Events

Upcoming: ExpoInmobiliaria, Global Entrepreneurship Congress, World Economic Forum

Medellin Herald February 15, 2016

Among major events upcoming at Medellin’s Plaza Mayor convention center this year are the ExpoInmobiliaria real-estate fair February 26-28, the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) March 14-17, and the World Economic Forum (WEF) June 16-17. ExpoInmobiliaria showcases new homes and

Companies

Colombia Court Ban on Mining in ‘Paramos’ Won’t Affect Antioquia Project

Medellin Herald February 15, 2016

Toronto-based Continental Gold announced February 10 that a new Colombia Constitutional Court ruling that bans mining in the high-elevation “paramo” wetlands won’t affect its big gold-mining development project in Buritica, Antioquia. According to the company, “the main thrust of the ruling will be to eliminate the exceptions in the law which allowed certain mining

Professional services

Endeavor: Medellin’s Emerging Tech Sector Needs More Angel Investors

Medellin Herald February 5, 2016

A new report  on Medellin’s emerging information technology (IT) sector from global entrepreneur-development organization Endeavor finds that Medellin needs more “angel investors” to spur more IT start-ups. The report — developed in collaboration with Medellin’s government-funded “Ruta N” IT business development promoter — finds that just half of

General News

Antioquia Sees Progress on ‘4G’ Highways, Ocean Freight Port, but Gov. Perez Blocks Toyo

Medellin Herald February 3, 2016

Colombia’s national infrastructure development agency (ANI) announced in late January that progress is being made on crucial “fourth generation” (4G) highway projects (totaling COP$12 trillion/US$3.5 billion) in Antioquia, as well as the just-approved “Port Antioquia” ocean freight project. Approved “4G” projects in Antioquia so far include construction of a second,

General News

Canada’s PharmaCielo Proposes Marijuana Extract Farm in Antioquia

Medellin Herald February 3, 2016

Toronto-based PharmaCielo announced February 3 that it has petitioned Colombia’s Ministry of Health and the National Council on Narcotics for rights to build a marijuana farm and cannabis extract plant in the Medellin suburb of Rionegro, Antioquia. The enterprise would produce oil extracts that could be used for elaboration of drugs for treating cancer, epilepsy […]

Colombian economy

Colombia Successfully Confronts ‘El Niño’ Thanks to Power Diversification

Medellin Herald February 3, 2016

Medellin-based XM — Colombia’s free-market electric-power trading organization – announced February 2 that despite the “El Niño” drought phenomenon that has cut hydropower capacity, thermoelectric generators have more-than taken-up the slack. As a result, Colombia isn’t experiencing the power blackouts suffered during the 1992 drought – which is great news for

Congresses & Conferences

Colombiatex 2016: Fine Weaving of Business, Technology & Artistry

Medellin Herald January 29, 2016

The 28th annual Colombiatex textile-industry conference and trade show at Medellin’s Plaza Mayor convention center January 26-28 not only surpassed expectations in terms of business deals, trade-show space, new technologies, expert insights and fashion shows. It also wowed 21,300 in-person show-floor attendees (up 12% year-on-year), another 9,960 in-person attendees for 26

Colombian economy

Antioquia’s Flower Producers Gear-up for Valentine’s Day Exports

Medellin Herald January 29, 2016

Some 500 million Colombian flowers are expected to be exported in the run-up to February 14 (Valentine’s Day) – most of which will go to the United States, according to Asocolflores, the Colombia trade association of flower producers. Antioquia is second only to Bogota in cut-flower production and export, with Valentine’s Day accounting for about […]

General News

Antioquia’s ‘Autopista 4G Conexion Norte’ Highway Project Reaches Financial Close

Medellin Herald January 27, 2016

Colombia’s national infrastructure agency (ANI in Spanish initials) announced January 26 that financial close has now been achieved for the COP$1.1 trillion (US$324.8 million) “Autopista 4G Conexion Norte” highway project linking Medellin north-eastward to Atlantic coast highways. The “Conexion Norte” project — part of the massive “fourth generation” (4G) highways

General News

Medellin Cost-of-Living a Relative Bargain; Health Care Outstanding: Global Survey

Medellin Herald January 22, 2016

The latest consumer-generated survey results compiled by global database analyst Numbeo find that Medellin is a relative bargain compared to other major cities in South America, while Medellin’s health-care system quality is ranked best in all of the Americas. Besides beating-out the U.S. and all its neighbors on relative health-care quality, the consumer survey also […]