More than two months after Hurricane María struck Puerto Rico, thousands of local residents remain without drinking water or electricity.
The MCS Foundation announced that YMCA of the USA has raised $200,000, which the nonprofit’s creator, Medical Card Systems Inc., will match dollar-for-dollar to support disaster relief efforts to help individuals, families and the communities served through the YMCAs in Puerto Rico.
Pedro Fábregas, president of Dallas, TX-based Envoy, was chosen for the third year in a row as one of Dallas-Fort Worth’s top leaders in “D CEO” Magazine’s 2018 Dallas 500 special edition, honoring the most powerful business leaders in the area.
Puerto Rico-based Business Continuity Professionals (BCP) has been rewarded internationally for its excellence and innovation in business continuity services, the company confirmed.
Following an allocation of $8.7 million in federal funds disbursed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (ACT, per its Spanish acronym) will repair the traffic lights at 720 intersections affected by Hurricane María.
Fluor Corp. will host an open house Nov. 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its Guaynabo headquarters, for which it is inviting the community to learn more about efforts to help restore power to Puerto Rico.
After Hurricane María devastated vast portions of Puerto Rico, businesses and industry in local communities began coordinating with the government of Puerto Rico, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other federal agencies to fast-track efforts to revitalize and stimulate commerce on the island, the federal government entity said.
Service is an honor. It’s also an opportunity to effect change, to make progress, to develop possibilities. That’s why I’m so pleased to have joined the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE).
Insurance credit agency A.M. Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICR of “bbb+” of Puerto Rioc’s Trans-Oceanic Life Insurance Company. The outlook of the FSR remains stable.
Holidays can bring about stress any year, but hurricanes add a whole new level of uncertainty and frustration.
This week, World Central Kitchen, Chef José Andrés, and the network of chefs and volunteers will prepare and aim to serve 40,000 meals for families throughout the island including San Juan, Vieques, Naguabo, Adjuntas, Ponce, Dorado, Utuado, Aguadilla and Manatí.
Fluor Corporation announced the arrival of more than 400 pieces of essential construction and specialty equipment at a shipping terminal in Puerto Rico in support of its ongoing work restoring power on the hurricane-ravaged island.
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is providing $10.9 million in technical and financial assistance to help farmers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands repair damage and rebuild following hurricanes Irma and María, the agency announced.
A key element in government transparency is the availability of information about its work. To be able to show citizens what initiatives have been undertaken to improve the quality of life for all and periodically publishing relevant information on the sector that is being regulated.
An environmental and economic justice brigade led by Climate Justice Alliance (CJA), Greenpeace USA, Organización Boricuá (Puerto Rico), Just Transition Alliance and their partners in the “Our Power Puerto Rico” campaign arrived on the island to join just recovery efforts and assess the impact of the Jones Act.
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