Ford grants $40K for environmental conservation
December 11, 2014
Ten Puerto Rican nonprofit organizations will be expanding their environmental conservation efforts this year after being awarded a total of $40,000 through Ford Motor Company’s Environmental Grants Program.
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DDB Latina Puerto Rico shines in international awards
December 11, 2014
DDB Latina Puerto Rico upheld its successful track record in international competitions recently by being the most awarded local agency at the International Festival El Ojo de Iberoamérica, and the first to achieve gold awards in Graphic at the London International Awards (LIA) awards.
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AT&T opens new Caguas store in time for the holidays
December 11, 2014
AT&T recently opened a brand new company-owned retail store in Caguas just in time for holiday shoppers to check out the latest in devices, accessories and services, the company announced Wednesday.
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Liberty Puerto Rico to buy Choice Cable for $272.5M
December 10, 2014
Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC announced Wednesday that affiliates of its indirect majority shareholder, Liberty Global and its indirect minority shareholder, Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P., have entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the parent of Puerto Rico Cable Acquisition Company Inc., which does business as Choice Cable TV.
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PRIDCO, Honeywell break ground on high-tech lab
December 10, 2014
Honeywell Aerospace executives joined Puerto Rico government officials to break ground Tuesday on the construction of a new research and development laboratory that the company will operate in the northern municipality of Moca.
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Study: Banking clients ‘more satisfied’ with credit unions
December 10, 2014
Tired of ATM fees, overdraft penalties, charges for checking account maintenance, among other service expenses, customers are tilting more toward credit unions over commercial banks, the most recent report by the American Customer Satisfaction Index, overseen in Puerto Rico by Anderson Research International, concluded.
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JWT global ad agency looks to future as it turns 150
December 10, 2014
With innovation at the core of its 150th anniversary of JWT, the local team of JWT San Juan is getting ready to renew its commitment to the pioneering spirit that has distinguished the global agency since its founding by ad man J. Walter Thompson.
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EPA closes Vieques’ Playa Grande beach for investigation
December 10, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it is “closely monitoring” activities related to potential munitions debris spotted in the water off the shore of the Playa Grande beach area of the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge and urged residents and tourists to heed a local beach closing.
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UBS Puerto Rico slashes 40 jobs in restructuring
December 9, 2014
UBS Puerto Rico is cutting 40 out of 100 positions as part of a restructuring announced earlier this year that could also entail closing at least two of its five local offices. The layoffs are effective immediately.
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Panama’s U.S. ambassador offers upbeat outlook for ’15
December 9, 2014
WASHINGTON — Panama, host of the VII Summit of the Americas next April, will see its economy grow faster in 2015 than anywhere else in the Western Hemisphere.
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Science Trust touts successful ‘Startup Weekends’
December 9, 2014
As part of its mission to advance the island’s technological, scientific and business agenda, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust announced the achievements obtained from the Startup Weekends program at a closing ceremony last week.
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Molina Healthcare lands gov’t health program contract
December 9, 2014
Molina Healthcare Inc. announced Monday that its wholly owned subsidiary, Molina Healthcare of Puerto Rico Inc., has executed a contract with the Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration.
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Federal gov’t recognizes Triple-S health care quality
December 9, 2014
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management awarded a "Most Improved" category to Triple-S Salud as a result of its most recent report regarding the quality of health care offered.
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McCain blasts Jones Act as ‘contradictory’ to U.S. values
December 8, 2014
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) lashed out at the Jones Act during a panel at the Heritage Foundation, saying the 94-year-old maritime law is an anachronism that hurts U.S. farmers and manufacturers at the expense of foreign rivals.
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Top Cuban economist pessimistic on island’s prospects
December 8, 2014
WASHINGTON — One of Cuba’s top experts on international finance was decidedly pessimistic when discussing the island’s economic prospects at a recent conference in Washington.
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