Walmart launches 6-week fundraiser for San Jorge Children’s Foundation
May 13, 2013
Walmart Puerto Rico is sponsoring a six-week fundraising effort at all of its local stores, including Sam’s Club, Amigo and Súper Ahorros locations, in benefit of the San Jorge Children’s Foundation, the local member of the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals group.
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Villamil: Eliminating ‘B2B’ tax exemption ‘bad idea’
May 10, 2013
The Puerto Rican government’s proposal to eliminate the business-to-business sales tax exemption is not a good idea and does not guarantee the $800 million in new revenue Gov. García-Padilla’s administration has predicted, because oversight and collections related to these transactions is a difficult task to achieve, Economist José J. Villamil said Thursday.
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New pact strengthens PR/DR commercial ties
May 10, 2013
The governments of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic inked an agreement Thursday establishing a bilateral strategy that should spur projects to benefit both islands in education, agriculture, energy costs and tourism, Secretary of State David Bernier announced.
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1st university coffee tasting lab opens in UPR Utuado
May 10, 2013
Specialty Coffee Institute of the Caribbean, the island’s first university-run coffee tasting laboratory, was inaugurated Thursday at the University of Puerto Rico in Utuado, with the goal of fostering the development of high-quality coffee.
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New maritime shipper launching San Juan-Houston route
May 9, 2013
National Shipping of America announced Wednesday the start of the “Isla Verde Express,” a service that will connect Puerto Rico with the western United States via Houston every two weeks, staring May 29.
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Heads of Puerto Rico’s GDB, Treasury back in NY
May 9, 2013
Government Development Bank President Javier Ferrer and Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta- took off to New York Wednesday to meet with credit ratings agencies S&P, Fitch and Moody’s to continue informing on the administration’s efforts to stabilize the government's finances.
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FirstBank unveils brand ‘evolution’ campaign
May 9, 2013
“Emotions” — or the transformation of a frame of mind, typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the individual — is the title of FirstBank’s new brand campaign, representing the evolution of its previous institutional efforts.
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Appointments announced at Ford, Lexmark, Porta del Sol
May 9, 2013
Several executives were appointed to positions in Puerto Rico's public and private sectors this week.
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EPA provides $600K for Villalba clean-up
May 9, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it will assign $600,000 to help the community of Villalba asses and clean up abandoned and contaminated sites.
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SBA, Engineers to host business matchmaking event
May 9, 2013
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Puerto Rico Engineers and Land Surveyors will cosponsor the 9th annual Business Matchmaking Event to pair small firms with federal government agencies seeking vendors.
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Pasarell brothers faced-off at Royal Isabela golf tourney
May 9, 2013
The first Pasarell Cup golf tournament was held recently at the Golf Links at the Royal Isabela resort, a three-day event during which brothers and event captains Charlie and Stanley Pasarell faced off with their respective teams in Isabela.
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AT&T Puerto Rico launches 4G LTE in Vieques
May 8, 2013
Wireless carrier AT&T Puerto Rico announced today it has turned on 4G LTE service in Vieques, to offer customers the latest generation of wireless network technology.
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Claro Puerto Rico testing solar power at Vieques site
May 8, 2013
Claro de Puerto Rico announced Tuesday it has begun testing the benefits of using solar technology at its cellular towers, with the installation of the first such equipment at its cell site in Vieques. If successful, the pilot program could be expanded to the main island, company officials confirmed.
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PRMA ‘seeking solutions’ at its annual convention
May 8, 2013
The Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association is preparing to mark its 85th anniversary during this year’s annual convention, when it will focus on ramping up its search for solutions to the island’s development and competitiveness challenges.
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Open Mobile completes 3rd phase of network expansion
May 8, 2013
Wireless provider Open Mobile has completed the third phase of its 4G LTE network expansion project, at a cost of $100 million, to offer faster mobile broadband speeds and additional services, company officials announced Tuesday.
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