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EPM Debuts Hidroituango Highway, Touts Social Reconstruction Projects

Medellin Herald November 8, 2019

Medellin-based electric power giant EPM on November 8 debuted a new, 550-meters-long highway atop its US$5 billion “Hidroituango” hydroelectric dam – and almost simultaneously highlighted numerous social reconstruction projects in communities affected by a May 2018 flood downstream of the dam.

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Medellin Voters Elect Independent Daniel Quintero Calle for Mayor; Former Governor, Mayor Anibal Gaviria Repeats as Antioquia Governor

Medellin Herald October 28, 2019

Voters in Medellin and the surrounding Antioquia department on October 27 continued a long tradition of electing relatively young, energetic, politically moderate mayors along with older, more-experienced governors who are more interested in delivering practical, concrete results rather than poseurs flaunting left-wing or right-wing flamboyance. Relative newcomer Daniel

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Proantioquia: Medellin, Antioquia Must Boost Industrial Specialization, Education, Infrastructure

Medellin Herald August 21, 2019

A new report from Medellin-based think-tank Proantioquia shows that the Medellin metro area and the surrounding Antioquia department must redouble efforts to boost industrial specialization, public education, public health and transport infrastructure in order to meet the challenges of the coming decade. The report (see:

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BYD launches EV sales in Medellin February 2019

Medellin Herald July 11, 2019

BYD Launches Electric-Car Sales Just as Medellin Toughens Air-Pollution Driving Limits China-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD on February 7, 2019 launched sales of zero-emissions EV cars at its first-ever retail showroom in Medellin – simultaneous with the Mayor’s office announcing new driving restrictions on polluting vehicles with internal combustion engines

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Electric trucks Renting Colombia and Auteco March 2019

Medellin Herald July 11, 2019

Bancolombia Unveils No-Extra-Cost, Zero-Emissions Electric-Truck Rental Scheme Medellin-based multinational banking giant Bancolombia announced March 12, 2019 that it’s now offering companies the opportunity to rent all-electric, zero-emissions delivery trucks in Colombia’s major cities – at the same cost as conventional trucks. The goal is to put into circulation 1,000

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Estra 2018 results March 2019

Medellin Herald July 11, 2019

Industrias Estra Full-Year 2018 Profits Improve Year-on-Year Medellin-based plastic container manufacturer Industrias Estra revealed in a March 28, 2019 filing with Colombia’s Superfinanciera corporate oversight agency that its full-year 2018 net income rose to COP$1.2 billion (US$379,000), up from COP$1 billion (US$316,000) in 2017. Sales were flat year-on-year, at

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Medellin Expands Zero-Emissions Transport; Restrictions Mount on Conventional Vehicles (March 2019)

Medellin Herald July 11, 2019

Medellin and its neighboring suburbs expanded “pico y placa” driving restrictions on all conventional combustion-engine cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles to nine hours daily for the week of March 2-9, 2019, because of worsening air pollution. The only personal transport vehicles exempted from such driving restrictions are electric cars, along with Medellin’s “Metro”

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Aerolinea de Antioquia shutters update April 2019

Medellin Herald July 11, 2019

Update: 3 Medellin Airlines Pick Up Routes Left by ADA Colombia’s airline oversight agency Aeronautica Civil de Colombia (ACC) announced April 5, 2019 that three airlines – Aeroejectivos de Antioquia SA(AASA), Servicios Aéreos Panamericanos S.A.S (Sarpa) and Servicio Aéreo De Capurganá S.A. (Searca) are taking-over the flight routes left by the shut-down Aerolinea de

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Latest ‘Medellin Como Vamos?’ Citizen-Survey: Most Satisfied, but More Concerns on Security, Mobility, Air Pollution

Medellin Herald July 11, 2019

The 13th annual “Medellin Como Vamos?”survey (released April 11, 2019) on citizen perceptions of quality-of-life finds that aside from air pollution, certain security issues and worsening traffic mobility, Medellin residents haven’t changed their opinions very much between 2018 and 2017. According to the survey of 1,514 households in all economic strata, “the satisfaction

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BYD Launches Electric-Car Sales Just as Medellin Toughens Air-Pollution Driving Limits

Medellin Herald February 8, 2019

China-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD on February 7 launched sales of zero-emissions EV cars at its first-ever retail showroom in Medellin – simultaneous with the Mayor’s office announcing new driving restrictions on polluting vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICEs) for the entire Medellin metro area. BYD’s new dealership on Avenida El Poblado