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‘Vias del Nus’ Highways, Crucial Tunnel Passages Win Enviro Permits

Medellin Herald
The Medellin-based “Vias del Nus” (“Vinus”) highway construction concessionaire announced January 22 that it won crucial permits from Agencia Nacional de Licencias Ambientales (ANLA) to build twin tunnels through “La Quiebra,” the principal obstacle blocking cost- and time-efficient freight traffic between Medellin and the Rio Magdalena. The “Quiebra” pass currently only
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EPM Debuts 1st-Ever Commercial Solar-Power System at ‘El Tesoro’ Shopping Mall

Medellin Herald
Medellin-based multinational electric-power giant EPM announced January 19 the start-up of a 590 megawatt-hours/year (MWh/year) solar-voltaic power system for the “El Tesoro” shopping mall in the Poblado district. The photovoltaic system will operate in parallel with conventional grid power (overwhelmingly hydroelectric-sourced), according to EPM. It’s EPM’s first-ever
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Antioquia’s ‘Toyo’ Tunnel Wins Enviro Licenses, Construction to Start in 2018

Medellin Herald
Medellin Mayor Federico Gutierrez and Antioquia Governor Luis Perez jointly announced December 18 that the 9.8-kilometers-long “Toyo” tunnel project has now won required environmental licenses, paving the way for construction start-up in January 2018. The “Toyo” tunnel project – estimated to cost COP$1.83 trillion (US$617 million) in 2012 pesos — would link the new
General News

Medellin’s Top Business-Development Leaders Reveal Big Investments, Expansions Coming

Medellin Herald
In a December 21 press conference at Mayor Federico Gutierrez’s office, Medellin’s top business-development agency leaders revealed a host of initiatives that promise to bring millions of dollars in new investments and re-investments starting in 2018 and subsequent years. One example: At least three of the world’s top hotel chains are mulling a proposal to […]
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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

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