Volunteers collect 1K pounds of garbage in La Perla area
April 14, 2014
More than 200 volunteers from Starbucks, Agua Sala Ministry, Club Sparta, and other organizations recently collected about 1,000 pounds of garbage from the beach bordering the La Perla community in Old San Juan during the sixth edition of the Jornada Eco Deportiva event.
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Lufthansa Technik to open $57M Aguadilla service center
April 11, 2014
Lufthansa Technik and the Puerto Rico government announced Thursday an agreement to create a new $57 million aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in Puerto Rico, which will service short-haul and medium-haul aircraft.
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Triple-S to offer cell phones to gov’t health plan recipients
April 11, 2014
Triple-S Salud will offer government health plan beneficiaries a cell phone that will allow them to care for and monitor their health conditions, the company announced Thursday.
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Op-Ed: Partnering to boost int’l supply chain security
April 11, 2014
Local news outlets have highlighted three consecutive incidents in which cargo filled containers were stolen from warehouses and facilities, later to be found empty at a remote location on the island.
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Banks join automakers in inaugurating new dealerships
April 11, 2014
Oriental Auto, a division of Oriental Financial Group, and FirstBank made back-to-back announcements this week of their support of the auto industry, partnering with them to open new dealerships this week.
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Homebuilders: End of ‘Mi Casa Propia’ will hurt sector
April 10, 2014
The head of the Homebuilders Association, Roberto Trápaga, warned Wednesday that funds that fuel the successful “Mi Casa Propia,” a government assistance program that provides mortgage assistance to working people with limited resources, are practically tapped out.
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Puerto Rico could reap $500M from recycling cans, bottles
April 10, 2014
Puerto Rico Solid Waste Authority officials said Wednesday that the island is losing out on some $500 million annually on processing recyclable containers — particularly aluminum cans and glass bottles — that end up in landfills.
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A.M. Best upgrades Atlantic Southern Insurance Co.
April 10, 2014
A.M. Best has upgraded Atlantic Southern Insurance Company’s financial strength rating to B++ (Good) from C++ (Marginal) and issuer credit rating to “bbb” from “b+.” The ratings have been removed from under review with positive implications and assigned a stable outlook, the agency said Wednesday.
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Safety Tracker Software LLC expands to Central America
April 10, 2014
Safety Tracker Software LLC, a Puerto Rico based technology start-up specializing in environmental, occupational health and safety software, announced it has expanded operations into the Central America region.
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Wyndham partners with DNER to protect sea turtles
April 10, 2014
The Wyndham Grand Río Mar Beach Resort & Spa, located along a pristine stretch of beach in Río Grande, has partnered with the Department of Natural & Environmental Resources to create a conservation program for sea turtles, which are currently in nesting season.
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Walmart receives recognition from Puerto Rico Products
April 10, 2014
The Puerto Rico Products Association recently bestowed its “Local Business Support Award” to Walmart, acknowledging its commitment to promoting local manufacturing and agriculture, thus supporting the island’s socio-economic development, the retailer’s Regional General Manager, Jaime Fernández, said Wednesday.
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Banco Santander challenges students to design F1 trophy
April 10, 2014
Banco Santander, through its Santander Universities Global Division, has challenged university students from all over the world to design the official Formula One trophy which will be presented to the British and German F1 Grand Prix winners.
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YTD revenue collections top $6B, but fall short in March
April 9, 2014
General Fund collections for the month of March totaled $785 million, down 9.7 percent when compared to the $1 billion on record for March 2013.
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Caguas waste transfer station gets $1.1M improvement
April 9, 2014
The municipality of Caguas and Waste Management inaugurated Tuesday the remodeled facilities of the waste transfer station, improved at a cost of $1.1 million in private funding.
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Popular gives clients free ads through new campaign
April 9, 2014
Popular Inc. announced Tuesday a new institutional campaign offering clients who use its Mi Banco services the chance to promote their businesses or entities for free through several outlets, bank officials said.
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