Five nonprofits that either operate in or have ties with Puerto Rico have signed up for multi-year partnerships with the Medtronic Foundation to serve underserved and underrepresented K-12 students. The partnerships address the root cause of persistent inequities by creating opportunity for economic advancement and improving lives through science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. […]
The next edition of the World Travel & Tourism Council’s Sustainability and Investment Forum will take place in San Juan June 14, gathering world leaders in the field to analyze the challenges facing the sector. At a press conference in Spain, during the International Tourism Fair in Madrid (FITUR 2022) Puerto Rico Tourism Co. and […]
The USDA Rural Development allocated nearly $392 million to Puerto Rico in 2021 “to help ensure that rural residents and businesses have equitable access to housing, health care, economic development, and other essential services,” agency Under Secretary Xochitl Torres-Small announced. The funding came during the first year of the Biden-Harris administration. Luis R. García, acting […]
Emotions and consumers are an inseparable couple, but what is the real importance of emotions in the decision-making process? Are they always present or only in some products’ purchase process? Are companies gathering the appropriate information from the precise sources and with the appropriate technology? Neuromarketing has come to definitively stay in the market research […]
Discover Puerto Rico announced its partnership with the Pantone Color Institute to create a first of its kind color inspired by the hue of Puerto Rican sunlight. “Puerto Rico Sunshine,” a color created by Pantone, was developed based on the findings of Puerto Rican physicist and professor at the University of Puerto Rico Hector J. […]
Puerto Rico-based Hallo has been chosen as one of the Top 100 startups to compete and participate in the 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit Jan. 25-27 in the Tampla, FL innovation hub. The three-day event is powered by Established with Host Partner, Embarc Collective, and presented by title Sponsor, ReliaQuest, organizers said. Startup […]
El Portal de El Yunque has reopened nearly five years after Hurricane María destroyed it, following an $18.1 million investment by the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The recovery project has “a new focus on collaborative management with non-governmental organizations and broader community integration,” the agency stated. The project, which took 30 months to […]
The recent number of projects that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated to the government of Puerto Rico has exceeded 9,100, representing more than $25.9 billion in federal funds for the island’s recovery after Hurricane María, the agency stated. Hundreds of projects have already been completed while others are in the bidding and […]
SPONSORED POST Popular announced today the launch of a new digital platform where small business owners can apply for loans and lines of credit in an agile and convenient way. The platform includes an innovative, secure system designed so that customers can manage and check the status of their application online at any time, simplifying […]
CEMEX Puerto Rico has renewed its leasing contract for the facilities that it uses in San Juan’s Pier 16 for another 20 years, Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Joel Pizá announced. “The renewal of the contract to extend operations responds to the government’s vision to promote and implement recovery efforts efficiently and effectively, capitalizing […]
MCS recently established an alliance with the Plaza del Carmen Diagnostic and Treatment Center to inaugurate its first Excellence Clinic in Corozal. This urgent care center in the island’s central region will serve a population of around 250,000 people in Corozal and neighboring towns. In addition to the laboratory, urgent care room, pharmacy, vaccination, radiology […]
The eighth edition of the Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC) golf tournament will be held at the Grand Reserve Golf Club, Jan. 12-15, 2023, marking the first edition of the LAAC to be hosted in Puerto Rico. Championship organizers made the announcement during the 2022 LAAC currently underway at Casa de Campo’s Teeth of the […]
The confirmation of Puerto Rico’s debt restructuring plan is one of several positive circumstances that is positioning the island for an economic rebound in coming years, but which will require unity between the public and private sectors. José Rafael Fernández, CEO of OFG Bancorp, said Puerto Rico’s economy is already in a “very different situation” […]
The US Army Corps of Engineers has assigned some $230 million for improvements to the Caño Martín Peña, the San Juan Bay, and the Culebrinas River, as part of the Biden Administration’s Infrastructure Act. Of that amount, $163 million will go to restore the Caño Martín Peña and the nearby areas of the San Juan […]
The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. estimates that the economic impact resulting from the agreements reached during the International Tourism Fair (FITUR, in Spanish) event in Madrid, Spain will surpass $10 million through the potential alliances created. As part of the objectives set for this year, Tourism, together with Discover Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican […]
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