December 6, 2019
Empresas Caparra unveils $12M redevelopment of former Kmart space
December 6, 2019
El Mesón Sándwiches invests $1.5M to open P.R.’s 40th location in Caguas
December 5, 2019
U.S. Dept. of Justice awards $2.8M to promote public safety in P.R.
December 5, 2019
SBA issues final rule to expand HUBZone opportunities
December 5, 2019
Señor Paleta introduces seasonal holiday flavors to its lineup
ECONOMY
P.R.’s post-disaster recovery presents an ‘urgent need for housing’
The current phase of Puerto Rico’s post-disaster recovery will be defined primarily by the urgent need for housing, a panel of local and international experts convened by the Center for a New Economy to discuss housing policy in post-disaster contexts. Federal funding, such as the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds, will be instrumental in crafting policies that can address the impact of the storms on the island’s affordable housing stock while safeguarding the social fabric and financial stability of vulnerable communities, according to the panelists.
We’re ‘Hecho en Puerto Rico!’
TOURISM
AUTO
Hyundai inaugurates $700K parts and service warehouse
Hyundai of Puerto Rico announced the completion of $700,000 construction and expansion project for its parts and services warehouse in Cataño. The new space will be a key element in increasing th
August new car sales dip 10% year-over-year, trade group confirms
New car sales in Puerto Rico took a 10% dip in August when compared to the same month in 2018, the United Group of Automobile Importers confirmed. The organization known as GUIA for its initials i
Weekend Wheels: 1st-ever Toyota Corolla hybrid model is both stylish and sassy
The Toyota Corolla, one of the automaker’s most iconic and enduring models, has made an unforgettable entrance in 2020 with a reimagined and reconfigured design that combines style and sass — off
ENVIRONMENT
Two Puerto Rican projects were included in a list of 11 community environmental initiatives related to adaptation to extreme weather and meteorological events that will receive a combined $354,000 in grant support from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) within the framework of its North American Partnership for Environmental Community Action (NAPECA) program. A trilateral committee was in charge of selecting the 11 innovative projects that will benefit from grants for the 2019-2020 period, among which are the two that will be carried out in Puerto Rico by the Resilient Power Puerto Rico and The Ocean Foundation
