Economists propose green energy policy for job, fiscal growth
September 7, 2018
The Puerto Rico Economists Association are promoting an “energetic transition” for the commonwealth based on the findings of a study that concludes doing so will bring fiscal prosperity and job growth.
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Brands Of will represent P.R. at the 2018 ‘TechCrunch Disrupt’ event
September 7, 2018
Brands Of, a local startup, was chosen to represent Puerto Rico at DISRUPT, the summit event of online publisher TechCrunch.
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Congress holds public hearing on the handling of disaster loans in P.R.
September 6, 2018
Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González, who is a Committee member, questioned why the SBA’s loan disbursement process has taken from one to six months.
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U.S. Department of Labor partners with P.R. agencies to share info, resources
September 6, 2018
The partnerships’ goals include providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access compliance outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders.
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Telenet donates laptops to P.R. public school students through Liberty Foundation
September 6, 2018
The donation of laptops was made through Telenet’s “Adopt a School” program and were delivered Wednesday by the Liberty Foundation, Liberty Puerto Rico’s nonprofit organization.
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Discover Puerto Rico provides complimentary tourism promotion tools
September 6, 2018
The toolkit contains before and after images of tourism sites in Puerto Rico as well as updated videos and photographs of various attractions to show the progress.
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SBA announces decrease in Surety Bond Guarantee fees
September 6, 2018
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the first fee decrease in Surety Bond Guarantees in 12 years.
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Arecibo Water Park reopens after a year of closure
September 6, 2018
Repairs entailed a $200,000 investment, which the town obtained from an advance from its insurance company.
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Oriental, WindMar Home join to offer financing service in P.R. for solar energy
September 5, 2018
Oriental announced an alliance with renewable energy company, WindMar Home, to offer —the first time in Puerto Rico — financing for solar energy products.
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Rosselló: 4 P3 project RFQ’s draw 24 responses from local, int’l groups
September 5, 2018
The four projects are the transformation of the maritime transportation system; water meter optimization system; energy storage; and student life.
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Triple-S Salud selects Abarca as PBM for commercial, Medicare lines
September 5, 2018
The agreement with Abarca is effective Jan. 1, 2019.
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Op-Ed: The banks, law firms, accountants and credit agencies that orchestrated P.R.’s $72B debt crisis
September 5, 2018
Many of these same lawyers, accountants, bankers and credit-rating experts continue to have the ear of the Puerto Rican government.
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PRHTA outlines initiatives for ‘Tourism Day’ on Sept. 6
September 5, 2018
The event will take place at the Intercontinental Hotel in Isla Verde, where the PRHTA will also host members of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association.
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Señor Paleta’s gourmet popsicles sailing to the Dominican Republic
September 5, 2018
The agreement marks another milestone for Señor Paleta’s expansion plans, company officials said.
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P.R.’s economic activity up 0.2% in July; down 0.3% year-over-year
September 4, 2018
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index reached a level of 121.9 in July 2018, representing an increase of 0.2 percent compared to June 2018 and a decrease of 0.3 percent when examined against July 2017.
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