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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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Italia - Incisa in Valdarno (Fi), 24/10/2009
Friday, 16 October 2009 22:31
Il Polo Lionello si arricchisce di una nuova azienda che opera nell'ambito sanitario
Inaugurazione della struttura sanitaria RISANA
Sabato 24 ottobre 2009,
ore 15.30-19.00
Polo “Lionello Bonfanti”
località Burchio - Incisa in Val d’Arno - FI
La cooperativa RISANA, fondata da 9 soci nel febbraio 2008, in attesa di stabilirsi nei locali del Polo, ha iniziato ad operare il 1 luglio 2008 in una sede provvisoria. Un po' di storia: dal 1998 uno studio dentistico situato ad Incisa Valdarno ha portato professionisti legati alla Cittadella di Loppiano a più diretto contatto con la realtà locale. Nel tempo si è andata consolidando una rete tra specialisti delle più diverse discipline mediche che è sfociata nel progetto del poliambulatorio.
L'assemblea dei soci E.di C. nomina il nuovo CdA
Monday, 01 June 2009 16:30
Sabato 23 maggio a Incisa Valdarno, presso la Sede del Polo Lionello Bonfanti
L'assemblea dei Soci della E.di C. nomina il nuovo CdA
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.
I soci presenti, oltre 250, hanno eletto all’unanimità il nuovo CdA composto da 9 persone. È stato un momento intenso e ricco di commozione per la partecipazione attiva di tutti e il passaggio del testimone da chi ha progettato e costruito il Polo, avviandolo nella sua attuale attività, a coloro che dovranno svilupparne le potenzialità e favorirne la crescita.
I neo eletti membri del Consiglio di Amministrazione della E.di C. Spa sono: Eva Gullo (Presidente), Paolo Maroncelli, Nicolò Blundo, Simone Bongini, Irene Giordano, Giacomo Linaro, Cesare Pastore, Giampaolo Rho, Giuliana Zubani.
La regola del 33%
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:38
Viaggio nel polo industriale più originale che ci sia
La regola del 33%
di Chiara Munafò
pubblicato su Business People 03/2010
È la legge dell'Economia di Comunione inventata da Chiara Lubich. Vicino a Firenze c'è un Polo di aziende che, credendoci, divide gli utili in tre parti uguali: per reinvestirli, per beneficienza e per la formazione. Vediamo se funziona.
Vuoi far crescere la tua attività? Destina un terzo dei profitti ai poveri, un terzo reinvestili nell’azienda e un terzo impiegalo per la formazione di un’umanità nuova.
È la regola dell’Economia di Comunione (EdC) un modello di impresa ideato da Chiara Lubich - la stessa che ha fondato il Movimento dei Focolari - e che viene applicata a Loppiano in provincia di Firenze.
Risana´s Bet
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 10:37
On October 24, at the "Lionelle Bonfanti" Industrial Park in Incisa Valdarno (Florence, Italy), the group practice Risana was inaugurated. The challenge of matching person-centeredness, medical science and economic sustainability
Risana´s Bet
By Amanda Cima
Published on www.cittanuova.it on 27/10/2009
Beyond every expectation, the hall quickly filled with almost 300 people. Many were those present at the inauguration of the group pract Risana, in the Lionello Bonfanti Industrial Park in Incisa Valdarno (Florence, Italy). Founded by nine associates in Febrary 2008, Risana is a cooperative begun from a dentist studio linked to the small town of Loppiano and which has formed a network of specialists in various medical disciplines since 1998. With this basis, the group practice project was consolidated and has been running since July of 2008 in a provisory headquarters.
RISANA: bringing reciprocity and communion to healthcare
Wednesday, 09 December 2009 17:27
Interview with Maria Tersa Fumi, president of the Poliambulatory Cooperative RISANA
RISANA: bringing reciprocity and communion to healthcare
By Antonella Ferrucci
On October 24, the Poliambulatory was inaugurated at the Lionello Bonfante Industrial park. Can you tell us something about it´s story?
RISANA was born in February, 2008. It currently has twenty associates and it´s adherence to the Economy of Comunion project is one of it´s particular characteristics and founding elements. Attention to those in need, to formation, to development of the business itself and the search for a model of participative management are the cornerstones of the cooperative.
The exhibition market "Come, Choose and Donate" was a success
Thursday, 10 December 2009 13:30
The exhibition market concluded with a great turn-out of visitors to the Polo Lionello Industrial Park
The exhibition market "Come, Choose and Donate" was a success
From December 5-8, the Lionello Bonfante Industrial Park opened it´s doors for the exhibition market, "Come, Choose and Donate". It was a proposal that combined economy with solidarity, involving 40 businesses of Valdarno who donated their products to be sold at the benefit of the victims of the earthquake in Abruzzo.
At the conclusion of the exhibition, we asked Paolo Maroncelli, the delegated administrator of the Lionello Industrial Park, how it went. "We´re very pleased with how things went," said Maroncelli. "Thanks to this initiative, the Industrial Park received many visitors from the surrounding area, and many of these came for the first time. They seemed happy for the chance to finally come and ´nose around´ inside the Polo Lionello."
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