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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...

Italian immigrants began settling in Minnesota 200 years ago and at the beginning of the 20th century the largest concentrations were living on the Iron Range, in the Twin Cities, Duluth and Stillwater. Early arrivals tended to be from northern Italy. Railroad workers hired in Chicago and sent northward, took up residence in St. Paul and Minneapoli...

PROMEC, Azienda Speciale della Camera di Commercio di Modena e PIACEREMODENA , brand della società Palatipico Modena srl a cui aderiscono tutti i consorzi di tutela dei prodotti tipici provinciali, promuovono una missione commerciale in Messico e nello Stato del Texas rivolta alle aziende operanti nella filiera Agroalimentare dei prodotti DOP e IGP...

Dal 20 al 27 ottobre 2013 la Camera di Commercio Italo americana della Greater Philadelphia - IACCGP - organizzerà a Philadelphia una missione esplorativa imprenditoriale e commerciale.   La missione è rivolta a tutte le imprese italiane interessate ad avviare o rafforzare rapporti economici con le imprese locali della Greater Philadelphia,...

I giovani talenti italiani del design saranno i protagonisti a New York dal 6 al 27 settembre.L'occasione sara' la mostra "Top young industrial designers", che L'Istituto italiano di cultura (Iic) ospitera' nei propri locali.   I ragazzi verranno premiati e avranno l'opportunita' di incontrare professionisti del settore tra cui aziende, cura...

Ca' d'Oro, the gallery that made their grand appearance in 2010 with the iconic larger than life pink snails during Art Basel Miami Beach, has recently relocated from Coral Gables to the epicenter of luxury, the 4141 Building in the Design District.   In conjunction with Giuseppe Verdi's Bicentennial and as a celebration, Ca' d'Oro Gallery w...

CIAO invites the public to join in the fun of sharing a meal, conversation and a friendly game of cards on Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. at St. Joseph Church Hall in Fredonia. Just bring a dish to pass, your place setting and a beverage other than coffee. Please call Nance Ortolano at 673-9177 for reservations and information. All are welcome members, and gues...

The city's Columbus Day Parade celebrated Italian-American history and acted as the unofficial kickoff to the final sprint of the mayoral campaign. Marching bands, groups of police officers from Italy and floats featuring opera singers and men dressed in period costumes as Machiavelli greeted and entertained the crowd.   Democrat Bill d...

By Riccardo Chioni La colossale innovazione tecnologica che ha preceduto l'era del digitale diventa arte attraverso le opere dello sculture Giorgio Milani presentate ieri al Consolato Generale di Park Avenue nella mostra "Poetari e Frottage".Ha fatto gli onori di casa il console generale Natalia Quintavalle, mentre per il sindaco di Torino Piero F...

by Nancy Montgomery   First Sgt. Michael Curry and Italian Carabinieri Denis Frison shared many things in common. Both were well-decorated paratroopers who deployed repeatedly, spoke English fluently and enjoyed life in this small Italian town. And both men, friends for several years, died young.   Frison died at age 32 in July,...

By Mauro Battocchi Italy's burgeoning startup scene recently received a resounding vote of approval from the Kauffman Foundation, a 2 billion dollar non-profit dedicated to advancing entrepreneurship, which voted to have the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) in Milan.   The gathering of the world's brightest and most ambitious min...

There is a major city in the United States where the history of Italian emigration, very interesting and full of content, is undoubtedly embodied by a personality, universally recognized and appreciated. That city is Chicago, and the person who has been studying for a long time the Italian emigration and presence there, is Dominic Candeloro. We me...