Applebee’s honoring military with free Vets Day dinner
November 6, 2012
Applebee’s in Puerto Rico is inviting veterans and active military personnel to a free meal on Veterans Day this Sunday at its Plaza Las Américas, Mayagüez and Dorado restaurants.
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Moca food plant gets $200K for ‘green’ energy system
November 5, 2012
Hacienda Gosen, a food processing plant in Moca, will receive a $200,000 subsidy from the Agriculture Department to establish a solar energy system and two other mechanisms to recycle vegetable oil and waste, the agency announced.
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Evertec gets 15-year tax break, to invest $200M in Puerto Rico
November 5, 2012
Evertec Group, LLC has received a 15-year tax grant from the Puerto Rico government under the Tax Incentive Act 73 of 2008, in exchange for several long-term commitments including a $200 million investment during the life of the benefit, company officials said.
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Popular launches Mi Banco ‘app’ for Android devices
November 5, 2012
Six months after introducing its mobile banking application for the iPhone and iPod touch, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico announced the launch of the version for Android devices.
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AT&T customers can text aid to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts
November 5, 2012
AT&T wireless customers seeking to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy along the hard-hit northeastern seaboard states can use their mobile devices to text donations to the American Red Cross, Salvation Army or American Humane Society, the carrier said.
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Scotiabank offers home-buying workshop
November 5, 2012
Scotiabank recently offered a workshop for customers and the general public on the steps to buy a property and the importance of establishing a budget.
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Liberty looks to take over OneLink this month
November 2, 2012
OneLink Communications will have a new owner before the end of November, when Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico expects to close its $585 million acquisition of the San Juan cable carrier and take over its operation, Naji Khoury, managing director of the buying company, said Thursday.
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Construction starts on $2M San Lorenzo hotel
November 2, 2012
The East-Central town of San Lorenzo is getting its first hotel in August 2013, with the completion of the Hacienda Muñoz Inn unveiled Thursday.
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Google: Puerto Rico searches peak as elections near
November 2, 2012
In the months leading up to the Nov. 6 elections, when Puerto Rico residents will decide this year’s heated race, Google searches on all matters related to the democratic process have been increasing by as much as 30 percent per week.
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Walmart opens $31M Toa Baja Supercenter
November 2, 2012
With an investment of more than $31 million — and the creation of 500 new jobs — Walmart Puerto Rico this week celebrated the opening of its new Supercenter in the town of Toa Baja.
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Popular Auto golf tourney raises $40K for charity
November 2, 2012
Popular Auto took to the golf course in Dorado earlier this month to raise money for a couple of nonprofit organizations, the El Ave María Children’s home and the Juan Ponce de León New School, which received $20,000 each.
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Southwest Airlines to start flying out of LMM in April
November 1, 2012
Southwest Airlines announced Thursday the start of new service between the the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina to Orlando and Tampa Bay, Florida starting April 2013.
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IHOP Puerto Rico owners file for Ch. 11 bankruptcy
November 1, 2012
Three years after entering the Puerto Rico market, Cousins International Food Corp., franchisees of the International House of Pancakes concept, better known as IHOP, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for its two restaurants in Caguas and Barceloneta.
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Microsoft opens 1st Puerto Rico store today
November 1, 2012
Looking to get “closer to its customers,” software giant Microsoft is wrapping many months of preparation to enter Puerto Rico’s retail market with the opening of its first store today on the first level of the Plaza Las Américas mall in Hato Rey.
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Motorola, Intel present ‘RAZRi’ to Puerto Rico market
November 1, 2012
The January marriage between Motorola Mobility — acquired last year by Google Inc. — and Intel has changed the way the former is designing its handsets, as it is now placing special emphasis on three key areas: speed, battery life, and integration of the Android operating system, Roberto Agostini, commercial director, Motorola Mobility Puerto Rico, said Wednesday.
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