United Colors of Benetton renovates Miami store
United Colors of Benetton has gone local. The newly renovated store in Miami's South Beach is decorated in tropical hues, turquoise, pink, mauve, grass green and gray. A neon sign outside the store reads Benetton South Beach and signage inside refers to the store by its new name. As we read in wwd.com, a Benetton spokesman said that this is the mos...
Viscuso, lo scultore che visse due volte
Certo, nascere la notte di Natale da un papà falegname e una mamma di nome Maria, "morire" a 33 anni e poi resuscitare, non prendere mai moglie e vivere "spiritualmente" in un vero e proprio paradiso, può aiutare. Emanuele lo sa e ci scherza sopra: "Sono molto religioso, come la mia famiglia del resto. Però credo molto alle coincidenze. Se...
Italian company leads plan for ethanol plant in N.C.
A long-anticipated $200 million ethanol plant that will turn grasses grown on North Carolina hog farms into motor fuel will go ahead, Gov. Pat McCrory's office said Monday. The plant operated by Biochemtex, a partnership headed by Italy-based Gruppo Mossi & Ghisolfi, plans to employ 65 people in three years near Clinton in Sampson County. &nb...
Swope adds to Italian touch with Alfa Romeo
The Italian-made Alfa Romeo sports car is headed to Shelbyville Road. Swope Auto Group announced that it had been awarded a dealership by the automaker last month and intends to rename its Sam Swope FIAT in St. Matthews to Sam Swope Alfa Romeo FIAT to reflect the addition. Swope, the state’s largest auto dealer, becomes the first Louisvill...
Italy's Fabelli Furniture expands in U.S. to combat Chinese imports
Fabelli Group, an Italian furniture manufacturer and importer, recently expanded its operations with the acquisition of a warehouse – and new HQ – in Sunrise, Florida. The acquisition will allow the Italian furniture maker to enter a market that it says is dominated by Chinese imports. Fabelli will use the warehouse as a distribution point for shi...
Arriva il social network per le università: un italo-americano di 23 anni ha già raccolto 500mila dollari
Sta per concludere il suo primo round di funding di 500mila dollari, dove l'investitore é l'Università. Dopo tutto l'idea e il progetto si é sviluppato all'interno di un campus. Campus Bubble (campusbubble.com) é un social network privato che informa e mette in comunicazione gli studenti di una stessa università su eventi, feste, manifesta...
Ferrari's horses gallop to Daytona for next weekend's World Finals
By Ken Willis You could simply call it a car show. Just as you could call the Academy Awards a prize banquet. Just days after we say goodbye to the wide range of vintage autos that visit annually for the Turkey Run hot-rod extravaganza, the focus narrows dramatically and quite extravagantly. Ferrari. Originally known as the surname o...
Haute Partners: Ferretti Group
by Hadley Henriette The Ferretti Group, which has its Americas headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, has just opened its first yacht sales center in Miami Beach and brought seven of their top-selling Italian yacht brands with them, including Ferretti Yachts, Pershing, Riva, Itama, Bertram, CRN and Mochi Craft. Based out of the corner o...
La Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast si rifà il look
La Camera di Commercio italiana di Miami annuncia il lancio del nuovo brand camerale, attraverso un sito totalmente rinnovato www.iaccse.com, in linea col forte sviluppo della struttura, in termini di servizi offerti e di membership. Il nuovo sito, molto più intuitivo, funzionale e mobile friendly, si integra agli altri strumenti social della Came...
Italian Trade Commission to open Miami office in September
Italy is expanding its trade representation in Miami. The European nation of nearly 61 million people will open a a full-fledged office of the Italian Trade Commission at the Italian consulate in Miami starting in September, Italian officials said. The move comes as Italy posts record trade with the United States: $52 billion last yea...
Best from Italy Imports Quality Italian Products to Miami
Best from Italy's mission is to provide the best quality products from Italy, only the original Made in Italy and import them to the USA, a country where a lot of products may say "Made in Italy" but it's not really true. According to journalist Tom Mueller, speaking on the popular CBS News program "60 Minutes," an astonishing 80% of the e...
Dunnas Italian Fashion Brand is pleased to announce that the brand will start operations in North America
Dunnas, known as a premium fashion brand, based in Gatteo Mare, Italy, is pleased to announce that the brand will start operations in North America in July with a presence at the Swimshow 2013 (booth # 685) in Miami Beach Convention Center. Dunnas will exhibit the "Collezione 2014" designed in Italy by Francesca Magnani, composed of 40 mod...