Saks, Nordstrom offer preview of 1st Puerto Rico stores
March 24, 2015
The two anchor tenants at The Mall of San Juan, Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom, offered a sneak peek on Monday into their first stores in Puerto Rico, both representing the lap of retail luxury.
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Gov’t, private sector present at SelectUSA ’15 summit
March 24, 2015
Members of Puerto Rico’s economic development team and private sector representatives will participate this week in the SelectUSA Investment Summit, hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce, to present a united front to promote foreign direct investment on the island.
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Meet Puerto Rico earns top meetings industry awards
March 24, 2015
Meet Puerto Rico has earned two top industry accolades by the readers of “Smart Meetings” and “SportsEvents Magazine,” two major meetings, conventions and event publications in the United States.
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AGC of Puerto Rico honored for charitable work in ’14
March 24, 2015
The AGC of Puerto Rico was honored Monday for helping to rebuild and renovate a local children’s hospital.
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The Mall of San Juan adds Bvlgari, Lululemon, more
March 23, 2015
The opening of The Mall of San Juan is in three days, and anticipation about the full list of first tenants is building up as the clock ticks away.
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Op-Ed: Small biz must export east to keep leadership
March 23, 2015
By 2030, more than 2 billion Asian consumers are expected to join the global middle class. In 15 years, the Asian market is projected to be six times larger than the U.S. market.
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Puma Energy buys Colombia’s Save Combustibles SAS
March 23, 2015
Puma Energy, the globally integrated midstream and downstream energy company, recently announced the acquisition of 100 percent of the shares of Save Combustibles, SAS, the purchase includes all its assets, sales and distribution facilities.
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Former HP exec Crespo to lead P.R. Science & Tech Trust
March 20, 2015
Luz A. “Lucy” Crespo, who for more than three decades climbed the executive ladder at Hewlett-Packard in Aguadilla and was the first woman to become president of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association, has been named the new CEO of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust.
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Crowley adds flat deck barge to Puerto Rico service
March 20, 2015
Just as Puerto Rico businesses are starting to feel the pinch of a slowdown in merchandise imports in the wake of Horizon Lines’ exit from the market, maritime shipper Crowley announced Thursday the addition of a new flat-deck barge capable of carrying up to 400 loads.
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EPA assigns $27M for clean water projects in Puerto Rico
March 20, 2015
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it has allotted $27 million to Puerto Rico to help finance improvements to water projects that are essential to protecting public health and the environment.
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CBP shuts down fruit, vegetable imports from DR
March 20, 2015
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s San Juan Office of Field Operations announced Thursday the enforcement of a federal quarantine order suspending imports of fruit and vegetables identified to be hosts of the Mediterranean fruit fly, known as “Medfly,” coming from the Dominican Republic.
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AbbVie pumping $30M into Barceloneta plant expansion
March 19, 2015
Global biopharmaceutical company AbbVie announced Wednesday the expansion of its Barceloneta plant, at a cost of $30 million, to add to Puerto Rico’s capabilities as a manufacturing destination for biotechnology.
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Study confirms Puerto Rico elderly facing ‘harsh reality’
March 19, 2015
A study released Wednesday by the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico on current conditions the island’s elderly population is facing revealed that 40 percent of seniors 65 and older have incomes that place them at the level of extreme poverty.
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T-Mobile looks to upend how businesses buy wireless
March 19, 2015
After grabbing roughly 100 percent of the industry’s postpaid phone growth in 2014, T-Mobile is now taking its surging revolt against what it calls “broken” U.S. wireless practices to a new front.
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Local, Food Network chefs headline Saborea culinary fest
March 18, 2015
The 8th edition of the Saborea Puerto Rico culinary event will feature some of the island’s top chefs, along with several Food Network personalities, who will gather in San Juan April 9-12, Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association President Clarisa Jiménez announced Tuesday.
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