Italy among the most successful countries for Horizon 2020 SME Instrument
by Claudia Astarita The European Commission has just announced the beneficiaries of SME Instrument funding. As part of the Horizon 2020 programme, the EU has selected more than 150 small and medium enterprises "with a strong growth potential and the ambition to become world-market leaders". All these companies will now further supported wi...
LETTER: Italian lessons!
The Marlton New Jersey, Order of the Sons of Italy in America, Lodge #2315 recently held a successful series of Italian Language Classes this past March and April. The instructor for the classes was Robert Campana, a language teacher at Mainland Regional High School in Linwood. Mr. Campana is a graduate of Montclair State University and ha...
New changes in Italian companies’ relationship with training
by Claudia Astarita Expo Training Observatory is the first Italian fair of training, offering to companies a number of programs to enhance their productive skills. Furthermore, it provides training programs not only to private enterprises, but also to public administration and young professionals. Thanks to the partnership with Mi...
Email to President Obama from Douglas J. Gladstone about Luigi Del Bianco
by Douglas J. Gladstone Dear Mr. President,I am writing you not as an author whose book the National Park Service (NPS) refuses to sell in its gift shops, but as a proponent of multiculturalism and pluralism. My book, Carving A Niche For Himself: The Untold Story of Luigi Del Bianco and Mount Rushmore (Bordighera Press, 2014) tells the true s...
Dinner’s ready for the Italian Institutions and the entrepreneurs of Newport Beach
by Elisabetta Russo On June 4th, right after the grand National Republic Day celebrations, the Orange County hosted the first meeting of local Italian and Italian American entrepreneurs with the representatives of the Italian Institutions in Los Angeles. The unique networking occasion was also aimed at introducing the newly appoin...
Fazoli’s Italian restaurant chain sold
By Mark Fisher The Fazoli's Italian restaurant chain, which operates seven restaurants in the Dayton-Springfield area, has a new corporate owner. The Lexington, Ky.-based, fast-casual restaurant chain has been sold by Sun Capital Partners to Sentinel Capital Partners. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Private-equity group Sentinel has ac...
We are hiring! The ICCC is looking for a Language School Coordinator
The Language School Coordinator is responsible for day-to-day operations of the Italian Language School (La Scuola d'Italiano) at the Italian Cultural & Community Center of Houston (ICCC), ensuring that the school is well-managed and growing in class content and student enrollment. The coordinator must be a dynamic person who will work closely...
Vegas star Louis Prima Jr. leads next 'Rome Through Richmond Town'
Music legend Louis Prima (1910-1978) helped popularize Italian culture in this country by assimilating "Old Country" expressions and names of delicacies into some of his classic song lyrics. So, it makes sense that Oct. 10's "Rome Through Richmond Town" — the second annual celebration of Italian-American culture and pride — will feature th...
Vini di qualità: primato italiano negli USA
Negli Usa, mercato straniero numero uno per il Belpaese, l'Italia nel segmento premium, ossia quello dei vini dai 10 dollari a bottiglia in su che è cresciuto nel complesso del 4% nel 2014, tra i marchi che sono cresciuti di più secondo il report di Impact Databank, analizzato da "Shanken News Daily" e riportatoda winenews.it, ci sono anche gli ita...
Marco’s Pizza Reveals Aggressive Development Plan for the Southeast
Marco's Pizza, the fastest-growing pizza franchise in the United States, is targeting the Southeast for growth. With hundreds of franchise locations already open and operating in the region, the company has announced plans to open more than 300 additional locations through strategic franchise partnerships in the coming years. The new franc...
Alfredo 100 introduces 'Italian Jazz Brunch' to midtown Manhattan
Brunch has never been a tradition in Italy. In New York City, however, home to a large Italian diaspora, Brunch is sacrosanct. Thus, it seems only natural that Alfredo 100 on 54th St. blends Italian and New York City traditions with the introduction of the "Italian Jazz Brunch" from June 2015. For the unknowing, Alfredo 100 pays homage to...
Nine Italian films to compete for Oscar submission
Nine films will compete to represent Italy for a chance at a 2016 Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, said the Italian National Association of Film, Audiovisual and Multimedia Industries (ANICA) on Monday. The nine films that the selection committee will consider are: Leopardi (Il Giovane Favoloso), directed by Mario Martone; Latin Lo...