Redesigned Nissan Murano ’15 hits Puerto Rico roads
February 26, 2015
Automaker Nissan is setting the bar high for the third generation, 2015 Murano mid-sized crossover, expecting it to sell at a rate of 60 units per month in Puerto Rico, Juan Santana-Chea, commercial director for the company, said Wednesday.
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Drinking water to be focus of AIDIS-Puerto Rico congress
February 26, 2015
Issues and challenges related to drinking water, climate change and its impact on water bodies, new water purification technologies will be some of the main discussions of the XII Puerto Rican Congress of Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences that will be held March 4-6 at the Metropolitan Campus of the Inter American University.
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Critical Hub extends Optico Fiber broadband service
February 25, 2015
Broadband service provider Critical Hub announced Tuesday it has opened more than 25 Optico Fiber “fiberhoods” in the San Juan area to provide gigabit-speed Internet.
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5 more tenants sign up to The Mall of San Juan mix
February 25, 2015
Camicissima Milano, Geox Shoes and Invicta Watches are the three most recent retailers adding their names to The Mall of San Juan’s tenant mix, this media outlet learned Tuesday. That drives the number of confirmed retailers to nearly three dozen.
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‘Productive financing’ driving social, economic dev’t
February 25, 2015
Productive financing, or financial products and services granted for the development of entrepreneurs who have no access to the conventional financial system, is the most effective way to fight poverty and inequality, said Manuel Méndez del Río, president of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation, during a conference this week.
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Exec Prouty extolls P.R.’s virtues as place to do business
February 25, 2015
The laws set forth by the current administration to lure investors and companies to Puerto Rico are not the only attractions the island has to offer, said Nicholas Prouty, CEO of Putnam Bridge Investments, to a roomful of business location experts and economic development professionals.
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Oriental Bank bets on youth for this year’s IRA push
February 25, 2015
Oriental Bank is kicking off this year’s IRA push with a multimedia campaign focusing on changing the younger population’s perception of the savings tool, which is usually associated with the older customer.
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T-Mobile marks a year of shaking up sector with growth
February 25, 2015
Wireless carrier T-Mobile on Tuesday marked a year since launching its “Libérate” campaign, through which it set out to shake up the industry by eliminating contracts and lowering average monthly rates by 15 percent, company officials said.
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Economists: Don’t tax education, fiscal growth plan vital
February 24, 2015
Several prominent Puerto Rican economists urged lawmakers on Monday to exempt educational institutions from the proposed 16 percent value-added tax being discussed as part of a sweeping tax reform for the island.
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Puma Energy expanding Puerto Rico operation in ’15
February 24, 2015
Puma Energy Caribe has ambitious plans on its horizon this year, including the expansion of its liquefied petroleum gas line and its vehicle service centers islandwide, Eduardo Galíndez, commercial manager for the petroleum company said Monday.
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Toyota among most admired companies in the world
February 24, 2015
Toyota topped this year’s list of “most admired automotive companies” in the world according to the results of the latest survey by business magazine “Fortune.”
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Dept. of Commerce hosts intellectual property seminar
February 24, 2015
Intellectual property rights experts from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office will be in Puerto Rico on Feb. 25 to offer information on how local businesses can protect their intellectual property rights when they are exporting their product and services to the U.S. mainland and overseas markets.
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Planning Board OKs $3B in location consultations in ’14
February 23, 2015
The Puerto Rico Planning Board informed that at the end of 2014 it had approved 52 location consultations, representing a future investment of $3 billion and the potential to create 25,000 jobs.
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PRHTA blasts Tourism Co.’s ‘unrealistic stance’ on VAT
February 23, 2015
The Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association blasted the Tourism Co.’s stand on the proposed value-added tax structure the government is proposing as part of a comprehensive tax reform, saying the agency should “evaluate all aspects that will affect the hospitality industry.”
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Minority suppliers, multinationals to meet this week
February 23, 2015
The Puerto Rico Minority Supplier Development Council will celebrate the 13th edition the “2015 Opportunity Fair,” under the slogan “Economic Revitalization in Motion” at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, Feb. 27 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the group announced.
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