Construction of the $49.5 million Hyatt Place Bayamón & Tropical Casino, which marks the return of the hotel chain to the island after a seven-year absence, was announced Monday by developers PRISA Group and McConnell Valdés Consulting Inc. during a news conference at the Science Park in Bayamón.
Puerto Rico consumers have become increasingly accepting of gift cards and now, instead of fighting traffic and crowds to pick one up, they can shop for them online at www.regalatogo.com.
Software giant Microsoft, in cooperation with nonprofit organization Trust for the Americas, recently donated $37,000 to open a new learning center at the Jane Stern Dorado Community Library.
T-Mobile USA Inc. announced Thursday plans to close seven call center facilities nationwide, resulting in the elimination of 1,900 jobs by summer. However, the cutbacks will not have any local effects, Jorge Martel, general manager of the wireless carrier’s local operations said.
The Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnership Authority announced Thursday it has opened the “Request for Qualifications” process to find a private entity to design, build, finance and maintain the proposed “Nuevo Comienzo” (New Beginning) juvenile social treatment facility in Yauco.
Despite the persistent rain, hundreds of volunteers from JetBlue Airways, stateside nonprofit KaBOOM! and Apoyo Empresarial for the Cantera Peninsula, came together Thursday to build a new playground for kids residing in the San Juan community.
The Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday it has been accredited as a “State Chamber” by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, becoming one of just six to be certified as such throughout the nation.
Frozen yogurt and smoothie chain Yogen Früz is not letting up on its plans to blanket the greater San Juan metropolitan area anytime soon, announcing the opening of its newest shop at the San Patricio Town Center in Guaynabo and plans for nine more locations before the summer.
Seven months after Banco Popular entered into an agreement with American Airlines Inc. to become the exclusive issuer of AAdvantage co-branded credit cards in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the acquisition of the Citi/AAdvantage co-branded credit card portfolio, the bank announced Wednesday the conversion has been completed.
Automaker Ford announced Wednesday it will extend the deadline to turn in proposals for its Conservation & Environmental Grants program to April 13, giving interested groups and organizations more time to work on their applications.
Discover and Evertec Inc. announced Wednesday they have entered into an agreement that allows financial institutions participating in the island’s electronic banking network, known as ATH, to issue PIN-based debit cards with signature functionality via the credit card company’s network.
Twenty local companies are in the running to win this year’s U.S. Secretary of Defense’s “Employer Support Freedom Award,” the agency’s highest recognition for employers supporting members of the National Guard and Reserve.
A gift is something that usually comes wrapped in colorful paper that more often than not gets ripped to shreds and thrown into the garbage. But what if those gifts could instead come swathed in colorful, luxurious scarves that could be reused and repurposed time and again?
As you are preparing your 2011 Puerto Rico tax forms, you are probably wondering which deductions are still allowed and which were eliminated. Well, if you are used to making charitable donations, you’re in luck!
Triple-S Salud unveiled Tuesday “More than 50 ways to live better,” an initiative that targets the “Baby Boomer” generation to help them live well during their retirement years.
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