The Puerto Rico Sales and Marketing Executives Association (SME, in Spanish) has opened the call for this year’s Excellence in Marketing awards, urging brands to participate in the different categories. Early-bird discounts will be offered for registrations submitted before Aug. 31, with the final submission deadline set for Sept. 17. Campaigns and initiatives are submitted […]
Following a $50 million expansion, medical device manufacturer Medtronic announced — accompanied by Gov. Pedro Pierluisi — the creation of more than 700 new direct and indirect jobs in the biosciences sector. In addition to the 575 new direct jobs (225 in the first phase and 350 in the second), another 200 jobs will be […]
Global marketing strategies change immensely every day. They depend on systems, services and applications that facilitate the interaction of brands with consumers. This is the case of the TikTok social platform, which has already become the most downloaded app throughout 2020 and so far in 2021. Given the boom that the TikTok social network has […]
The third stop of Puerto Rico Cocktail Week Isla will begin Aug. 16 at the Juana Díaz Cigars cigar bar in the historic Hotel Meliá in Ponce, with a schedule of seminars aimed at hospitality industry personnel, organizers confirmed. “Puerto Rico Cocktail Week Isla has become an enriching enjoyment of internal tourism on our beautiful […]
This week, we celebrate the role of Community Health Centers throughout Puerto Rico and the United States. Through in-person and virtual celebrations, we seek to elevate the outstanding work done by Community Health Centers in the past year, fighting on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic to keep our communities healthy and safe. In […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration bestowed a $90,297 grant to the Puerto Rico Small Business and Technology Development Centers to fund specialized training, mentoring, and technical assistance for research and development-focused small businesses under the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program. “We’re pleased that Puerto Rico SBTDC has been selected to receive a Fiscal ’22 FAST award. FAST grants […]
Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) Puerto Rico, a nonprofit organization that assembles local entrepreneurs and promotes among its members educational growth on the professional as well the personal levels, presented its new Board of Directors that will guide the institution for the 2021–2022 yearly cycle. Businessman Alberto Cruz took over the presidency along with the following Board […]
Talks with the governor to visits to rural communities were some of the experiences that defined the second edition of the José M. Berrocal Summer Internship, which wrapped up Aug. 6, Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF, in Spanish) Executive Director Omar Marrero confirmed. The summer internship brought together 14 university students from a […]
Net income accrued at the close of Fiscal 2021 totaled $11.7 billion, exceeding the projection by about $606.1 million or 5.5%, Puerto Rico Treasury Department Secretary Francisco Parés confirmed. Furthermore, he noted that the preliminary net income for June 2021 totaled $1.4 billion. This figure exceeded both the income for the same period during the […]
The modern vaccination system had its beginnings when in the 18th century Edward Jenner, an English doctor, pioneered the concept of vaccination by creating the smallpox vaccine. The name vaccine and vaccination derive from “Variolae, vaccinae,” the term created by Dr. Jenner to designate cowpox. Smallpox is a contagious, disfiguring, and often fatal disease that […]
Evertec Inc. announced that S&P Global Ratings has upgraded its issuer credit rating to ‘BB-‘/Stable Outlook from ‘B+’. As basis for its upgrade, S&P noted Evertec’s “conservative balance sheet and solid credit metrics while expanding revenue amid several external impacts including the COVID-19 pandemic.” S&P also cited its expectation that Evertec will generate consistent financial […]
Siblings Idian and Jariel Estrella — ages 12 and 9, respectively — founders and owners of the Limonadas con Amor y Propósito lemonade stand won the Lemonade Day Puerto Rico Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the nonprofit announced. More than 1,000 children participated in the third edition of the Lemonade Day Puerto Rico youth entrepreneurship […]
A new survey released by insurance firm Chubb concluded that business travelers around the world believe the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel restrictions have negatively impacted their effectiveness on the job as well as the ability of their employers to develop business, serve clients and maintain business relationships. Furthermore, business travelers said they “have personally missed traveling […]
Floods in Germany, wildfires in California, historic droughts in the western United States and Brazil, sargassum tides on the shores of Caribbean beaches, extreme heat in eastern Canada and Great Britain. These are just some of the effects that human life has on the planet. It is estimated that by the year 2100 heat waves […]
Aware of the high demand for mortgages and to expedite the process of qualifying for a mortgage loan, Oriental has developed a new digital solution for the benefit of those who are applying for a mortgage or refinancing a property. The new option streamlines the mortgage prequalification process, provides information about the process, and provides […]
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