General News

Antioquia’s Community Hydroelectric Projects Continue to Grow

Medellin Herald August 23, 2016

The Antioquia departmental government’s investment agency (“IDEA”) announced August 15 the initial start-up of a 15-megawatt (MW) hydroelectric dam serving Alejandria, Concepcion and Santo Domingo – small municipalities roughly 50 kilometers to the east of Medellin. The COP$120 billion (US$41

General News

Bancolombia Now Finances More ‘4G’ Highway Projects than All Others

Medellin Herald August 1, 2016

Medellin-based banking giant Bancolombia announced August 1 that with the recent financial close of the “Autopista Conexion Norte” fourth-generation (4G) highway project, it has now taken the lead among Colombian banks in terms of the total number of “4G” projects financed. To date, Bancolombia has put-up COP$1.2 trillion (US$389 million) for a series of “4G” […]

Congresses & Conferences

Colombiamoda 2016 Exceeds Expectations, Deals Hit US$399 Million

Medellin Herald July 29, 2016

Textile and clothing trade group Inexmoda announced July 28 that the just-concluded Colombiamoda 2016 fashion-and-trade show in Medellin generated some US$399 million in new business deals, up 17% from last year’s edition. The jump in business deals is explained by a 21% year-on-year growth in national and international buyers at the trade show, according to […]

Opportunities

High-Tech ‘Startup-Expo’ Trade-Show, Investor Series Launches August 20

Medellin Herald July 26, 2016

High-tech product inventors, computer applications developers, pioneering investors and technophiles will get an opportunity to meet face-to-face August 20 in the first of a series of “Startup Expo” mini-trade-shows organized by local networking group “Aburra Valley,” which describes itself as a “Silicon Valley Paisa.” In a July 26 interview with Medellin Herald at the

Culture

‘Silleteros’ Reveal Spectacular Gardens in Santa Elena Traditional-Flower Contest

Medellin Herald July 22, 2016

Medellin’s 59th annual Desfile de Silleteros (Flower-Carriers Parade) this year is expected to draw more than 800,000 in-person visitors — plus hundreds of thousands of TV viewers — for an event that provokes amazement, tears, elation and pride. But behind this spectacle — this year on Sunday, August 7 — are the gardens cultivated by […]

Congresses & Conferences

Colombiamoda 2016 Launches July 26-28; More than US$340 Million in Deals Seen

Medellin Herald July 8, 2016

The 27th annual edition of Colombiamoda comes to Medellin’s Plaza Mayor July 26 through 28 in what show organizer Inexmoda describes as the most important clothing-fashion business fair in Latin America. Some 1,700 international buyers from 50 countries will join some 11,560 Colombia-based buyers and 650 clothing, footwear, textile and accessories exhibitors, with more

General News

EPM Restores 100% of Guatape Hydroelectric Production

Medellin Herald June 27, 2016

Medellin-based EPM – Colombia’s biggest power producer – on June 25 announced that it has now restored 100% of output at its 560-megawatt (MW) “Guatape” hydroelectric plant in Antioquia following a February 15 fire that had destroyed power cables. The restoration came 68 days earlier than originally planned — thanks to fortuitous delivery of replacement […]

Opportunities

Uber, Avianca, Materialise, Optiva Media, Netcentric Seek Bilingual Candidates

Medellin Herald June 27, 2016

Medellin continues to see growth in demand for bilingual and high-tech job candidates, as evidenced in a new series of postings to LinkedIn and CareerMine web-sites. Among recent postings: 1. Uber: This alternative-transport pioneer is seeking an “activation center coordinator” for its Medellin office. According to the posting,“we’re seeking site coordinators to help build

General News

‘Medellin Como Vamos’ Study Shows Progress, Shortfalls

Medellin Herald June 27, 2016

The tenth annual “Medellin Como Vamos” (How are We Doing) study released June 24 shows that Medellin and its citizens continue to make progresss – but also suffer some shortfalls — in key areas including business growth, education, environmental protection, public safety, mobility, health and poverty-reduction. The authoritative “MCV” study – this time covering the

General News

Medellin Companies Plan to Boost Hiring by 14% in 3Q 2016: Manpower

Medellin Herald June 21, 2016

The latest Manpower survey of employers in Colombia shows that Medellin companies plan to boost hiring by 14% during third quarter (3Q) 2016, second only to Bucaramanga (up 24%) for all of Colombia. In an June 17 interview with Medellin Herald at the World Economic Forum conference, Manpower Latin America president Monica Flores explained that […]