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“God acts always” is the motto which Chiara Lubich gave to the Polo Lionello “to remind ourselves of the value which God gives to work, to man´s own creative ingenious”. It´s written on a plaque (sculpted by Benedetto Pietrogrande) hung near the building´s reception area.
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The Italian pole, inaugurated in October of 2006, is located in Incisa Val D´Arno, a few kilometers from the international small town of Loppiano (near Florence). The naming of the building after Magistrate Lionello Bonfanti, once responsible for the small town´s relationships with the local institutions, was in order to highlight that the building´s “vocation” is not only economic but “civil” as well. In fact, the 20 businesses (see below) there today present themselves as a community open to the region that has welcomed them and of which they are a living part.
Already from inauguration day (see photo of the inauguration) this characteristic has stood out through the presence of numerous civic and academic personalities, leaders of associations and institutions, among which are the then President of the Italian Council, Romano Prodi.
The dialogue, intensified during the visit of Dr. Claudio Martini, President of the Region of Tuscany and regional councilor of international cooperation Dr. Massimo Toschi, continues to be fruitful.
It is a very intense dialogue, involving various types of associations, particularly cooperatives that often hold their own meetings in the halls of the pole.
The center is also often full with people of the academic and formational circles, including university lecturers, visits from high schools, internships for entire classes, and specialized courses given by the EdiC SPA (the association which runs the building), which is accredited by the Tuscan region.
The 5640 shareholders of the Polo Lionello Bonfanti are witnesses of how many have believed in the project and have in some way wanted to make themselves protagonists despite the fact of not being entrepreneurs. A photograph of them would well describe the “poor but many” which Chiara Lubich once spoke about while describing the origins of the Economy of Communion.
The EdiC spa was instituted on October 13, 2001, and owes its name Lubich who was its first shareholder (see photo of the inauguration).
Today, the administrating council has ten members who will hold their office until December 31, 2008.
The park is also indebted to the many who offered their own sufferings and even their lives for its realization. In the name of all of them, we mention Iliana Pieri, who was the first to agree to insert her business there. The seminar hall has been dedicated to her and her husband Giovanni. (see photo of the inauguration).
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22-29 giugno 2011
The EdiC S.P.A. has given its website a new look, taking on an institutional aspect and generating a new and original instrument of communication dedicated solely to the Lionello Bonfanti Industrial Park. 
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The idea is that of a web site, 
There are 50 businesses that are preparing their stands in these days for the 2010 Expo, which will open its doors this September 16 at 15:00. It's a significant representation of businesses of civil economy and economy of communion that operate in Italy, and there is even one business from Malta. They are businesses that work in manufacturing, commerce, turism, services for people and businesses. The following list is ordered alfabetically. We'll be following this event on the website, so keep in tune. Good luck to the businesses that wanted to take this opportunity! On the website of Lionello Bonfanti business park, you can find the
Si riconoscono in tre macro aree d'impresa: agroalimentare, edilizia, servizi alle imprese, le prime 40 aziende italiane che hanno aderito alla Expo 2011, presso il 
Loppiano - It sometimes happens that a meeting leaves a mark. Yesterday afternoon, the Lionello Bonfanti Industrial Park hosted one of these rare meetings. Economist Luigino Bruni introduced the discussion on "The Idea of Community in Business Behavior", tracing the convergence and divergence between Adriano Olivetti´s thought (this year is the 500th anniversary of his death) and the reality of businesses of communion attested to by the Polo Lionello Bonfanti of Loppiano, home of the Economy of Communion. 
May 22, 2010, 10:00
Sabato 24 ottobre 2009,
Si terrà sabato 17 settembre al Polo Lionello Bonfanti, dalle 9.00 alle 17.00, la Convention Edc per l’Italia 2011, dedicata quest’anno ai 20 anni di Economia di Comunione appena “celebrati” in Brasile, dal titolo “20 anni di EdC: imprese, progetti, futuro”, mentre dal 15 al 18 settembre torna l’ Expo delle aziende dell’economia civile e di comunione, in una doppia veste che vuol essere spazio espositivo e d’incontro, con mostre e tavole rotonde per aziende alla ricerca di idee e progetti, volti ad un’economia più al servizio dell’uomo. 
June 26, 2010, from 10:30 onwards
17 novembre 2010, ore 20.30
Everything will take place in a wider event, that of Loppiano lab, a new space for dialogue and comparisons, thought about in order create a network of ideas, practices, experiments, and questions in the field of current events, culture, education and economy in the viewpoint of fraternity. Loppiano Lab will take place from September 16 to the 19 through meetings, round tables, debates, business expositions at the Polo Lionello in the international small town of Loppiano (Florence, Italy), which for more than 40 years has been a laboratory of cohabitation and integration among peoples of different traditions, customs and religions.
Sabato 23 maggio 2009 si è svolta a Incisa Valdarno l'assemblea annuale della E.di C. SpA, la società che ha costruito e gestisce il Polo Lionello Bonfanti.
Perché è proprio una “Casa”, nel senso fisico di uno “spazio”, un laboratorio “nuovo” che si viene a creare al Polo; realizzato dall’Agenzia Formativa dell'E. di C. Spa insieme ad altri promotori, nasce allo scopo di realizzare formazione in campo educativo. In essa operano Associazioni ed esperti in questo ambito che offrono la propria competenza professionale partendo dal presupposto antropologico delle categorie della fraternità e della comunione, quale paradigma educativo che si vuole perseguire. 
Eva Gullo: Il 2010 è stato un anno interessante soprattutto perchè ha visto l’avvio di una serie di nuovi progetti: l’Agenzia Formativa, che progetta, promuove e realizza formazione su tematiche coerenti con i principi dell’EdC è uno di questi. In questo ambito è già stato realizzato -primo di una serie di quattro in diverse sedi della Provincia di Firenze- un corso sulla Green Economy, cioè sull’economia attenta all’ambiente: 40 i partecipanti, il massimo prevedibile, con prevalenza di giovani e donne.
“From this month at the Business Park, I will take with me the awareness of what it means to work, make sacrifices and therefore fight to get what you want. It also gave me the possibility to seriously think about my future!” writes Mariangela after a month of internship, that same girl who blushed on the first day just by saying her name.
On October 24, the Poliambulatory was inaugurated at the Lionello Bonfante Industrial park. Can you tell us something about it´s story? 
Terza sessione della Scuola Mediterranea di Economia Civile e di Comunione iniziata a Crotone nell'ottobre scorso, al Polo Lionello Bonfanti di Loppiano nei giorni tra il 3 ed il 6 gennaio: lo stage ha visto coinvolti 19 allievi oltre che in attività di formazione, anche momenti di conoscenza del Polo e della realtà imprenditoriale che vede coinvolte diverse imprese di vari settori.
From December 5-8, the Lionello Bonfante Industrial Park opened it´s doors for the exhibition market, "
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