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World Tourism Organization General Assembly Brings 158 Countries to Medellin

Medellin Herald September 11, 2015

The 21st general assembly of the World Tourism Organization (WTO) September 12-17 brings roughly 1,000 conferees representing some 158 countries to Medellin.  According to ProColombia – a government business-development agency – the WTO event is likely to spur even more tourism to Colombia

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ProColombia Unveils New Export Strategy; Medellin, Antioquia Leading

Medellin Herald September 8, 2015

ProColombia – the government export and investment promotion agency – announced September 2 the launch of a new business information service in order to boost Colombia’s exports of goods other than petroleum and minerals. The plunge in oil prices and the rise in the value of the U.S. dollar against the Colombian peso has taken […]

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Medellin Foreign Direct Investment Grows: ACI

Medellin Herald September 4, 2015

The Agencia de Cooperacion e Inversion de Medellin y el Area Metropolitana (ACI, Medellin’s investment promotion agency) announced September 3 during the “Medellin and its International Allies” conference that it has overseen US$26 million worth of cooperative investments in 126 programs under a 2012-2015 development plan. Those investments principally have focused upon

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Internet Uptake, Quality Puts Medellin in ‘Vanguard’ in South America

Medellin Herald September 1, 2015

A new study by U.S.-based consultant Telecom Advisory Services (TAS) finds that Medellin is in the “vanguard” in Colombia in terms of high-speed internet uptake and other factors that make-up a “digitalization” ranking.  According to the study, the recent sale of internet/phone/cable TV provider UNE (formerly part of Medellin city-owned utility EPM) to private-sector

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Haceb Whirlpool Launches Washing-Machine Production in Antioquia

Medellin Herald August 28, 2015

Haceb Whirlpool Inc. (HWI) — a new joint venture between Antioquia-based household appliance manufacturer Haceb and global “white goods” giant Whirlpool – on August 27 officially launched production of washing machines at a new, US$50 million factory adjacent to Haceb facilities in the Medellin suburb of Copacabana, Antioquia.  The plant, initially employing

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Antioquia, Medellin: Statistical Review Shows Progress in Commerce, Infrastructure

Medellin Herald August 25, 2015

Medellin – the capital of Antioquia department (state) – continues to grab more positive attention from national and international media.  In the August 21, 2015, edition of Dinero (a Colombian national business magazine), Medellin and Antioquia are featured in a special section analyzing economic growth and competitiveness. Nearly 4 million of the approximately 6.4

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Colombiamoda Medellin 2015: ‘Incredible’ Growth Tops 60,000 Visitors, 13,000 Buyers

Medellin Herald August 25, 2015

Evidence of the remarkable growth of the fashion and textile industry in Medellin continues to mount as the 2015 version of Colombiamoda in Medellin drew 60,741 visitors and 13,271 buyers, up 20% from the 2014 show. According to Medellin-based trade group Inexmoda –which organizes Colombiamoda, by far Colombia’s biggest fashion-and-textile event – the 2015 version

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University of Wisconsin Inks Research Deal at Medellin’s Ruta N Center

Medellin Herald August 14, 2015

Ruta N – the Medellin-based, high-tech development center founded by telecom/internet giant UNE, the city of Medellin and electric power giant EPM – announced August 10 that it signed a US$2 million contract with the University of Wisconsin for installation of a new center for the investigation of infectious and tropical diseases.  The deal is […]

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Antioquia’s ‘Pacifico 1’ Highway Reaches Financial Close; Construction Starts

Medellin Herald June 10, 2010

The Corficolombiana-Iridium “Covipacifico” consortium announced June 9 that they’ve reached financial close on the crucial “Pacifico 1” divided-highway project linking Medellin’s southern suburbs (Ancon Sur) to the Cauca River at Bolombolo – and connecting to new “fourth generation” (4G) highways all the way to the Pacific port of Buenaventura. The long-awaited financial