Congresses & Conferences

Colombiamoda 2017 Nets US$179 Million in New Business

Medellin Herald July 28, 2017

Medellin-based national textile/fashion-industry trade group Inexmoda announced July 27 that the just-concluded 28th annual “Colombiamoda” show – the leader of its type in all of Latin America — generated US$179 million in new business. However, that figure was down more than 50% from

Congresses & Conferences

Ex-U.S. President Bill Clinton Praises Medellin’s Turnaround at World Coffee Producers Forum

Medellin Herald July 11, 2017

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton told an overflow audience for the first-ever World Coffee Producers Forum July 11 that Medellin’s transformation from the world’s most violent city 25 years ago to a global leader in social innovation and progress might foretell what Colombia as a whole eventually could become. Holding the prestigious World Coffee Producers […]

General News

Giant ‘Hidroituango’ Hydroelectric Project Now 70% Complete: EPM

Medellin Herald July 7, 2017

Medellin-based multinational utilities giant EPM announced July 7 that its 2.4-gigawatt “Hidroituango” hydroelectric plant project in Antioquia is now 70% complete – with an initial 300-megawatts (MW) of electric output scheduled to start at end-2018. The US$5.5 billion project – Colombia’s biggest-ever hydroelectric plant and its largest-single infrastructure project – is

General News

Guatape Tour Boat Sinks; 9 Confirmed Dead

Medellin Herald June 26, 2017

Antioquia’s disaster-recovery agency — Departamento Administrativo para la Prevención, Atención y Recuperación de Desastres (DAPARD) – announced June 29 that the bodies of the last two persons missing from a boating disaster at Guatape lake have now been recovered by divers. A total of nine passengers died in the June 25 sinking of the “El […]

Congresses & Conferences

Investment, Convention, Tourism Agencies Teaming-up; Medellin Growth Tops in all Americas

Medellin Herald June 22, 2017

Medellin’s three public agencies charged with promoting foreign investment, conventions and tourism announced in early June that they’ve developed a strategy to coordinate and boost promotional efforts. The Medellin Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Agencia de Cooperación e Inversión de Medellín y el Área Metropolitana (ACI Medellin) and the Plaza Mayor convention center

General News

Foreign Investment in Medellin Tops US$1.63 Billion, Continues to Grow: ACI

Medellin Herald June 15, 2017

In a June 7 forum organized by Agencia de Cooperación e Inversión de Medellín y el Área Metropolitana (ACI Medellin), ACI director Sergio Escobar revealed that Medellin and its metro area so far have attracted US$1.63 billion in private foreign direct investment (FDI) over the 15-years of ACI’s existence. At the forum, Ambassadors to Colombia […]

General News

Colombia’s ‘Como Vamos’ Quality-of-Life Surveys: Medellin Best, Bogota Worst

Medellin Herald May 26, 2017

The just-released report from the Colombian national “Como Vamos” (“How are we Doing?”) network of citizen surveys finds that Medellin is perceived as best among major cities for over-all quality of life, while Bogota is worst. The face-to-face surveys of 14,649 men and women over 18 years of age in households ranging from poorest (“estrato […]

General News

Hidroituango Wins Crucial Transmission Permit: Huge Boost for Medellin, Antioquia

Medellin Herald April 25, 2017

The departmental government of Antioquia announced April 24 that the US$5.5 billion, 2.4-gigawatt “Hidroituango” hydroelectric project finally has won the first two of four power-transmission construction permits from Colombia’s environmental licensing agency (ANLA). The remaining two permits are expected to be issued next month (May 2017), according to Instituto para el

Expats Corner

More Expats Proving You Can Broaden Careers, Raise Young Families in Medellin

Medellin Herald April 9, 2017

Not long ago, about the only expats seen here in Medellin for relatively long-term stays were 30-something digital nomads or else retirees from North America or Europe seeking first-world amenities, fine weather, good health care, friendly people and bargain prices. But this stereotypical notion of the Medellin expat is starting to change as more mid-career […]

General News

Metro de Medellin Ridership Soars Above 1 Million Daily; Helps Cut Air Pollution

Medellin Herald April 4, 2017

Medellin’s world-famous “Metro” public transit system including electric rail, aerial tram, road tram, bus rapid transit (BRT) and free bicycles at Metro stations is breaking all-time records for public use – and now aims to help cut a worrisome growth in vehicle air pollution. According to Metro’s latest sustainability report (released March 31), average ridership […]