The Chinese foods giant Bright Food lands in Tuscany. The group, whose turnover exceeds 17 billion dollars and controls four companies quoted on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (Brightdairy, Jinfeng Wine, Shanghai Maling and Shanghai Haibo), has chosen Italy as one of the important points in its international expansion plan
Export, tourism, investments. These are the three factors allowing Tuscany to wade through the long economic crisis with better economic conditions than most of the other Italian regions, and that are maintaining Tuscany’s competitiveness abroad
The major players in the cruises sector are shining their spotlights on Livorno’s harbor. The value enhancements of the Tuscan port’s infrastructure deployed last fall with the new Cruise Terminal [Terminal Crociere] dedicated to services for passengers and crews are revamping the interest of international cruise operators
A €6 billion per year turnover; a strong vocation for exports; numerous centers of excellence, such as the Scuola Normale in Pisa, the IMT in Lucca and the Scuola Superiore S.Anna in Pisa; large international groups such as Glaxo and Eli Lilly
Follonica draws from its origins to help the local economy regain momentum through a series of projects that go well beyond a simple real-estate project
Pisa will host the 20th annual Small Engine Technology Conference dedicated to the small engines industry
An area, between Pisa and Livorno, characterized by the presence of international players; another, in the Valdera area, which has Europe’s principal 2-wheel group as a protagonist and through which works an intense system of suppliers
Florence showcases a former boarding school from the 1800’s, a railway area, an industrial complex in the heart of the city, a building from the 1800’s in the city’s exhibition zone, and a historical building close to Piazza Duomo that has fallen into disuse
For two days, Florence will serve as Europe’s ICT capital. Indeed, approximately 3,000 information & communication technology stakeholders are expected at the ICT Proposer’s Day, scheduled to take place on October 9th and 10th.
From the university to business, from innovation to company. When it comes to these axes – fundamental to the creation of competitive companies and to attract investors – Tuscany is not unprepared. It presents a strong institutional front, constituted by the abundance of academic institutions and research institutes focused on applied research, as well a strong business aspect, with some niche exemplars that benefit from technologies as well as highly qualified “Made in Tuscany” personnel.