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SME digital study
Study: Puerto Rico Internet users growing, more ‘mobile’
May 17, 2013, 1 Comment

Internet engagement continues growing in "leaps and bounds" in Puerto Rico, reaching 57 percent of use among island resi ...

Labor Secretary-designate Vance Thomas (Credit: © Mauricio Pascual)
Puerto Rico’s jobless rate down to 13.7% in April as workforce shrinks
May 17, 2013, No Comments

Puerto Rico’s unemployment rate dropped to 13.7 percent in April, reaching the lowest level since 2008. However, Labor ...

From left: Eastern Region Business Development Center Director Hilda Ivette Santiago, Puerto Rico Trade Executive Director Francisco Chevere, Fajardo Mayor Anibal Meléndez, and Ángel Iglesias, president of the Fajardo Retailers Association.
Puerto Rico Trade opens office to serve eastern region
May 17, 2013, No Comments

Puerto Rico Trade Executive Director Francisco Chévere and Fajardo Mayor Aníbal Meléndez officially opened the new fa ...

Gov. García-Padilla offers details of Coviden's expansion in Ponce. (Credit: La Fortaleza/Jorge Santiago-Rivera)
Covidien, Coopervision to create 550 new jobs
May 16, 2013, No Comments

Medical device manufacturers Covidien in Ponce and CooperVision in Juana Díaz confirmed Wednesday separate expansions t ...

Moody's Investor Services New York headquarters.
Moody’s: Puerto Rico’s pension reform, IVU changes ‘credit positive’
May 16, 2013, No Comments

Credit ratings agency Moody’s Investor Service issued a report Wednesday saying that Commonwealth employee retirement ...

Damián Rubens, director of Labstore Argentina
Y&R launches ‘Labstore’ division to track shopper trends
May 16, 2013, No Comments

Young & Rubicam unveiled Wednesday its new shopper marketing division, known as Labstore, through which it will develop ...

Milton Segarra (Credit: © Mauricio Pascual)
Former tourism chief appointed to PRCB helm
May 16, 2013, No Comments

The Board of Directors of the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau announced Wednesday the appointment of Milton Segarra-Pancor ...

Agriculture Secretary Myrna Comas (center) signs agreements with coffee farmers.
Agriculture brews plan to boost Puerto Rico coffee sector
May 16, 2013, No Comments

Looking to rescue Puerto Rico’s dwindling coffee industry and increase production of the aromatic brew, Agriculture Se ...

Interjet landed on Puerto Rican soil for the first time Tuesday afternoon.
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet ‘warming up’ SJU route
May 15, 2013, No Comments

Mexico’s second largest air carrier, Interjet, made its debut in the Puerto Rico last night, with the arrival of its f ...

Gov. García-Padilla signs the trio of orders at the Puerto Rico Convention Center Tuesday.
Gov. signs 3 orders promoting renewable energy
May 15, 2013, No Comments

With the intention of promoting the development of alternative renewable energy sources, Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla ...