Construction activity exceeded $3.8 billion in fiscal 2011, which represents a $173.5 million year-over-year increase when compared to the prior 12-month period, Planning Board President Rubén Flores-Marzán said Thursday.
Through the "10 for the Scotiabank 10K" campaign and for the second consecutive year, 10 Scotiabank de Puerto Rico executives accepted the challenge to raise funds for 10 local nonprofits by walking or running the World's Best 10K race held late last month. Scotiabank is the event’s main sponsor.
Auto financing company Popular Auto is taking its portfolio of products and offers on the road, visiting dealerships from Río Piedras to Ceiba this weekend as part of its “Popular Auto in your dealer” campaign.
El Churrasco Deli Inc., operator of the wildly popular “El Churry” food trucks, is getting ready to open its first sit-down restaurant in the Cupey sector of San Juan in early April, company executives told News is my Business Wednesday.
The private-sector delegation headed by the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association that lobbied in Washington, D.C. last week in favor of the Puerto Rico Investment Promotion Act, asked members of Congress for a public hearing to discuss the effects of the proposal that seeks to jump-start the island’s economy.
It really, really unnerves me whenever a journalist or talk show host — especially on the radio — while criticizing or making fun of a politician’s discourse, event or photograph in the news media, almost always identifies the action as a “public relations gimmick” or “public relations stunt.”
Sea Star Line announced Wednesday it is implementing a 3.5 percent general rate increase effective April on shipments between U.S. maritime ports and Puerto Rico.
The possibility that the federal government will give the green light to expanding Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits to include restaurants is practically zero, as Congress is looking to make funding cuts to lessen the system’s impact on the national budget.
Footwear retailer Shoe Carnival’s planned entrance into the Puerto Rico market entails opening four stores that will create between 200 and 300 new jobs before the end of the year, Todd Beurman, senior vice president of marketing for the Indiana-based company told News is my Business Tuesday.
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.
The Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association called Gov. Luis Fortuño’s decision to move Mario González-Lafuente from his Tourism Company post to the head of the Roosevelt Roads Redevelopment Authority project a “grave mistake” that will affect the sector’s recent progress.
The Federal Communications Commission has granted a petition submitted by OneLink Communications late last year that could potentially represent savings for clients who pay monthly rental fees for their high-definition or DVR set-top boxes.
Carriers American Airlines and Delta Air Lines will offer roomier cabins and more flights, respectively, to customers traveling out of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina.
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