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Just one day after the board of directors of Medellín utility EPM resigned in protest, Medellín technology incubator Ruta N’s entire board of directors, citing a lack of confidence in Quintero’s stewardship.

The board’s resignation left the utility’s CEO, Álvaro Guillermo Rendón trying to explain to the media and public why the entire board of directors resigning or the mayor’s actions are nothing to worry about.

Today, Medellín Mayor Daniel Quintero announced the appointment of Eleonora Betancur González as the new executive director of ACI Medellín, the city’s investment promotion agency.

Swiss cement company LafargeHolcim (SIX: CHF) has announced that it expects to invest more than 10 million dollars and generate close to 1,000 jobs in the medium term, as it expands its Shared Services operations located in the Ruta N Innovation District of Medellín, Colombia.

Medellín’s new mayor Daniel Quintero appointed attorney Álvaro Guillermo Rendón López as the new general manager of Colombia’s largest utility company Empresas Públicas de Medellín, or EPM. Rendón was installed on January 2, replacing outgoing engineer Jorgé Londoño De La Cuesta,...

Sunday’s local and gubernatorial elections in Colombia saw stunning defeats for the Centro Democratico, the political party of both current President Ivan Duque and former president Alvaro Uribe. Far left senator and former revolutionary militant Gustavo Petro also saw his hand...