General News

EPM Restarts Guatapé, Wins ‘Positive’ Outlook from Wall Street

Medellin Herald April 25, 2016

Medellin-based public utility EPM announced April 23 that it partially restored output from its 560-megawatt (MW) “Guatape” hydroelectric plant in Antioquia – more than a week earlier than planned. As a result, 140-MW of power supply has now returned to Colombia’s national grid, with the

Congresses & Conferences

Medellin Hosts International Astronomical Union Congress May 16-20

Medellin Herald April 25, 2016

Medellin’s Parque Explora and Planetarium announced that they will host the International Astronomical Union (IAU) annual congress May 16-20 with delegates from more than 40 countries. According to Parque Explora, “this is the first time that the international conference of the IAU will take place in South America.” Delegates include astronomical researchers, space-agency

General News

Medellin’s Downtown Olaya Herrera Airport Starts International Executive-Jet Flights

Medellin Herald April 15, 2016

Colombia’s national infrastructure agency (ANI) announced April 14 that just-completed upgrades to Medellin’s downtown Olaya Herrera airport enable the start-up of international executive-jet flights in May 2016 — just before the World Economic Forum (WEF) conference. The airport upgrades (costing COP$21 billion/US$7 million) include a new control tower (30 meters

General News

Colombia Industrial Production Jumps; Medellin Leads Nation in Retail Sales Growth

Medellin Herald April 15, 2016

Colombia’s national statistical agency (DANE) announced April 14 that industrial production jumped 8.2% year-on-year (y-o-y) in February 2016 — the latest month for which statistics are available — versus a 1% y-o-y net decline in industrial output in February 2015. It’s another sign indicating that Colombia is starting to rebound from the global collapse in

Opportunities

Samsung, CorpBanca, Philip Morris, Fortinet, Wipro Seeking Bilingual Execs, Techs for Medellin

Medellin Herald April 13, 2016

An ever-growing list of major international and national companies is on the hunt for bilingual (English-Spanish) executives and technical workers for Medellin. An ever-growing list of major international and national companies is on the hunt for bilingual (English-Spanish) executives and technical workers for Medellin. Among recent Medellin job postings to LinkedIn: 1.

Volunteering

New Jersey Institute of Technology Teams-up with Medellin IT-Student Aspirants

Medellin Herald April 13, 2016

The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) announced April 12 the debut of a “Capstone” project to link its information technology (IT) students with Medellin and Envigado middle-school and high-school students interested in pursuing IT careers. Three students at NJIT’s College of Computing Sciences’ (CCS) and two students from the New Jersey School of

General News

Cormagdalena Sets May 11 Deadline for Magdalena River Navigation Financing Data

Medellin Herald March 31, 2016

Cormagdalena – the Colombian government agency overseeing a proposed scheme that would restore commercial navigation on the Magdalena River between the Atlantic Ocean and key inland ports – announced March 29 that it has set a May 11 deadline by which dredging-project proponent Navelena SAS must provide crucial documentation required for project finance. The Magdalena […]

General News

Medellin Airports Getting Aircraft Navigation Surveillance Upgrade

Medellin Herald March 31, 2016

Sweden-based high-tech systems provider Saab announced March 30 that downtown Medellin’s Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (national flights) and the nearby José María Córdova International Airport (international flights originating at Rionegro) will get aircraft navigational upgrades. According to Saab, the company won a contract from Aeronáutica Civil de Colombia (Aerocivil)

General News

Antioquian Inventors Tapped for ‘Colombia Great Inventor’ Prize Competition

Medellin Herald March 31, 2016

Two young inventors from Antioquia — Rafael Vides Mesa and Daniel Cuartas Quiceno — are among 10 national candidates for the “Colombia Great Inventor” prize competition this year. According to cell-phone telecom giant Claro – the “Great Inventor” prize sponsor – the winner of this year’s competition would obtain new funding to help move their […]

General News

EPM’s Giant ‘Guatape’ Hydroelectric Plant Repairs Underway; Rationing Threat Lessens

Medellin Herald March 28, 2016

Medellin-based power giant EPM announced March 25 the successful delivery of the last of eight groups of replacement cables and related equipment for repairing its 560-megawatt (MW) “Guatape” hydroelectric plant in Antioquia. The plant went off-line February 15 because of a fire in an access tunnel, which officials suspect could be traced to some defect […]