Four Points by Sheraton Caguas nabs ‘Green Key Eco-Label’ award
February 14, 2013
The Four Points by Sheraton Caguas Real Hotel & Casino on Wednesday became the second hotel in Puerto Rico to receive the "Green Key Eco Label Award" environmental certification, an international recognition awarded by the Foundation for Environmental Education, an organization that currently certifies more than 2,000 tourism businesses in more than 38 countries worldwide.
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Op-Ed: Jones Act shackles Puerto Rico
February 14, 2013
The government of Jamaica announced Tuesday that the World Bank has agreed to provide technical assistance in respect of preparing a master plan to create a Caribbean logistics hub in anticipation of completion of the Panama Canal Expansion Project in 2015.
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Sharon Travel evolves, launches ‘12ofertas.com’
February 14, 2013
Sharon Travel, an agency with more than 25 years of service in the Puerto Rico market, recently launched 12ofertas.com, a new website offering discounted trips and packages for local and international destinations.
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Southwest Airlines launches 3-day fare sale
February 14, 2013
Southwest Airlines is giving customers “something to LUV” with a three-day fare sale that ends today at 11:59 p.m. in the originating city’s time zone.
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CNE: External regulatory board needed to run PREPA
February 13, 2013
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority needs to undergo profound changes to improve its fiscal situation and consumer services, something that could happen under the supervision of an external, independent regulatory board, members of the Center for a New Economy think tank said Tuesday.
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Disney Cruise Line picks San Juan as ’14 homeport
February 13, 2013
Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy and all of their friends aboard the Disney Magic will be calling Puerto Rico “home” for the first time in the fall of 2014, when the cruise line plans to sail out of the port of San Juan en route to the Southern Caribbean, company officials announced Tuesday.
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Neolpharma starts operations in Caguas
February 13, 2013
Less than four months after confirming plans to pick up the assets of the former Pfizer manufacturing plant in Caguas, Neolpharma officially inaugurated Tuesday its first operation on U.S. soil and the second established outside its native Mexico.
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Customs inspects millions of Valentine’s Day flowers
February 13, 2013
A day ahead of Valentine’s Day, when millions will express their love and appreciation for one another with flowers, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol detailed how it has been keeping busy inspecting shipments of imported cut flowers to prevent the spread of insects or pests that may damage national and local agriculture.
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Moneyhouse opens branches in Guaynabo, Orlando
February 13, 2013
Moneyhouse, Puerto Rico’s largest private equity lender and frontrunner in reverse mortgage closings, is marking its sixth anniversary with the recent opening of a new branch in Guaynabo, pushing the number of offices to eight in Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rico Minority Supplier Dev. Council sponsors ‘Opportunity Fair’
February 13, 2013
The Puerto Rico Minority Supplier Development Council Inc. will be sponsoring its “Opportunity Fair” next month to help local certified suppliers match and sell their products and services to representatives from multinational corporations.
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Gov’t creates task force to boost commercial ties with DR
February 12, 2013
Looking to boost exchanges in key areas such as agriculture, manufacturing and energy, and reestablish direct trade routes between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, the Department of Economic Development and Commerce has created a task force responsible for promoting commercial ties between the islands.
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EPA grants $250K for Puerto Rico wetlands protection
February 12, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $249,487 to the Puerto Rico Department of Environment and Natural Resources to support wetlands protection across the commonwealth.
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Guayacán, Pridco co-sponsor attendance to Babson symposium
February 12, 2013
For the 10th year in a row the Guayacán Center will be organizing and co-sponsoring an opportunity for members of Puerto Rico's academic and entrepreneurial communities to attend the “Price-Babson Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators” in Massachusetts in the Spring.
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Yogen Früz opens chain’s 17th store in Toa Alta
February 12, 2013
Frozen yogurt chain Yogen Früz is maintaining a steady growth pattern in Puerto Rico, where it recently opened its 17th store, at the Plaza Los Palacios mall in Toa Alta. The new retail outlet generates 15 jobs, company officials said.
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Governor signs ‘Jobs Now Act’ to create 50K jobs
February 11, 2013
Three weeks after announcing plans to submit legislation to spur job creation in Puerto Rico, Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla signed Sunday the “Jobs Now Act,” the tool his administration will rely on to create the 50,000 jobs he promised to promote during the first 18 months of his tenure.
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