March 10, 2026
EPM Headquarters in Medellin
Companies

EPM First-Half 2020 Net Income Falls 45% Year-on-Year; Hidroituango Project Cost Estimate Rises Nearly 6%

Medellin Herald
Medellin-based multinational utilities giant EPM announced July 28 that its first half (1H) 2020 net income fell 45% year-on-year, to COP$717 billion (US$192 million). “In the first half of 2020 — globally impacted by the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19), which has implied significant financial challenges for the organization — the EPM Group’s revenues amounted
Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero (left), Antioquia Governor Luis Fernando Suarez (right)
Health & Insurance.

Update: Antioquia Governor Now Free from Covid-19 Infection, Released from Hospital

Medellin Herald
Antioquia Acting Governor Fernando Suarez announced August 4 via his Twitter account that he has now recovered from Covid-19 infection and released from hospital. Last week, the governor had suffered a “decrease in respiratory capacity as a result of the contagion with Covid and was preventively admitted to general hospitalization,” according to a press bulletin […]
General News

International Monetary Fund Hails ‘Medellín Miracle’ in Interview with Former Mayor Federico Gutierrez

Medellin Herald
Former Medellin Mayor Federico Gutiérrez (2016-2019) once again is helping to move Medellin into the limelight via an interview published in the latest edition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Finance & Development monthly magazine. The former Mayor – now a national political commentator and seen as a likely pre-candidate for Colombia’s Presidential elections
Other Norms

Seniors 70-and-Over Win Every-Day Exercise Privileges — but Not Yet in Medellin

Medellin Herald
Colombia’s Health Ministry announced July 17 that because of recent court decisions, people 70-and-over now legally enjoy two-hours-per-day outdoor exercise privileges – not just three times/week under the Covid-19 regulations, but rather every single day. Problem: Medellin simultaneously is banning all outdoor exercise by all persons – not just seniors – until Sunday,
InnspiraMED
Health & Insurance.

Low-Cost ‘InnspiraMED’ Ventilators to Debut in Patient Trials as Covid-19 Cases Mount

Medellin Herald
The Medellin-based “InnspiraMED” consortium producing relatively low-cost ventilators for critical Covid-19 victims got a big boost July 11 when Colombia President Ivan Duque came to Medellin to see for himself these in-development technologies. According to “InnspiraMed” project coordinator Ruta N, “President Duque received information on the equipment delivery process
Antioquia Acting Governor Luis Fernando Suarez
Health & Insurance.

Covid-19 Growth in Antioquia Prompts ‘Orange Alert,’ Cancellation of Non-Emergency Surgeries, Dentistry

Medellin Herald
Acting Antioquia Governor Luis Fernando Suárez Vélez on July 9 issued an “orange alert” as growing Covid-19 cases have now grabbed 50% of intensive care unit (ICU) capacity in Antioquia. Following the alert, Antioquia Health Secretary Lina María Bustamante Sánchez ordered a department-wide restriction on non-emergency surgeries or dental work in order to ensure more […]

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