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Only 8 months into his term as mayor of Medellín, tomato-throwing Daniel Quintero has managed to unite Paisas from labor unions to corporate giants against him.Multiple boards of directors have resigned, and Fitch has downgraded the city-owned utility's credit, citing 'governance...

Luis Fernando Rico, former general manager of another Colombian utility giant, Isagen along with the general manager of Colombian weekly newsmagazine Semana both rejected Quintero’s appointments, joining Claro Colombia CEO Juan Carlos Archila and Grupo Santo Domingo’s Alberto...

“The recent acts under your responsibility as manager of EPM, and being mayor, as the president of its board of directors, reconfirms to me that the necessary identity of principles no longer exist to continue acting in the representation of EPM, for that I am presenting my...

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...

Preciado took to Twitter to publicly reject the offer. Curiously these public rebukes took place after Quintero announced the appointments, leaving the question of whether he spoke to these individuals beforehand.

The decisions of Mayor Quintero and his CEO at EPM without having his Board of Directors present on one side; and on the other with a similar behavior in Route N put asunder respect for the institutions and good governance of both entities; valuable heritage of our community.

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.

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.

Finance Colombia's Loren Moss talks with Duleesha Kulasooriya, executive director of Deloitte's Center For The Edge on how disruptive transformation can benefit developing economies...but the right strategy is the key to success.

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.