1st AppCircus in P.R. happening jointly with Sacred Heart
November 13, 2015
AppCircus, a global event that gives participants the chance to showcase their “apps,” has launched its first call in Puerto Rico in December, in a joint effort with Sacred Heart University in Santurce.
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Moody’s says Puerto Rico ‘likely to default’ next month
November 12, 2015
Moody’s Investors Service on Wednesday released a report in which it predicted that Puerto Rico is “likely to default” on some of its debt service payments due in December, as “its liquidity pressure grows.”
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SBA ‘InnovateHER’ competition deadline is Nov. 13
November 12, 2015
The U.S. Small Business Administration is looking for business concepts having a positive impact on women and families through its “InnovateHER” competition that offers participants the chance to win up to $40,000 to develop projects.
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Seaborne Airlines hires Erie Aviation to upgrade planes
November 12, 2015
Seaborne Airlines has reached agreement with Erie Aviation Inc. to perform aircraft upgrades to its SAAB 340B cabins. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed Wednesday.
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St. Regis Bahía Beach Resort celebrates 5th anniversary
November 12, 2015
The St. Regis Bahía Beach Resort in Río Grande reached several milestones recently, as it marked its fifth anniversary and by announcing that, for five years in a row, the hotel received the prestigious Five Diamond certification given by AAA.
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19 co.’s graduate SBA’s Emerging Leaders ’15 training
November 11, 2015
The U. S. Small Business Administration Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands district office on Tuesday graduated 19 companies from the first ever Emerging Leaders training series delivered on the island.
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Realtors back bill excluding real estate services from tax
November 11, 2015
This week, National Association of Realtors President Chris Polychron and Puerto Rico Association of Realtors President Edgar Morales sent a letter to the island’s House of Representatives to show support for Bill PC2566, which would exclude real estate brokerage services from the commonwealth's Sales and Use Tax and the Value Added Tax.
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REGULATEL backs MOUs reached by PR with regulators
November 11, 2015
The Latin American Forum of Telecommunications Regulators (known as REGULATEL for its initials in Spanish) confirmed unopposed a pair of agreements of understanding reached with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and the Federal Communications Commission under the tenure of its chairman, Javier Rúa-Jovet.
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Triple-S Health enhances mobile app
November 11, 2015
The latest enhancement to the Triple-S Health mobile app gives users a more expansive overview of their plan usage.
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T-Mobile unleashes mobile video with ‘Binge On’ plan
November 11, 2015
At an event held in California on Tuesday, T-Mobile announced its 10th Un-carrier move, responding directly to a surging demand for mobile entertainment by unleashing mobile video.
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Ponterra Business Advisors expands to San Juan
November 11, 2015
Ponterra Business Advisors, a specialty travel, retail, foodservice and hospitality technology investment bank, has expanded its operations to San Juan, the company announced Tuesday.
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Perelló: ‘The only option P.R. has now is to negotiate’
November 10, 2015
Puerto Rico House Speaker Jaime Perelló said Monday the island’s “only option” regarding its $73 billion debt is continue moving on the path of negotiating with creditors.
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Liberty starts Choice Internet, phone platform switch
November 10, 2015
As part of its efforts to align its products and services, Liberty Puerto Rico has begun the migration of telephone and Internet customers belonging to the Choice platform to it’s own network.
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Bankers Association, FDIC offer educational seminar
November 10, 2015
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association, association with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, recently offered the 9th edition of the “Minority Depository Institution Training Seminar” on the island, trade group Executive Vice President Zoimé Álvarez-Rubio said.
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Toyota to open $1B artificial intelligence R&D company
November 10, 2015
Toyota Motor Corp. announced Monday it will establish a new company, Toyota Research Institute Inc., as an R&D enterprise with an initial focus on artificial intelligence and robotics, in Silicon Valley.
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