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Guest Editorial: Restore Confidence in Medellín

In recent weeks, the harmony of Medellin's governance with the city's civil society has been affected by a series of decisions originating from the Medellin mayor's office that interfere with the regulations and corporate governance of companies so emblematic of the city & the...

Posted On September 1, 2020

, By Sergio Escobar

Ventilator bellows as designed by Medellín's Innspiramed initiative. Photo courtesy: Ruta N

In A Rebuke To Mayor Daniel Quintero, Beverage Giant Postobón Withdraws From COVID-19 Pact With Medellín

Colombian soft drink producer Postobón has announced it is pulling out of the Innspiramed mechanical ventilator project due to concerns over governance and political intrigue following the resignation of the initiative’s manager Gabriel Sanchez, and Ruta-N’s entire board of...

Posted On August 18, 2020

, By Loren Moss

PionerasDev Wins $50,000 USD Grant From IBM For Developing Colombian Women In Programming

IBM has announced that it has awarded a $50,000 USD grant to Colombia-based PionerasDev, a nonprofit whose mission is to create and cultivate self-managed communities for women to learn and work on computer and web programming.

Posted On July 27, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Spirit Airlines Fined By US Government For Unethical Behavior, Violating Passenger Rights

Spirit was found guilty of undercompensating passengers, forcing them to sign untruthful documents, and denying their rights after overbooking flights.

Posted On June 23, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Viva Air Delivers Medical & Humanitarian Aid To Pandemic-Stricken Leticia, In Colombia’s Amazon

Fundación Viva Air, in alliance with the Antioquia Presente Corporation and other entities have operated a special flight to Leticia, Amazonas to deliver training personnel and 15 tons of food, medical equipment and other vital cargo. The low-cost airline’s charitable foundation...

Posted On May 19, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Viva Air Now Transporting Cargo For Humanitarian Deliveries In Passenger Cabin

Colombian airline Viva Air is now carrying humanitarian aid in empty passenger seats as well as cargo holds of its aircraft to supply food and school supplies to famine-stricken La Guajira

Posted On May 10, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Tecnoglass & Promigas Rescue Colombian Student Suffering Cancer From Kazan, Russia

Barranquilla medical student Valeria Lucia Guerrero has returned to Colombia from Kazan Russia for lymphoma treatment thanks to the help of Colombian corporations Promigas & Tecnoglass

Posted On May 4, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Fedex Launches Grant Program For Colombian Entrepreneurs

Fedex has announced that 10 deserving SMEs may compete to share a total of $66,767 USD worth of prize money based on innovative ideas.

Posted On May 4, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombian airline Viva Air is now carrying humanitarian aid in empty passenger seats as well as cargo holds of its aircraft to supply food and school supplies to famine-stricken La Guajira, Colombia

Viva Air Foundation Delivers 20 Tons Of Food To Colombia’s La Guajira Peninsula

Viva Air Foundation has transported 20 tons of food from Cali & Bogotá food banks to Riohacha in the La Guajira Peninsula for distribution to over 2,00 families in the drought and famine stricken region.

Posted On May 4, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Ruta-N Launches #InnovaPorLaVida Initiative To Seek Innovative Weapons Against COVID-19 Pandemic

Medellín’s entrepreneurship incubator Ruta-N has launched a participatory initiative that seeks to generate rapid solutions that contribute to prevention, care and control of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic.

Posted On April 13, 2020

, By Loren Moss