Milan

Somma Hospital: change

The Regional President Maroni has announced that within the first half of 2015, POTs (Presidi Ospedalieri Territoriali - territorial hospitals) will be created. Also the Bellini will specialise in chronic diseases

Volandia

Volandia: success in 2014 and new logo

An important year for the flight museum that reported a growth in visitors and income. Unveiled the new logo and the new line of products with a big discount for Christmas

Economy

The Direct International Investments in province of Varese are increasing

An analysis of the chamber of commerce research department with Politecnico (engineering university) of Milan, reveals that one personnel in ten is employed in a company which collaborates with foreign countries. The investments of the 213 multinationals amount to 7.3 billion Euros. The presence of Chinese and Indian capital is increasing.

Economy

Single leadership for the Whirlpool-Indesit Company

In January 2015, Esther Berrozpe, the former President of Whirlpool EMEA, will be taking on the responsibility for the two industrial groups. Marco Milani, Indesit’s CEO, is resigning at the end of the year.

Varese

Two hundred thousand fake and dangerous objects seized by Revenue Guard Corps

Many Chinese products seized, 7 people reported and fines of over €100,000 issued: this is the result of the operation by Revenue Inspectors, to make Christmas safer.

Expo 2015

“Every Expo visitor will have to get involved in changing the world”

Eighty five kilos of food is how much each of us throws away every year. In order to combat this waste, the Barilla Centre for Food and Nutrition has produced a document, which will form the basis of the "Milan charter".

Varese

“We’re not slaves.” The protest by employees of the cooperatives at Malpensa

Many of them still have to receive their severance pay, arrears and redundancy payments. However, the latest news is of deductions on the pay slips, to recover the redundancy payments, which the employees never received from INPS.

Province

Collegiate church of Castiglione Olgiate is the “Heart Place” in the province of Varese

The votes for choosing Heart Places 2014, on the website of Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano (an Italian National Trust) are closed. According to provisional classifications, the church’s museum of Castiglione Olona, is fifteenth in Italy

Economics

National award for science education, Gioacchino Garofoli among the finalists

The lecturer in Economic Policy at Insubria University is competing with his book “Economics and Economic Policy in Italy. Italian economic development, from 1945 until today” (FrancoAngeli)

Tradate

Maugeri Crisis, “The Local Health Authority should not pay the money to the banks”

During the meeting with the representatives of Cgil, Cisl and Fials trade unions, the employees have requested that the stoppage of pay be terminated by avoiding the phase that involves the banks. “Cutting personnel costs aims at making the deal attractive for buyers,” trade unions said.

Varese

An excellent Christmas in Varese

Christmas in Varese powers up again: On Friday 5th December, the official start of the month of festivities, with the lights in the Giardini Estensi at 17:00. But events last until the Epiphany.

Photography competition

The Poretti brewery, in the Top Ten of Italian Liberty

The Liberty of Varese can also be found in the work of the winners of the Italian Liberty Photography Competition, the ceremony for which took place on Saturday, 29 November, at the Grand Hotel Da Vinci in Cesenatico. Tenth place went to a photograph taken by Roberto Colombo.