USDA opens call for rural housing repair grant program
June 13, 2017
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development division announced Monday it is seeking applications for grants to make housing repairs for low and very-low-income rural residents through its Housing Preservation Grant Program.
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Architects, Landscape Architects to convene June 16-17
June 13, 2017
The Puerto Rico College of Architects and Landscape Architects will hold its 39th annual convention June 16-17, focusing on the theme of “With our boots on: Architecture and Landscape as an entity of Economic Development.”
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RadioShack brand to be auctioned in July
June 12, 2017
General Wireless IP Holdings LLC, which owns the RadioShack brand in the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe and other territories throughout the world, will auction its controlling interest in the brand, it announced.
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DMO incorporated at PR State Department
June 9, 2017
The creation of a Destination Marketing Organization for Puerto Rico is taking shape with the incorporation of the entity at the State Department, as the Corporation for the Promotion of Puerto Rico as a Destination Inc., Tourism Company officials confirmed Thursday.
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PPG completes ‘Colorful Communities’ project
June 9, 2017
As part of its global community engagement efforts, PPG announced Thursday the completion of a “Colorful Communities” project at the Puerto Rico Food Bank, which entailed more than 190 gallons of Glidden and PPG Paints products and some 35 PPG employees who volunteered to help restore and beautify the nonprofit organization’s facility.
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CBP at Plaza Las Américas to recruit agents, officers
June 9, 2017
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday it is recruiting for positions of border patrol agent, field operations officer, pilots and maritime agents throughout the United States.
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SJ metro area workers earn 40% below nat’l average
June 7, 2017
Workers in the San Juan-Carolina-Caguas area had an average hourly wage of $14.24 in May 2016, about 40 percent below the nationwide average of $23.86, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.
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Pravan Health Group, Putnam Bridge invest $3M in clinic
June 7, 2017
Pravan Health Group and Putnam Bridge unveiled Tuesday a new $3 million a new clinic at the Ciudadela complex in Santurce that aims to provide technology-driven and patient-centered access to health services based on an integrated model that incorporates wellness, preventive healthcare and urgent care.
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PR Consortium for Clinical Investigation allies with Yale
June 7, 2017
The Puerto Rico Consortium for Clinical Investigation (PRCCI) has entered into an agreement with Yale University Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI) regarding the provision of quality services.
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USDA opens call for community development grants
June 7, 2017
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday opened a call for grants to support economic development in rural communities.
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Evertec gets OK to buy Chile’s PayGroup for $40M
June 6, 2017
Evertec Inc. announced Monday that on June 1, 2017 it received U.S. federal bank regulatory approval to buy EFT Group S.A., a Chilean-based company known commercially as PayGroup at a purchase price of some $40 million.
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Tourist taxis support centralized public transportation
June 6, 2017
Members of the Puerto Rico Tourist Taxis Association on Monday expressed their support of House Bill 1084, which proposes adopting a law to centralize oversight and regulation of public transportation at the Public Service Commission.
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PR gov’t health officials: ’16 Zika epidemic is over
June 6, 2017
Puerto Rico Health Department officials confirmed Monday the end of the Zika epidemic on the island, saying levels have substantially decreased since the same reporting period in 2016, with approximately 10 cases reported in each four-week period since April 2017.
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T-Mobile unveils ‘DIGITS’ to free up phone numbers
June 6, 2017
Wireless carrier T-Mobile on Monday unveiled “DIGITS,” a new technology that breaks down the limitation of one number per phone and one phone per number. T-Mobile customer’s phone numbers will be upgraded to DIGITS for free — and customers can get another DIGITS line for $10 a month with AutoPay, company officials said.
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USDA celebrates ‘National Homeownership Month’
June 6, 2017
Acting Deputy Undersecretary for Rural Development Roger Glendenning kicked off on Monday “National Homeownership Month” to mark the contribution homeowners have made to communities throughout the United States mainland and its jurisdictions.
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