Tropizen launches Puerto Rican cannabis hot sauce in Mass.
March 13, 2020
Tropizen, a licensed cultivator and manufacturer of medical cannabis products, announced it will become the first to launch Puerto Rico–based cannabis products in the U.S. mainland, starting with its cannabis-infused hot sauce, which will soon be available at dispensaries in Massachusetts. The launch of the Tropizen Pique product is part of the company’s multi-state expansion […]
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P.R. Institute of Statistics chief says project pipeline is ‘packed’ in 2020
March 13, 2020
Newly confirmed Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Executive Director Orville Disdier sat down with Dollars and Sense to discuss the agency’s pipeline of projects for this year, including working alongside the U.S. Census for this year’s survey on the island, and working aggressively to shore up more funding from federal government and private sources to […]
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Ports boosts sanitary measures at Ponce, Aguadilla airports
March 12, 2020
As part of the precautionary measures that the Puerto Rico Ports Authority is taking to prevent the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Ponce and Aguadilla international airports, all public areas will be disinfected before and after each flight, both domestic and international, the agency’s Interim Executive Director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz confirmed. “Although we cannot prohibit the […]
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BurgerFi to open 1st restaurant in Guaynabo today
March 12, 2020
BurgerFi, one of the nation’s fastest-growing gourmet burger chains, is opening its first location of its fast-casual concept in Guaynabo, which is opening today. A second location will open by year’s end with several more projects being considered for 2021 across the island, the company said. As this media outlet first reported last year, the […]
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Learning Undefeated brings mobile STEM lab to southwestern Puerto Rico
March 12, 2020
Learning Undefeated, a nonprofit organization that provides life-changing STEM experiences for under-resourced communities, announced that for the first time it will provide mobile STEM lab resources outside the continental United States. Working in partnership with the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust, Learning Undefeated’s will take its MdBioLab to southwestern Puerto Rico, where it […]
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Op-Ed: Negative impact of ongoing changes to incentive programs
March 12, 2020
As one of the early applicants under Laws 20 and 22 of 2012, I can attest there was a certain apprehension towards potential changes to the laws that supposedly would be immutable. There was a perception that government had a history of changing the game and not honoring the letter, and even more important the […]
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Señor Paleta, Girls Scouts Team up to create new Samoa ‘flavor of the month’
March 12, 2020
The month of March has arrived, and with it, International Women’s Month. To commemorate the strength and power of women around the world, Señor Paleta teamed up with the Girl Scouts to create its new flavor of the month. The alliance resulted in the “Samoa” flavor inspired by one of the most popular Girl Scouts […]
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LuminAID, World Business Chicago send 1K solar lights to P.R. earthquake survivors
March 12, 2020
World Business Chicago and LuminAID have teamed up to send solar lanterns to the island, to help Puerto Rico’s earthquake survivors living in the island’s south and southwestern regions, many of which are still in shelters. “We’ve been hearing from our partners on the ground since January that the situation is still very difficult in […]
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American Airlines volunteers support Feeding America in Puerto Rico
March 12, 2020
American Airlines volunteers gathered at Food Bank of Puerto Rico to pack more than 46,000 pounds of food into 3,100 emergency food kits — all of which will be distributed to those impacted by the recent earthquakes that have devastated the island, the carrier said. “American has proudly served Puerto Rico for nearly 50 years. […]
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Events slated to take place in Puerto Rico nixed over COVID-19 concerns
March 11, 2020
Two major events scheduled to take place in Puerto Rico in coming weeks have been canceled as a result of global travel concerns amid the spread of the COVID-19 virus. While there have been a number of suspected cases reported in Puerto Rico, none have yet been confirmed as coronavirus patients. However, Tales of the […]
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FEMA, COR3 assign $37.8M in recovery funds, including Ponce Port repairs
March 11, 2020
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3, have destined an additional $37.8 million in funds for 116 recovery and reconstruction projects in Puerto Rico. The funds were approved between Feb. 28 and Mar. 6 and include more than $1.2 million for the Ponce Port Authority for repairs to the crane systems […]
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Feeding America CEO visits to inaugurate new $3M Food Bank of Puerto Rico HQs
March 11, 2020
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, traveled to Puerto Rico this week to inaugurate the new 30,600 square-foot facilities of the Food Bank of Puerto Rico in Carolina, at an investment of more than $3 million. Because Feeding America is the largest organization for the mitigation of hunger in the United States, her trip to […]
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U.S. Dept. of Labor offers guidance for preparing workplaces for coronavirus
March 11, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published “Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19” to help companies respond in the event of coronavirus in the workplace. The guidance was developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). The document provides practical guidance for preventing the […]
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PRMA: No. of P.R. co.’s with contingency plans to face potential COVID-19 outbreak ‘difficult to determine’
March 10, 2020
Knowing how many businesses in Puerto Rico have contingency plans in place to handle a possible outbreak of the COVID-19 virus is “difficult to determine,” the chairwoman of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association’s Occupational Health and Safety Committee, Tania Álvarez said. However, she confirmed most manufacturing plants have plans to protect their operations based on […]
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Better Business Bureau partners with SBA in P.R. to restore local presence
March 10, 2020
The Better Business Bureau of Southeast Florida signed an agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration in Puerto Rico, marking “a new stage for the BBB” in its mission to reestablish relations in the Puerto Rico area. As part of the strategic alliance, the BBB will provide the SBA with educational content for business, and […]
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