Italian Flower Show in Philadelphia
BALTIMORE SUN. The Philadelphia Flower Show is always a floral spectacle and a welcome respite from winter. This year it is titled "Bella Italia": designer Sam Lemheney is attempting to carry visitors to the majestic gardens of ancient Rome, the lush hills of the Tuscan countryside, the romantic waters of Venice and the artful flora of Florence. (Read the Article)
February 26, 2009
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Philly Flower Show goes Italian
BALTIMORESUN. The show is titled "Bella Italia," and designer Sam Lemheney is attempting to carry visitors to the majestic gardens of ancient Rome, the lush hills of the Tuscan countryside, the romantic waters of Venice and the artful flora of Florence. (Read the article by Susan Reimer)
Italy plans virtual Baghdad museum
AP. Italy is planning a virtual exhibition of Mesopotamian and Islamic treasures, many of which are still missing from the looted Baghdad repository, officials said Wednesday. Starting late next month, Internet surfers will be able to roam eight virtual halls showcasing artifacts dating from the birth of civilization in ancient Iraq to the founding of Baghdad in A.D. 762. (Read the article by Ariel David)
F1. Rome "serius" abaut Grand Prix
ANSA. Rome is serious about staging a Formula One Grand Prix in the capital, Mayor Gianni Alemanno said Thursday. ''We are having serious talks,'' he said. (Read the article)
Rome bans Ice-Cream after 1 am
ANSA. Rome. Vendors of freshly made croissants, ice-cream, pizza and sandwiches will have to shut up shop at 1 AM under the new law, which comes into effect in mid March. (Read the article)
Pasta makers fined dor price cartel. Consumers and farmers applaud action by anti- trust authority
ANSA. Italy's anti-trust authority has slapped fines totalling 12.5 million euros on 26 pasta producers and the national producers' union Unipi for creating a cartel with the aim of stifling competition and driving up prices. (Read the article)
U.S. Increases Purchases of Italian Machinery
INDUSTRY WEEK. In 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the value of U.S. imported Italian machinery for major capital goods sectors registered a total value of over $2.2 billion, reflecting a 4.4% increase over the previous year ($2.1 billion.)
Italy is the fourth largest solution provider of primary machinery and technology to the U.S. The sectors of Italian machinery manufacturers reporting the biggest growth in 2008 were machine tools (+36.3%, $317 billion), graphic, printing and converting machinery (+31.7%, $268 billion), foundry (+28.2%, $69.8 billion), agricultural / farm machinery (+7.5%, $508 billion), glass machinery (+7.4%, 26 billion) and textile machinery (+2.2%, $146 billion.) (Read the Article by Adrienne Selko)
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Italy's Business Confidence Drops
INTERACTIVE INVESTOR. Italian business confidence fell for the ninth consecutive month to reach a record low in February, as order books shrank and the production outlook deteriorated, data showed on Thursday.
Economic research institute ISAE cited shrinking order books for the domestic and export market and a deteriorating production outlook. It spotted a positive sign in the sharply lower inventories level, but also said more companies had been denied access to credit. (Read the Article by Stephen Brown)
Pasta production in Italy? A Cartel to be Punished
REUTERS. Italy's antitrust authority has fined 26 pasta makers and an industry group 12.5 million euros($15.92 million) for operating a cartel, the agency said on Thursday. Barilla, the world's biggest pasta maker, was handed the largest fine, 5.7 million euros, for the price-fixing scheme.
The cartel's members made up about 90 percent of Italy's market for pasta, a national staple, the antitrust watchdog said in a statement. (Read the Article)
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The Downturn of Italian Fashion
FORBES. Milan's Fashion Week, which kicked off on Wednesday, is apt to be a tame affair this year, as the Italian clothing industry grapples with the impact of the global financial crisis. This year there will be fewer fashion shows, with many firms opting for modest exhibitions, according to the Italian Chamber of Fashion. (Read the Article)
Utah Nuclear Waste Company to Accept Italy's Atomic Debris
FOX NEWS. Salt Lake City-based EnergySolutions Inc. filed the lawsuit because the regional compact is refusing to let the company dispose of up to 1,600 tons of low-level radioactive waste from Italy at its Clive, Utah facility, about 70 miles west of Salt Lake City.
Congress created regional compacts in 1985 to provide states with a way to dispose of their own low-level radioactive waste. However, only two regional facilities were ever built — at Richland, Washington and Barnwell, South Carolina. EnergySolutions' site is America's largest low-level radioactive waste dump and the only one available to 36 states. (Read the Article)
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