Puerto Rican startups PRoduce, Uva! partner to deliver groceries
December 23, 2021
Online market PRoduce and delivery service Uva! have partnered to offer PRoduce purchase deliveries on-demand in the metropolitan area. This alliance between the two Puerto Rican startups seeks to offer greater convenience to consumers in the San Juan metropolitan area so that they can buy online and get their purchase delivered in less than an […]
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T-Mobile, Engine-4 partner with Caribbean Girl Scouts Council to promote STEM
December 22, 2021
T-Mobile and Engine-4 announced a collaborative partnership with the Caribbean Girl Scouts Council in Puerto Rico to equip the new generation with the technological know-how for a stronger and more resilient future. Participants will take STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) workshops, offered by the team of experts from Engine-4 and Niusx, at the T-Mobile […]
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New Fortress Energy awards scholarships to 20 Polytechnic University students
December 22, 2021
New Fortress Energy recently awarded scholarships to 20 engineering students from the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico to help them continue their educational journey, the company stated. The recipients of the 2021 NFE emPOWER Puerto Rico Scholarship are: Angel Guanill Medina, Anthony Encarnación Torres, Carlos Nieves Matos, Elisamuel Sosa Cintrón, Fabián García Romero, Fernando La […]
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SBTDC searches for inventors in Puerto Rico
December 22, 2021
The Puerto Rico Small Business and Technology Development Centers (SBTDC) of the InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico and the US Small Business Administration announced the launch of the PRidea program to boost the number of local inventors who can prepare effective proposals for federal funds that subsidize their ideas. The initiative seeks to train, advise, […]
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Banesco USA to get $238M from US Treasury’s Emergency Capital Investment program
December 21, 2021
Banesco USA announced has been approved to participate in the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP), for which it is eligible to receive an investment of up to $237.5 million. With the funds it will be able to increase lending to small and minority-owned businesses, and low- and moderate-income consumers in […]
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Habitat for Humanity delivers apartments in Santurce worth $1.9M to 12 families
December 21, 2021
The dream of homeownership became a reality for 12 families with the help of Habitat for Humanity of Puerto Rico, which delivered apartments worth a combined $1.9 million in Santurce. The investment was financed through a $50 million donation from biopharmaceutical company AbbVie. The project located on Ponce de León Ave. included the acquisition, rehabilitation, […]
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28 Puerto Rican startups ready to participate in 4th generation of pre18 program
December 21, 2021
Following five weeks of open calls and an extensive and competitive evaluation process, parallel18, an organization that belongs to the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, selected 28 Puerto Rican companies that will participate on the fourth generation of the local pre-acceleration program pre18, starting Jan. 24, 2022. With the slogan “Sácala del parque” […]
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SBA Puerto Rico partners with Friends of Puerto Rico
December 21, 2021
The U.S. Small Business Administration Puerto Rico/US Virgin Islands District Office signed a Strategic Alliance Memorandum (SAM) with Friends of Puerto Rico, a nonprofit that that supports the economic development of the people of Puerto Rico through entrepreneurial initiatives and education, which creates opportunities for women. SBA District Director Josué E. Rivera and Friends of […]
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Starbucks opens 1st drive-thru only store in Puerto Rico
December 21, 2021
Baristas del Caribe, LLC, the operating licensee of Starbucks in Puerto Rico, announced the opening of its first drive-thru only Starbucks store on the island. At 660 square feet, the Starbucks Dorado Express is in Dorado’s Maguayo sector. “This new store has been designed to provide a unique, convenient, safe and relaxed experience for our […]
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New Puerto Rico Rum Journey route promotes local distilleries
December 21, 2021
Puerto Rico Rum Journey, a tool to generate traffic and facilitate visiting different rum distilleries located throughout the Island, was unveiled recently to allow users to interact with seven distilleries, create a route of visits, and make reservations for excursions, tastings, seminars, and mixology classes, among other experiences. The app — available for download through Google Play and […]
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Puerto Rico Treasury processes 99% of returns filed this taxable year
December 20, 2021
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department confirmed that despite the need of more staff, close to 1.2 million income tax returns for individuals and corporations for taxable year 2020 have been processed, which represents 99% of the total returns filed. Of that total, about 1 million have received their refunds. “We have quickly disbursed close to […]
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DDEC, SBA urge SMEs and to apply for COVID-19 recovery loans before Dec. 31
December 20, 2021
The Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC, in Spanish) and the U.S. Small Business Administration are urging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and nonprofits to apply for the Economic Damage Disaster Loan if their operations have been hit by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic before the Dec. 31 deadline. On Oct. 8, the […]
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SBA Puerto Rico, USVI District seeks nominations for Small Business Week ’22
December 20, 2021
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the SBA Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands District are accepting nominations for national and local awards to be presented as part of National Small Business Week 2022, including the Small Businessperson of the Year award. The SBA has a dedicated website to download forms, criteria, and guidelines for submitting a […]
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Puerto Rico tourism industry recovers 96% of jobs lost with COVID-19
December 17, 2021
The strong 2021 reactivation of tourism in Puerto Rico allowed the industry to recover about 96% of the jobs lost in the Leisure and Hospitality sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, Discover Puerto Rico confirmed. Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that between March and April of 2020, the number of people […]
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Snabb partners with Health Gorilla to establish nat’l lab network in Chile
December 17, 2021
San Juan-based Health Gorilla, a provider of interoperability solutions in Latin America, and Snabb, a healthcare scheduling platform in Chile, have partnered to create one of the country’s first national laboratory networks. Snabb has built clinical partnerships with a variety of providers in Chile and allows patients to quickly schedule an appointment with any telehealth […]
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