100 Amgen volunteers clean up Fajardo beach
June 4, 2013
Amgen employees from the Juncos plant and their families got together recently to clean up the coastline of the Cabezas de San Juan Natural Reserve’s beach in Fajardo.
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Banco Popular furthers USVI culinary arts
June 4, 2013
Two days of culinary demos and educational activities took place in the U.S. Virgin Islands late last month, during the annual “Ultimate Flavors of the Islands” event at the Frenchman’s Reef and Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort in St. Thomas and sponsored by Banco Popular.
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Blockbuster reportedly exiting Puerto Rico market
June 3, 2013
Movie and gaming retailer Blockbuster has spent the past three months quietly closing its stores in Puerto Rico, a market it could be possibly exiting by summer, this media outlet has learned.
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Announced manufacturing advisory council already existed
June 3, 2013
New governor, same announcement. During the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association’s annual convention this weekend, Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla signed an executive creating a manufacturing advisory council that resembles one endorsed in 2011 by his predecessor, former Gov. Luis Fortuño.
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A.M. Best affirms MAPFRE PRAICO’s ratings
June 3, 2013
Insurance industry credit ratings agency A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of MAPFRE PRAICO Insurance Company, its wholly owned subsidiary, MAPFRE Preferred Risk Insurance Company, and an affiliate, MAPFRE Pan American Insurance Company, collectively known as the MAPFRE PRAICO Group.
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2nd ‘Puerto Rico Radio Show’ set for the weekend
June 3, 2013
For the second consecutive year, Puerto Rico radio industry professionals are coming together to reaffirm the importance of radio and its standing as one of the island’s most influential media.
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Op-Ed: Reaching Puerto Ricans everywhere with a ‘parranda’
June 3, 2013
Parranda.org, a nonprofit created to help unite the “Greater Puerto Rico” — the 4.6 million in the states, an unknown number living in foreign countries, and the 3.7 million that remain in Puerto Rico — held a summit last week in which nearly 100 attendees from all walks of life produced a myriad of ideas to improve Puerto Rico, its economy and its collective life.
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SBA to honor top small businesses winners in D.C.
June 3, 2013
This isn’t like the competition we see on today’s popular entertainment television shows. No, it’s far more serious competition and recognition of small businesses that create jobs, produce revenue, lift local economies, support the local infrastructure and give back charitably to the communities where they live and work. It’s about the business of America.
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Rock Solid adds product to gov’t solutions portfolio
June 3, 2013
Rock Solid Technologies Inc., a Puerto Rican software development company, recently acquired the “Virtual Kollector” software product from Knowledge Power Group Inc. that allows online government tax collections, and facilitates other transactions.
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Heineken Int’l Regatta benefits hotels, businesses
June 3, 2013
The three-day Puerto Rico Heineken International Regatta, which took place over Memorial Day weekend in Palmas del Mar in Humacao represented an economic injection of more than $1 million into area hotels and businesses, event organizers said.
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Macy’s to open 2nd Puerto Rico store in Ponce
May 31, 2013
Twelve years after making its local debut, retailer Macy’s Inc. announced Friday plans to open a new store in Ponce, in the fall of 2015. The two-level, 150,000 square-foot store will be located in Plaza del Caribe, owned by Empresas Fonalledas.
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Guayacán prepares Puerto Rico companies to expand
May 31, 2013
The Guayacán Venture Accelerator will select 10 local companies next month to participate in advanced executive education and feedback from local and international investors to support their expansion within and outside of Puerto Rico. The GVA program is run by Grupo Guayacán Inc., a nonprofit Puerto Rican venture capital fund manager.
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Pridco marks 71 years of manufacturing history
May 31, 2013
The Puerto Rico Industrial Development Co. marked Thursday its 71st anniversary with an event coordinated by agency employees and dedicated to its first Executive Director, Teodoro Moscoso.
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Doral’s ‘Ruta Mujeres d Éxito’ returns this summer
May 31, 2013
Doral Bank announced Thursday the return of its “Ruta Mujeres d Éxito” educational initiative that supports professional and entrepreneurial women free of charge. The events will take place on Saturdays, June 8, 15, 22 and 29 at Doral’s Mayagüez, Ponce Town Center, Río Grande and San Juan (Roosevelt Avenue) branches from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Aspect Social software helps pull social media into mix
May 31, 2013
Aspect Software, a provider of next generation customer contact and enterprise workforce optimization, announced the launch of “Aspect Social,” a cloud-based offering that aligns interactions organizations have with customers on Facebook, Twitter, blogs and online communities with their overall customer contact operations.
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