The 5th edition of the Puerto Rico Open taking place in Río Grande through Sunday will generate some significant “greens” for the island, estimated at more than $4.7 million in direct benefits and more than $22 million in indirect economic activity, Tourism Company Executive Director Mario González-Lafuente said during a news conference Tuesday.
Some 500 T-Mobile employees and an additional 800 companions visited Puerto Rico recently as part of the sales and service incentive trip the wireless carrier offers its nationwide staff.
Puerto Rico’s hardware store market is about to add a new player with the arrival of Illinois-based Ace Hardware, which recently acquired the operations of True Value de Puerto Rico and its 13 stores, News is my Business learned. The financial terms of the agreement were not available Monday.