Op-Ed: Changes and opportunities in Puerto Rico’s online tutoring business
July 14, 2020
It was March 14, 2020, when I first heard the news about an imminent lockdown for Puerto Rico. My first thoughts were my family and my tutoring business that had been open for only one month. My family’s health? My students? My income? Now what? With sadness and, at the same time with enthusiasm. I […]
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O’Reilly Auto Parts opening 1st store in Puerto Rico
July 13, 2020
Missouri-based auto parts retailer O’Reilly Auto Parts is opening its first store in Puerto Rico, on Route 2 in Hatillo, this media outlet learned. The store is in close proximity to two other auto parts stores that it would be competing against: Pep Boys and Advance Auto Parts. News is my Business reached out to […]
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Microsoft: Working remotely and returning to in-person work can be just as difficult
July 13, 2020
In the last four months, work has changed drastically, but will these changes persist into the future? To answer those questions, Microsoft developed the second Work Trend Index, combining insights from three sources: trends behind how customers use its tools; findings from a Harris Poll survey of more than 2,000 remote workers in six countries; […]
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Holberton School Puerto Rico opens call for September courses
July 13, 2020
Holberton School Puerto Rico, an academy specializing in technology, announced that its admission application process for classes starting Sept. 8 is currently open. So, people in Puerto Rico looking to develop their careers the area have until Aug. 7 to enroll, said Verónica Colón, director of Holberton School. “We’re very excited about the acceptance that […]
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CBP San Juan seizes 201 fake designer wallets, luxury watch
July 13, 2020
U.S. Customs and Border Protection San Juan Field Operations announced the seizure of 201 counterfeit designer wallets in a parcel box coming from Hong Kong via air courier. Another package had a luxury watch. The estimated manufacturer suggested retail price of the seized wallets is about $140,000, and $120,000 for the watch, had the goods been genuine, […]
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Medical cannabis company Tropizen relaunches edibles line
July 13, 2020
Tropizen, a licensed cultivator and manufacturer of medical cannabis products, announced the relaunch of its line of cannabis gummies, incorporating new products, ingredients, branding and packaging, along with improved flavors. The new cannabis infused gummies, manufactured in the company’s facilities located in the municipality of Canóvanas, feature updated product formulas with added all natural ingredients […]
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Entrepreneurs to open 15 Mr. Jeff laundry service locations in Puerto Rico
July 10, 2020
A group of Puerto Rican entrepreneurs announced the arrival to the island of Mr. Jeff, a home delivery laundry service franchise originated in Spain, with the first four of 15 planned locations already open for business. The Spanish startup currently has a presence in more than 27 countries around the world with more than 2,000 […]
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Salvation Army, FEMA partner to provide $20M+ to rehab hurricane-ravaged homes
July 10, 2020
More than 28,000 families in Puerto Rico have been able to rehabilitate their homes with voluntary help from The Salvation Army and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which have provided more than $20 million in household items. Through the Salvation Army’s House to Homes program, more than 80 nonprofits have reached out to families affected […]
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UPR-Mayagüez gets $300K grant to help region recover from COVID-19 economic impact
July 10, 2020
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced it is awarding a $300,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the University of Puerto Rico’s Mayagüez campus to boost its capacity to support regional economic development strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This investment comes at a crucial time to help Puerto Rico’s […]
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Bayer fund grants $20K to Puerto Rico NGOs for 2nd consecutive year
July 10, 2020
Local agricultural biotechnology company, Bayer Crop Science Puerto Rico, through its Bayer Fund Grants program, recently awarded local grant donations to local non-governmental organizations focused on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programs for the second consecutive year. The company awarded a total of $20,000 to the Sor Isolina Ferré Centers (CSIF, in Spanish) and […]
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico far from complying with United Nations’ Sustainable Goals Agenda
July 10, 2020
In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly held its Sustainable Development Summit. During said event, 17 objectives that make up its 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda were approved and adopted. Some 193 member countries ratified the route to a new paradigm of global development by laying out a path or blueprint for achieving it. What are […]
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Gasoline retailers hail new law banning refineries from operating gas stations
July 10, 2020
The Gasoline Retailers Association praised the approval of amendments to Law 3 of 1978, which regulates Puerto Rico’s gasoline sector to ban refineries from directly operating gasoline stations on the island. Among the amendments to the old law achieved through the new Law 60 of 2020 are: Redefining terms such as oil producer, wholesale distributor […]
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Restaurant sector leader urges ongoing compliance with safety protocols
July 10, 2020
Six weeks after the partial reopening of restaurant dining rooms after the lockdown called to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the Puerto Rico Restaurants Association, Marisol Vega, urged operators to uphold safety and hygiene protocols. The group known as ASORE in Spanish established its own set of guidelines based on Center for Disease […]
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EPA unveils tool to help water utilities assess financial impact of COVID-19
July 10, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a new tool to help water utilities assess the financial impact of COVID-19 on operations, as they continue to provide drinking water and critical wastewater services during the pandemic This new tool will help provide information about the financial and operational health of water utilities, which play an integral […]
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10 Puerto Rico co.’s secure SBA-backed PPP loans of between $5M-$10M
July 9, 2020
The U.S. Small Business Administration revealed it has guaranteed nearly 2,000 loans for between $150,000 and $10 million through its Payroll Protection Program in Puerto Rico, totaling a little more than $1 billion as of June 30. These loans are added to the nearly 36,000 SBA-backed loans of less than $150,000, which represent another $741.4 […]
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