Local manufacturer, Italian firm open Springfield plant
by Joe Cogliano Palmer Manufacturing & Supply Inc. has kicked off several new partnerships that will likely bring an influx of work to its Springfield operations. The 40-employee maker of heavy-duty no-bake foundry equipment recently inked two deals, including a story we broke several weeks ago about its joint venture with MAUS S.r.l....
Fiat FreakOut 2016: Italian Car Scene Is Alive And Well, Even In The Motor City
When it comes to Southeast Michigan — location of The Big 3, Woodward Dream Cruise, and scores classic American cars — hosting a successful Italian car meet seems like one of the more unlikely scenarios of the summer. After all, this is the home of Detroit Muscle. Not the hills of Maranello, or the shrunken roads of Turin. There's virtually no busi...
Mariano's set to open largest Chicago store
Roundy's Inc. will open its newest — and largest — Mariano's location in Chicago Tuesday. The 34th store for the banner, anchoring the NewCity development, will bring approximately 540 new jobs to the area. The two-story location covers more than 83,000 square feet, making it the largest Mariano's in Chicago. Inside, shoppers will find si...
Italian auto supplier Brembo to build new U.S. plant
Italian brakes maker Brembo will build a new foundry in Michigan to expand its manufacturing capability in the United States, betting on continued strength of the country's automotive sector. Brembo, which counts General Motors, Fiat Chrysler , BMW, Ford, Honda, Daimler , Mitsubishi and Subaru among its clients in the United States, plans...
Anderson home to Italian plastics company
With the shell of the new Sirmax building rising as the backdrop, city, state and company officials celebrated construction of the new manufacturing facility. Sirmax is investing $25 million and will employ 50 people with an average salary starting this year. It is the first North American manufacturing plant for the Italian based company, whi...
GM Board of Directors names Mary Barra as next chairman
The General Motors Board of Directors on Monday announced that it had unanimously elected Mary Barra as its next chairman, effective immediately. She succeeds Theodore (Tim) Solso, who will continue serving as the Board's Lead Independent Director. Barra has served as GM CEO since Jan. 15, 2014. "At a time of unprecedented indust...
Le Ducati più veloci del Nord America
Fino a dieci anni fa il mercato principale di Ducati era l'Italia. Ora, vuoi per la crisi, vuoi l'esplosione del marchio a livello mondiale, gli Stati Uniti rappresentano una delle fette più grandi del mercato globale di Borgo Panigale. La presenza di moto bolognesi in alcuni dei più celebri film hollywoodiani hanno accelerato di molto il...
Versace opens store in Chicago
After a 16-year hiatus, Versace has returned to Chicago's Gold Coast, opening a two-story, 4,951-square-foot flagship at 933 North Rush Street.Versace closed its Oak Street store in 2000 and the Italian fashion house said the time off provided much-needed reflection. "We took a hiatus [from Chicago] because, frankly, we wanted to do some work on t...
The idea for an Italian cannoli business
by Kim Mikus A trip to Japan sparked Tony Volpentesta's entrepreneurial ideas to launch a business making Italian cannolis. Volpentesta was very interested in the simplicity of the food while he visited Japan a couple of years ago. The trip also encouraged him to dive into his Italian roots. He started making pasta, cannoli a...
Italian gathering 2014 car show
Evans Automotive and Primary Aim llc. have once again teamed up to host the Ninth Annual Italian Gathering. The Sunday, August 31st event welcomes Italian motor vehicles and motorbikes of all vintages to the Wendy's International Corporate Grounds at One Dave Thomas Blvd., Dublin, OH 43017 from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Automobiles such as A...
Italian tissue maker bringing hundreds of jobs to Circleville
By Dan Gearino An Italian tissue manufacturer has chosen Pickaway County for a big new plant. Sofidel Group disclosed a plan on Thursday to build a 1.4 million-square-foot plant just south of Circleville as part of a multipronged expansion in North America. County officials say the project probably will lead to "a few hundred...
Rita’s Italian Ice Expands with Area Developer Agreements in Chicago
Rita's Italian Ice is expanding with new locations to open throughout the Windy City in Illinois. Chicago Ice Empire, LLC has been named as the area developer for DuPage, Will and Cook counties for Rita's Franchise Company, which currently has no footprint in Illinois, although having over 600 locations worldwide. Chicago's area developers are wor...