Penn State to honor Jim Risoleo, Ted Balestreri
The Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society (PSHRS) and the School of Hospitality Management will honor Jim Risoleo, president/CEO. Host Hotels & Resorts, and Ted Balestreri, chairman/CEO, Cannery Row Co. and chairman/CEO/cofounder, Sardine Factory Restaurant, at the 2024 PSHRS Industry Awards and Reception. The event will take place on April 2, 2024...
Italian American Foundation Selling D.C. Mansion for $4 Million
The stately Washington, D.C., building that houses the National Italian American Foundation is ready to be transformed into a lavish personal residence. The 7,800-square-foot property—officially known as the Ambassador Peter F. Secchia Building, after the former U.S. envoy to Italy—has been owned by the foundation for the past 30 years, according t...
Selection Process For New Holder Of Honorary Consulate Of Italy In Baltimore
Notice is hereby given that the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia intends to appoint a new Honorary Consul in Baltimore who will be called upon to carry out primarily functions of assistance in favor of Italian citizens and protection of Italian interests in the territory of competence. Compatriots who may be interested in this position ar...
Longtime Ocean County Leader Vicari Bids Farewell To Public Office
He’s been a fixture in county politics for more than four decades and his name was conspicuously absent from the ballot this year in the slot of Ocean County Commissioner. Joseph H. Vicari, the longest serving freeholder/commissioner in the state, is saying farewell. He first became freeholder in 1982. His sunset from public office however comes wi...
Italy, US to enhance space talks, deepen cooperation
The United States and Italy are set to hold the first one-on-one space dialogue in 2024 “with a particular emphasis on innovative industry,” said Chirag Parikh, the White House National Space Council Executive Secretary, on Friday. He announced this alongside the Italian Ambassador to the US, Mariangela Zappia, during the Italian National Space Day...
Cultural and economic collaboration the focus of Amb. Zappia’s meeting with Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser
The Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, had a meeting yesterday with Mayor Muriel Bowser, in office since 2015, aimed at strengthening collaboration with the American capital in all areas. The Ambassador and the Mayor made state of the excellent level of cultural collaboration – the city hosted in 2023 alone Italian exhibit...
Visit to Washington by the delegation of the Friendship Section with the USA of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
The visit to Washington DC of the Italy-United States Bilateral Friendship Section of the Italian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union ended on Thursday. The delegation, assisted by the Ambassador of Italy, Mariangela Zappia, was composed of the President of the Italian UIP Group Sen. Pier Ferdinando Casini, the President of the Bilateral Friends...
More Italian businesses aiming to make Delaware County home
Two Delaware County commissioners went to Italy recently and returned with commitments from three Italian companies to invest in Delaware County. According to a press release from the county's economic development office, the Italian firms reached agreement with commissioners Shannon Henry and James King during an October visit. Henry, who is presi...
'Villa Firenze Contemporanea' highlights the excellence of Italian art and design
Villa Firenze Contemporanea, a showcase that was inaugurated on October 19, 2023, was born with the ambition of highlighting contemporary art and the excellence of Italian design, through a showcase for artists and designers as well as for companies, with an intent to strengthen their role in this important market. The one-of-a-kind project showcas...
Delaware County inks MOUs with Italian companies
Officials in Delaware County recently wrapped up a trip to northern Italy, and the visit proved fruitful. The county says three Italian companies have signed Memorandums of Understanding to either establish or grow their operations in the county. Delaware County Commissioners President Shannon Henry and Vice President James King visited with 25 fir...
Stellantis brand Fiat is getting into an unusual new venture
In a statement released on Oct. 25, the Italian carmaker is collaborating with regional real estate development, investment and property management company UNLMTD Real Estate for a unique development near the Hudson Waterfront in New Jersey. Dubbed the Fiat House, the namesake is not given to a large car with a Fiat badge, but rather a large, 300-...
United Airlines, in 2024 more flights from Italy to the United States. Rome-Washington twice daily
United Airlines has announced an expansion of its seasonal services from Italy to the United States for 2024. For the summer of 2024, direct seasonal service between Rome and Washington, D.C. will increase from once to twice daily, while seasonal flights from Rome to Chicago and San Francisco, Milan to Chicago, as well as Naples to New York/Newark...