Lamborghini opens a lab for carbon processing in Seattle, thanks to a partnership with Boeing
High performance sports car maker Lamborghini inaugurated the Advanced Composite Structure Laboratory (ACSL): a new analysis lab in Seattle for carbon processing. Carbon is the essential element for future car bodies and it allows the company to focus its investments on a technological factor that is fundamental for its production. The Seattle lab...
Italians do mean business in Hawaii
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, endowed by Nature with a perfect climate and ravishing beauty, the islands of the State of Hawaii are for many the symbol of the ultimate getaway, the vestiges of an earthly paradise. 11,000 Italians visited the State last year. What not so many know is that this community of 1,5 million people of differ...
From Olive Oil to Aerospace
Italy is full of surprises. Take Foligno, a pre-Roman riverside town in Umbria, which is traditionally famous for its olive harvest and quaint farmhouses. This same town serves as the Italian headquarters of the Umbra Group, a global champion supplier of quality precision hardware used in the aerospace, industrial and biomedical industries. Founded...
Google a Las Vegas premia l’italiana Noovle come Partner of the Year
L'esperienza nell'integrazione della Google Apps e i numerosi progetti di successo con clienti di rilevanza internazionale hanno permesso a Noovle di aggiudicarsi il premio Partner of the Year 2015 per la categoria Google Apps in occasione dell'evento Google TeamWork 2016 di Las Vegas, dove i principali partner mondiali si riuniscono per discutere...
Joe Manfredi, owner of Manfredi Auto Group, dies at 77
Corrado "Joe" Manfredi, the owner of Manfredi Auto Group, died Saturday in Florida, a friend and longtime business associate confirmed. He was 77. Born in Mola di Bari, Italy, Manfredi moved to New York City and trained at Brooklyn Automotive. After working as a mechanic and service manager for six years, he launched the Manfredi Auto Mall in...
Reno's Big Business from Italy: MB America
You may be surprised to learn that northern Nevada is home to the world leader in demolition and recycling equipment. It comes in the form of a crushing, smashing, pulverizing machine...a large bucket at the end of an excavator that squashes and crumbles anything you put in it. It's made to crunch boulders into pebbles and dirt to be used...
New position at the Italian Club of Salt Lake: Events Coordinator
by Italian Club of Salt Lake The Italian Club of Salt Lake is an expanding organization, dedicated to promoting and celebrating the Italian culture here in Utah. As a result of our club's growth, we are looking to fill an Events Coordinator position. This position would involve planning and executing club events, collaborating wit...
Ceramics of Italy at Coverings 2014
In celebration of its Silver Anniversary, Coverings is headed to the entertainment capital of the world for four days of tile, stone, and glittering lights. From April 29 - May 2, 2014, the Las Vegas Convention Center will be the ultimate meeting ground for industry experts, architects and designers, and Ceramics of Italy is pleased to be...
Il Sistema Moda italiano in fiera a Las Vegas
La moda italiana grande protagonista a Las Vegas. L'ICE-Agenzia sarà infatti impegnata, nei prossimi giorni, in due missioni nella città americana, che vedrà impegnata una folta delegazione di aziende tricolori attive, da una parte, nel settore abbigliamento, e, dall'altra, in quello delle calzature. Si inizia il 17 febbraio con il MRket T...
Italy-America Chamber wants feedback before opening an Atlanta chapter
The Miami-based Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast is considering opening an Atlanta chapter, but first needs to determine how much local support the organization would receive. Nevio Boccanera, the chamber's executive director, told Global Atlanta that it is critical to have "bottom-up" support for such an initiative. "We first m...
The Reluctant Adventurer: Italian Fashion and Why I Enjoy Being a Girl, Sort of.
by Courtenay Hameister Look at that picture. Look. At. It. That woman is surrounded by art that's been around for hundreds of years, and it's ogling her. It's the foofy dress. I mean, it's the hair, makeup, the weensy waist, and the stunning, jaw-dropping splendor of the foofy dress. A couple weeks ago, I went...
Fred Bassetti leaves Seattle with rich architectural legacy
Perhaps no single architect has had a more profound influence on the buildings and public places that defined 20th-century Seattle than Fred Bassetti. From the Seattle Aquarium to the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, from Woodland Park Children's Zoo to Seattle Municipal Tower, Bassetti's portfolio includes some of the city's most iconic spaces....