Puerto Rico P3 Authority moves on 4 key construction projects
June 27, 2013
The Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority board recently decided to move forward with the evaluation of four new construction priority projects, namely the commuter train from Caguas to San Juan, a new women’s correctional facility, a new men’s correctional facility, and the conversion to natural gas of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority power plants in San Juan and Palo Seco, government officials said Wednesday.
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Experts: Puerto Rico’s problems rooted in gov’t inability to change
June 27, 2013
Puerto Rico’s current economic situation is deep-rooted in the government’s inability to understand the gravity of the problem and the outcome of doing the same things over and over again, while expecting different results.
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Puerto Rico gov’t, companies to buy goods from Corp. of Industries for the Blind
June 27, 2013
Puerto Rico government agencies and big companies from the private sector are rallying to help people with disabilities through a two-fold initiative backed by the Family Department.
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4K-plus enroll in Puerto Rico ‘TweetMyJobs’ platform in 12 days
June 27, 2013
Just 12 days after the Puerto Rico government implanted the TweetMyJobs platform, some 4,497 people have registered on the website to start their search for jobs, the Economic Development and Commerce Department said Wednesday.
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Scotiabank grants $5M in financing to Auxilio Mutuo Hospital
June 27, 2013
Scotiabank de Puerto Rico recently granted $5 million in financing to Auxilio Mutuo Hospital to help purchase special Variam Medical Systems equipment for the institution’s radiotherapy center.
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Managing social media strategy requires training, proper software
June 26, 2013
The role that social media plays in today’s business world is gaining more ground with each passing day, making it crucial for companies to manage their online presence proactively and virtually in real-time.
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Op-Ed: Customer service – growth tool in a tough economy
June 26, 2013
Ana Mari Toro moved to Atlanta a year ago along with her husband, Eduardo, an ob-gyn, and their three children. While on vacation in Puerto Rico recently, she had a bad customer service experience at the largest mall cinema complex. After waiting in line for nearly half hour for an order, neither the employee, nor the manager could fulfill her request: nachos with cheese on the side and popcorn.
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AON Puerto Rico staff pitches in for ‘Global Service Day’
June 26, 2013
AON, a global provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human resources solutions and outsourcing services provider, recently brought together its employees and their families to celebrate its “Global Service Day” in Puerto Rico.
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Doral announces 1-for-20 reverse stock split
June 25, 2013
Doral Financial Corporation today announced a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of its common stock that will be effective June 28, at 4 p.m.
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Puerto Rican millionaires flocking to Scrub Island Resort
June 25, 2013
The Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina, a $150 million tourism/residential complex development named after its location on a 230-acre island by the same name a mile east from Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, is attracting Puerto Rico’s well-to-do to is pristine waters and posh amenities.
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Wendy’s Puerto Rico buys $12M in local goods annually
June 25, 2013
In its quest for freshness and to uphold high quality standards, Puerto Rico’s Wendy’s franchisee invests about $12 million a year in goods from local farmers and producers.
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AA, Seaborne Airlines announce codeshare deal
June 25, 2013
American Airlines announced Monday the launch of a new codeshare agreement with St. Croix-based Seaborne Airlines, providing customers access to six destinations in the Caribbean out of Puerto Rico.
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Chamber’s College chapter to host ‘Business Camp’
June 25, 2013
For the fifth consecutive year, the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce College Chapter will host its “Business Camp” during the group’s upcoming annual convention. The event will benefit 50 university students who will have the opportunity to visit four companies from different sectors on the island, learn their stories and interact with other young entrepreneurs.
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‘Follow2unfollow’ social media effort sweeps Cannes
June 25, 2013
“Follow2unfollow,” the Twitter-led campaign developed as a crime deterrent, won multiple Lion Awards recently at the Cannes Lions Festival in the south of France. The campaign, led by Starcom MediaVest Group Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rican government, won a Silver and a Bronze Public Relations Lions, a Bronze Promo & Activation Lion and a Bronze Media Lion.
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Puerto Rico programmers off to Russia for Microsoft Imagine Cup
June 25, 2013
The PsyTrack team, a group of programmers from various universities in Puerto Rico, will represent the island in the Microsoft Imagine Cup Software World Cup to be held July 8–11 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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