The 9th Conference of Italian Researchers in the World
Call for Abstracts The organizing committee has the pleasure to announce the "9th Conference of Italian Research in the World" to be held in Houston on 12/14/2013. The conference is organized by the COMITES (Committee for Italians Abroad) and the Consulate General of Italy in Houston. We will convene between 8:30 AM and 6:00 PM at the Auditorium o...
Italy Invests in the US: Italy’s Ilapak to open Made-in-the-USA Manufacturing Facility
Italy's ILAPAK SpA, the international flexible packaging equipment manufacturer, is expanding its US manufacturing with the development of a new, state-of-the-art production facility in North West Arkansas to serve its North American customer base. This investment creates production capacity to meet growing US customer demand and allows th...
Craft the Leather on the Road 2015: l'arte della concia toscana si presenta in Texas
Consorzio Vera Pelle Italiana Conciata al Vegetale, Toscana Promozione e Camera di Commercio Italiana in Texas lanciano l’iniziativa Craft the Leather on the Road 2015 in Texas. Craft the Leather on the Road è un ciclo di eventi internazionali che porta in giro per il mondo un prodotto d’eccellenza toscano, la pelle conciata al vegetale. N...
Italkraft, a Multi-unit Cabinetry Firm, To Open Houston Operation
by Bill Esler Following successful multi-unit cabinetry projects in Florida, cabinetry and architectural woodwork firm Italkraft Mid Altantic Llc is opening a Houston office to supply two projects under construction there. The operation is expected to open in the fall. Raul J. Gutierrez and Alex Xakoustis founded Italkraft, based...
Texas - Nuova filiale a Austin per la CCIE di Houston
La Camera di Commercio italo americana del Texas, nel ventennale della sua nascita, festeggia l'apertura della nuova sede di Austin. A fianco della sede principale di Houston e della filiale di Dallas dunque arriva anche quella di Austin, la Capitale dello Stato, quarta città del Texas per abitanti (nell'area metropolitana di Austin vivono circa 1....
GRAND TOUR: train all your senses for ExhibItalia
Grand Tour, the historyThree hundred years ago, wealthy young Englishmen began taking a post-Oxbridge trek through France and Italy in search of art, culture and the roots of Western civilization. With nearly unlimited funds, aristocratic connections and months (or years) to roam,they commissioned paintings, perfected their language skills and min...
Due scienziati calabresi alla Nasa
di Nicola Di Turi «I calabresi hanno bisogno di ascoltare e condividere anche buone notizie, di sentirsi orgogliosi della propria terra e non sempre ultimi degli ultimi. Al di là della nostra esperienza, penso che abbiamo tanti motivi per esserlo». Il professor Alfredo Garro scrive da Houston, nel Texas. Eppure il primo pensiero è...
Houston, abbiamo… un palermitano di successo: dall’Ismett agli Usa, Fabio Triolo non si ferma più
Palermitano, ha vissuto e studiato fra la Sicilia e l'America, decidendo qualche anno fa di lasciare definitivamente il suo impiego all'Ismett di Palermo, dove ha fondato l'Unità di Medicina Rigenerativa e Terapie Cellulari, per il Texas Medical Center di Houston. Adesso Fabio Triolo (a destra nella foto @Paolo Giandotti mentre incontra il preside...
Italian Oil Exec Brings Food Makers to Houston
Representatives from six commercial food producers from the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna are visiting Houston this week on a trip organized by the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Texas. Their tour of the city included a walk-around tasting with Houston food buyers and restaurateurs yesterday at the Hilton Houston Post Oak, follow...
Developer bringing Italian theme into $36M senior living project
by Candace Carlisle A Dallas senior living community will soon undergo a $36 million expansion and renovation to keep up with demand for senior living options in North Texas, which will showcase a Italian theme for residents. "When baby boomers today imagine their retirement, it's much different than what their parents or grandparents wan...
Houston luxury homebuilder embarks on Italian-inspired community inside the Loop
by Paul Takahashi Butler Brothers has broken ground on an exclusive residential community inspired by the Tuscan city of Lucca. The Houston design-builder has begun site work on Piazza Lucca, a walled and gated development located at 6017 Memorial Drive, near Westcott Street. The high-end community will consist of 17 townhomes and three s...
Houston, Italian medical device cos. to merge, creating $2.7B entity
Cyberonics Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBX), a Houston-based medical technology company, and Sorin SpA, a global medical device company based in Italy, will merge into a new $2.7 billion company. As part of the complex deal, the two companies will combine under a new holding company, which has yet to be named, with Cyberonics surviving as a wholly owne...