EDB: $33M in farming loans approved since Jan. ’09
August 3, 2012
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank has approved $33 million in loans to island farmers since the current administration took over in 1999, agency President Ivonne Otero said Thursday.
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San Juan among favored Labor Day vacation spots
August 3, 2012
Online airfare search engine Fly.com unveiled Thursday North America’s top 10 most popular travel destinations for Labor Day, listing San Juan as the fourth favorite spot chosen based on data from more than 3 million user searches.
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Op-Ed: The role of strategy in your business vision
August 3, 2012
All of us entrepreneurs and leaders have something in common: we have a clear vision of where we want to take our businesses, markets, brands or teams. What is great about this vision is that it’s as unique as there are personalities in the world.
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Ford unveils 3rd-generation Escape
August 3, 2012
Ford Motor Company presented Thursday the 2013 model of its popular Escape SUV, which in its third generation features a fluid and dynamic design that is radically different from the boxy design of its predecessors.
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Oriental donates sneakers to residents of Casa Manuel Fernández Juncos shelter
August 3, 2012
As part as its commitment to support nonprofit organizations that help those in need, Oriental recently donated new sneakers to boys living at Casa Manuel Fernández Juncos.
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Residents, small businesses burn through $4M in solar energy subsidies
August 2, 2012
Puerto Rico home and small business owners burned through $4 million in subsidies offered through the Green Energy Fund for solar energy projects Wednesday, filing a record-setting 120 applications in 21 minutes, Energy Affairs Administration Executive Director Luis Bernal said.
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Triple-S Management reports $17M income for 2Q ’12
August 2, 2012
Triple-S Management Corporation, Puerto Rico’s largest managed care company announced Wednesday consolidated revenue of $623 million and operating income of $24.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012.
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SME opens nomination window for ‘Top Management’ awards
August 2, 2012
The Sales and Marketing Executives Association announced Wednesday the start of its nomination period for this year’s prestigious “Top Management” awards.
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Puerto Rico FY 2012 General Fund collections exceed goal by $10M
August 1, 2012
Treasury Secretary Juan Carlos Méndez confirmed Wednesday that General Fund collections for FY 2012 ending June 30 reached $8.6 billion, exceeding the government’s goals by $10 million.
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PRT asks for ‘transparency’ in Liberty-OneLink deal
August 1, 2012
Puerto Rico Telephone, which does business as Claro Puerto Rico, has drawn the line in the sand with regards to Liberty Puerto Rico’s proposed acquisition of OneLink Communications, asking the Telecommunications Regulatory Board for transparency in the process.
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Puma closes acquisition of Chevron’s assets in P.R., USVI
August 1, 2012
Six months after announcing its acquisition of Chevron’s fuel marketing and aviation businesses in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for an undisclosed amount, Puma Energy confirmed Tuesday it has wrapped the transaction.
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First BanCorp. reports $9.4M in 2Q profit, beating estimates
August 1, 2012
First BanCorp. reported better-than-expected second quarter results Tuesday, taking in $9.4 million in net income, a significant improvement over the $14.9 million net loss reported for the same year-ago quarter. The current results are also positive in comparison to the $13.2 million net loss reported during the first quarter of this year.
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66% of Puerto Ricans eat ‘street food’ at least once a week
August 1, 2012
It’s no secret that Puerto Ricans have a deep-rooted love affair with food, whether gourmet or straight off a food truck. A study released Tuesday by McCann Worldgroup Latin America confirmed that 66 percent of island residents chow down on so-called “street food” at least once a week, beating out the rest of the Latin American region.
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Green Energy Fund to dole out $4M in subsidies
July 31, 2012
The Puerto Rico Green Energy Fund will be assigning $4 million in subsidies to develop “green” projects for homes and small business island wide during an application process that starts tomorrow at 8 a.m.
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SBA names new deputy district director for Puerto Rico, USVI
July 31, 2012
U.S. Small Business Administration Region II Administrator Jorge Silva-Puras announced Monday the appointment of María de los Ángeles de Jesús as Deputy District Director for SBA’s Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands district office.
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