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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The “El Pon de Plaza” service offered at shopping center Plaza Las Américas carted its 25,000th passenger Tuesday, six months after the free transportation began in September 2013.
The Board of Directors of Bacardí Limited announced this week the departure of president and chief executive officer Ed Shirley, who will return to retirement after a 36-year career.
Puerto Rico is a hospitable place when it comes to protecting intellectual property (IP) rights, which coupled with incentives and favorable business conditions, make the island an attractive place to set up and expand high-tech firms, a study commissioned by Microsoft Corp. conducted by “The Economist” revealed Monday.
The government of Puerto Rico plans to spend $750,000 over a 12 month-period starting in June to open and run commercial offices in Colombia and Perú — and launch a magazine to document its actions — to drum up business in Latin America and establish the island as the bridge between that region, Europe and the United States.
The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico spent $2.6 million to pay for the services of two stateside law firms, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Proskauer & Rose LLP, seeking advice on “financing plans and other related matters.”
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will increase the number of agents in Puerto Rico and other jurisdictions by hiring a total of 2,000 additional agents, Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration Executive Director Juan E. Hernández announced.
A subsidiary of transportation and petroleum distribution company, Saltchuk Resources, has entered into a binding purchase and sale agreement to acquire Tropical Shipping and its related companies, it was announced Monday.
Claro and Samsung Electronics announced the arrival of the highly anticipated Galaxy S5 smartphone and accompanying Gear accessories, which the carrier is adding to its lineup before other local wireless competitors.
Sporting goods retail chain Sports Authority’s arrival to Puerto Rico coincides with a time of economic challenges for the island that also represent opportunities for a company that has been considering coming here for more than a decade.
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