The Puerto Rico office of the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Puerto Rico Professional College of Engineers and Land Surveyors will cosponsor on May 8, the Annual Business Matchmaking Event both organizations have conducted jointly for the past eight years.
Auto executives serving the Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Island markets agreed Tuesday that the best time to buy a new car and invest in the auto industry is now, as the sector has upheld the momentum begun last year and is on track for improvement in 2012.
Banco Popular announced Tuesday the launch of its new mobile banking application for the iPhone and iPod touch, which will be available to download for on the Apple App Store, starting Thursday (Apr. 26).
Some 75 volunteers grouped under the Puerto Rico chapter of the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners recently participated in a cleanup effort of the Tortuguero Natural Reserve in Vega Baja.
Gov. Luis Fortuño unveiled Tuesday a $9.082 billion general fund budget proposal for fiscal 2013, representing a 2 percent reduction from the $9.260 billion budget in effect through June 30.
Sprint's network conversion is finally underway, a move stateside industry sources said Monday could lead to an August deployment of the 4G next-generation technology.
Oriental Financial Group Inc.'s conversion into a more traditional bank following the April 2010 acquisition of the defunct EuroBank seems to be going in the right direction, as on Monday the financial institution announced $9.5 million in income for the first quarter ended Mar. 31.
Banco Santander Puerto Rico announced Monday the availability of its new mobile banking service to offer a host of features to smartphones customers with Internet access.
In keeping with its commitment to support local industry, Walmart Puerto Rico announced Monday an agreement whereby it will buy 100 percent of the Ultra High Temperature milk it sells on the island from Industrias Lecheras de Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico’s main broadband providers recently took part in the “IPv6 Workshop for Broadband Providers to begin preparing for the island’s transition to IPv6 — the next generation Internet Protocol.
Local franchisee Restaurant Operators Inc. announced Monday it has entered into an agreement with Darden Restaurants Inc. to develop and operate eight Olive Garden restaurants and a minimum of three additional LongHorn restaurants in Puerto Rico over the next seven years.
For each dollar invested in young participants of Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico’s programs, the island receives $2.86 in economic benefits, or a 186 percent return on investment, the nonprofit organization revealed recently after completing its first Social and Economic Impact Study for Puerto Rico.
More fires were reported in Puerto Rico last year than in 2010 but they spelled out lower financial losses, according to Puerto Rico Fire Department statistics.
Wireless telecommunications service and broadband provider Neptuno Networks recently moved its headquarters into a new 24,000 square-foot building in Metro Office Park in Guaynabo, following a $3 million investment, company president Pedro Andrés said.
Fueled by a recovering stateside economy and a string of renewable energy construction projects, Planning Board President Rubén Flores-Marzán said Thursday the island’s economy is improving at “a greater rate than expected,” projecting a 0.9 percent growth for Fiscal '12 that ends June 30.
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