UN, UNICEF, WEF are most followed int’l orgs on social media
November 30, 2017
The United Nations and UNICEF are the two most followed international organizations on social media, with 16.9 and 16.3 million followers, respectively, on all platforms combined, according to the “Twiplomacy” study conducted by the Burson-Marsteller firm.
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USACE awards $93M in new contracts for PR’s ‘Operation Blue Roof’
November 30, 2017
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Mobile District, awarded a $93-million shared capacity contract to Power & Instrumentation Services Inc. and Ceres Caribe Inc.,
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Whitefish finishes work that should light up more of San Juan
November 30, 2017
Whitefish Energy crews have completed their repair work on the south-to-north 50900 transmission line.
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El San Juan Hotel to partially re-open earlier than anticipated
November 30, 2017
Following joint efforts between the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) and El San Juan Hotel, the property’s executives announced the hotel will partially reopen Dec. 4, earlier than originally anticipated.
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Op-Ed: Excluding PR from federal tax reform builds ‘economic wall’
November 30, 2017
The tax reform and the resulting economic development and job creation to our nation included in President Donald Trump’s campaign platform is the best we have seen in any presidential candidate in recent history.
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Conagra Brands, Chef Boyardee deliver 7K hot meals to PRicans in need
November 30, 2017
In the two months since Hurricane María devastated Puerto Rico, Conagra Brands and its main brand Chef Boyardee have served more than 7,000 hot meals to people living in communities in need, the company confirmed.
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Marriott Resort owners bet on PR tourism with plans for new $40M hotel
November 29, 2017
XLD Group, the Chinese investment firm that owns the Marriott Resort and Stellaris Casino in Condado, is so confident Puerto Rico’s tourism sector will bounce back after Hurricane María that it already has plans to build a second hotel, with a projected $40 million investment.
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Foundation for PR to manage United for PR grant applications
November 29, 2017
United for Puerto Rico reached an agreement with Foundation for Puerto Rico, through which the latter will provide technical and administrative support in a cost-efficient manner to increase the organization’s capacity and agility to process grant applications, the nonprofits announced.
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Scotiabank submits $2.2B offer to acquire BBVA’s shares in BBVA Chile
November 29, 2017
Scotiabank has submitted a binding offer to acquire Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.'s (BBVA) shares in BBVA Chile, which BBVA is willing to accept if BBVA's minority partner, the Said family, does not exercise its Right of First Refusal under the shareholders agreement between BBVA and the Said family, Scotiabank announced.
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Anheuser-Busch produces canned water for people affected by Hurricane María
November 29, 2017
More than two months after Hurricane María struck Puerto Rico, thousands of local residents remain without drinking water or electricity.
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Private sector backs Rosselló’s call urging Congress to insert PR in U.S. tax reform
November 28, 2017
Representatives from Puerto Rico’s private sector agreed Monday to back Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s urgent call to Congress to treat the island as a U.S. — not foreign — jurisdiction in the federal tax reform currently being discussed.
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FEMA Chief: ‘We’re bringing an unbelievable amount of common sense’ to PR recovery
November 28, 2017
As Puerto Rico begins to transition from the response phase to recovery, Michael Byrne, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s coordinating officer for Puerto Rico, said the process moving forward will include an “unbelievable amount of common sense” and experience from prior disasters to rebuild the island.
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MCS Foundation, YMCA wrap up $200K PR relief matching campaign
November 28, 2017
The MCS Foundation announced that YMCA of the USA has raised $200,000, which the nonprofit’s creator, Medical Card Systems Inc., will match dollar-for-dollar to support disaster relief efforts to help individuals, families and the communities served through the YMCAs in Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rican airline exec. honored in Dallas; Dedicates award to island
November 28, 2017
Pedro Fábregas, president of Dallas, TX-based Envoy, was chosen for the third year in a row as one of Dallas-Fort Worth’s top leaders in “D CEO” Magazine’s 2018 Dallas 500 special edition, honoring the most powerful business leaders in the area.
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PR-based Business Continuity Professionals gets int’l recognition
November 28, 2017
Puerto Rico-based Business Continuity Professionals (BCP) has been rewarded internationally for its excellence and innovation in business continuity services, the company confirmed.
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