Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló signed Senate Bill 525 that creates the “Administrative Transformation of the Public Service Commission Law,” a statute that simplifies and standardizes requirements that any operator of passenger ground transportation must meet.
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Tuesday, along with Department of Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel A. Laboy, the 1st Invest Puerto Rico Forum, on Sept. 20-21.
Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón announced Tuesday awards adding up to more than $4.7 million for research on cerebral cancer at Caribbean Central University and for two research projects on evolutionary biology at the University of Puerto Rico.
Triple-S Management Corp. announced Tuesday consolidated revenues of $745.9 million and net income of $12.7 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, versus net income of $3.9 million, or $0.16 per diluted share for the same second quarter of 2016.
TITLE Boxing Club, a boutique boxing fitness franchise with more than 170 clubs across the U.S. mainland, announced Tuesday a new international deal that will bring the brand to Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released Tuesday a report titled, “A Discussion on the Future of Puerto Rico’s Economy.”
The Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF, by its Spanish acronym) on Tuesday announced it has ordered all department, agencies, public corporations and instrumentalities, as well as municipalities, to enact continuing disclosure policies and procedures based on the recommended best practices on or before Sept. 7, 2017.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a $2.8 million hazard mitigation project for the island’s southern coastal area, which considers its adaptive capacity, and uses surface and ground water to reduce the need for future water rationing in the town of Salinas.
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Vibra Inc., a reliability services company in the Caribbean and Latin America, will be hosting in September the 11th edition of the “Reliability World Caribbean 2017” conference in Puerto Rico, company officials announced.
Florida-based Silver Airways is looking to expand its Caribbean footprint through a partnership with San Juan-based Seaborne Airlines, the carrier announced.
Given the challenges and opportunities that new business models provide in the global tourism industry, Parallel 18 (P18) and the Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association (PRHTA) have established a collaboration agreement that will benefit startups that participate in the business accelerator and the members of the hotel association.
The Puerto Rico Consortium for Clinical Investigation (PRCCI) recently hosted the First Patient Advocacy Group Symposium in Puerto Rico to bring together various patient advocacy groups, patients, investigators and other individuals interested in finding innovative and joint solutions to improve the lives of Puerto Rican patients.
The Small Business and Technology Development Center will hold the “Think Big & Grow Smarter Business Summit” on Aug. 18 at the Hotel Condado Plaza, to celebrate its trajectory and contribution to the island’s socio-economic development over the past 20 years, said Carmen Martí, executive director of the SBTDC.
The Puerto Rico Association of Renewable Energy Contractors and Consultants warned Thursday of the possible demise of the government’s Green Energy Fund established in 2010 to incentivize the use of rooftop solar energy systems among residents and businesses.
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