General News

New ‘Branding’ Studies Analyze Medellin’s Global Image

Medellin Herald October 13, 2015

A joint study by researchers at the University of Medellin and Spain-based Urbegi University examines how Medellin can tap qualitative and quantitative analytical methods to measure its global “brand” image. On a parallel front, U-Medellin and international collaborators have just launched a

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Avianca’s Big Expansion Boosts Antioquia’s Growing Aeronautical ‘Cluster’

Medellin Herald October 8, 2015

Medellin investment promotion agency ACI (Agencia de Cooperación e Inversión de Medellín y el Área Metropolitana) announced October 8 that a new “Clúster Aeroespacial Colombiano” (Colombian aeronautical cluster) is becoming a magnet for new business growth in Antioquia.  The growth of aeronautical investment and jobs in metro Medellin is due in part to a huge […]

Congresses & Conferences

International Mining Fair Comes to Medellin October 28-30

Medellin Herald October 7, 2015

National industrial trade association Andi announced that Medellin will host the 11th annual “Colombia Minera” International Mining Fair October 28-30 in the Plaza Mayor conference center. “The end of the super cycle of commodity prices, the changing global macroeconomic scenario and regulatory changes have created a different business environment in the mining area,”

General News

‘El Niño’ Cuts Antioquia’s Hydropower Reserves: XM

Medellin Herald October 7, 2015

Medellin-based XM — Colombia’s national electric-power grid operator and its national wholesale energy-market trading platform – announced October 5 that the “El Niño” drought phenomenon this fall has cut hydropower reserves and consequently has boosted the call upon thermoelectric plants. Colombia’s aggregate national hydropower reservoir level has dipped to 63.97%,

General News

Medellin’s Annual ‘Como Vamos’ Surveys, Studies Show Progress, Shortfalls

Medellin Herald October 4, 2015

The latest annual “Medellin Como Vamos” (“How Are We Doing?”) survey (released October 2) of a representative sample of 1,520 local adults from all economic sectors shows that Medellin’s citizens are mostly satisfied with progress being made in many crucial areas — although recent security problems need more attention. While Medellin has seen a huge […]

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Corona, Cementos Molins to Build US$370 Million Cement Factory in Antioquia

Medellin Herald October 2, 2015

Spain-based Cementos Molins announced September 30 that it signed a joint-venture deal with Colombia-based multinational Grupo Corona to build a US$370 million, 1.3 million tonnes-per-year cement factory in Sonson, Antioquia. The new plant – due to start-up in mid-2018 — will take advantage of a limestone-mining license already obtained by Corona, according to

Congresses & Conferences

Medellin Hosts ‘Anytime, Anywhere’ High-Tech Educational Conference – in English

Medellin Herald September 23, 2015

The International Council for Educational Media (ICEM) will hold its 64th annual international conference September 30 to October 2 in Medellin this year – with all presentations in English (although simultaneous translations to Spanish also will be available). ICEM brings together educators, researchers and entrepreneurs to evaluate emerging technologies that enable

General News

Antioquia’s ‘Prosperity Highway’ Contracts Now All Finalized

Medellin Herald September 23, 2015

Colombia’s national infrastructure agency (ANI, Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura) announced September 22 that it has now finalized and awarded the last of a series of nine construction contracts for the massive “Autopistas de Prosperidad” (prosperity highways). The projects — once completed over approximately the next five to eight years — would vastly

General News

Metro-Medellin’s Flower Exports Bloom; Dutch Connection Beats ‘Dutch Disease’

Medellin Herald September 18, 2015

Just a few kilometers to the east of Medellin in the Llanogrande-La Ceja-Rionegro region, the long-established cut-flowers industry is seeing its export profits bloom this year. Thanks to the rise of the U.S. dollar – up about 70% year-on-year, to around COP3,000 per US$1 – flower exporters are more-than-recovering from losses suffered when the U.S. […]

Health & Insurance.

Medicine in Medellin: Medical Tourism Growing (Part One)

Medellin Herald September 18, 2015

Medical tourism is a growing business for metro Medellin thanks to a growing international reputation for high quality, high technology, friendly service, competitive prices – and assurance that patients can communicate with key personnel in English. A logical starting point for English-speaking foreigners considering Medellin for such services is Salud Sin Fronteras