi al figlio d'immigrati di Isola delle Femmine, i giovani imprenditori del Mezzogiorno scattano foto eccitati, primissima tappa del primo giorno del tour a Silicon Valley e dintorni che Antonio Perdichizzi, vulcanico presidente del Gruppo Giovani Confindustria Catania mi ha chiesto di guidare, come autore di...
The ITA presented Start Up with Italy: starting up Italian innovation in Silicon Beach
Los Angeles isn't just the world capital of entertainment anymore. An entire ecosystem has developed around the entertainment industry, creating new opportunities for international cooperation in the digital and technological fields. So L.A. is now following in the footsteps of the cousin in the North, San Francisco, and establishing its o...
The Secrets Behind the Missoni Brand and Family Empire
The reigning Missoni royalty—creative director Angela, her daughter and brand ambassador Margherita, and founder and matriarch Rosita—visited San Francisco's Academy of Art last week to attend the graduation fashion show, and the school's fashion students were giddy in the presence these Italian style icons. But at a symposium and luncheon...