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General News

Antioquia’s ‘Vias del Nus’ Highway Project Gets Financing Boost

Medellin Herald
Antioquia’s development agency (Instituto para el Desarrollo de Antioquia, IDEA) announced December 13 that it’s extending a COP$132.5 billion (US$44 million) credit for the 157-kilometers-long “Vias del Nus” fourth-generation (4G) highway project in northern Antioquia. The credit will help support financing, design, environmental studies, purchase of adjacent properties,
Congresses & Conferences

30th Annual ‘Colombiatex’ Textile-Fashion Trade Show Debuts January 23-25, 2018

Medellin Herald
Medellin-based Inexmoda – the trade association for Colombia’s textile and fashion industry – announced December 5 that the 30th annual “Colombiatex” trade show will bring-together some 550 companies, 125 exhibitors and about 15,800 buyers from 60 countries. The show — running January 23-25, 2018, at Medellin’s Plaza Mayor convention center – will feature displays
General News

Medellin’s ‘Ruta N’ Inks Robotics, Artificial-Intelligence Development Deal

Medellin Herald
New York-based Institute for Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence (IRPA-AI) announced November 29 that Medellin’s “Ruta N” information-technology development center inked a deal whereby IRPA-AI will help launch a “Digital Americas Pipeline Initiative” (DAPI). “The initiative will provide companies with direct access to trained, experienced, and certified
Congresses & Conferences

‘FISE’ Electricity Congress Generates US$230 Million; EV’s, Solar Power Grab Center Stage

Medellin Herald
Organizers of the biannual Feria Internacional del Sector Electrico (FISE) electric-power industry conference in Medellin announced December 1 that this year’s edition generated US$230 million in new business deals, of which US$214 million involved 50 international buyers and US$10.9 million from 80 national buyers. FISE’s organizers include the Chamber of Commerce of

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