Study: Some 60% of P.R.’s children living in poverty
June 14, 2017
Puerto Rican children and their families face significant economic distress, according to the 2017 Kids Count Data Book released Tuesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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Evertec launches ATH Móvil for Business service
June 14, 2017
ATH and electronic transaction processing company Evertec announced Tuesday the launch of ATH Móvil Business, a service that will enable small businesses to receive electronic payments in an easy and secure way in real time from any ATH Móvil user.
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USDA seeks to help socially disadvantaged rural farmers
June 14, 2017
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for grants to help socially disadvantaged agricultural producers and rural business owners.
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FIRST conference focuses on handling security breaches
June 13, 2017
The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) kicked off its 29th annual conference in Puerto Rico, with some 720 attendees from 68 countries.
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Op-Ed: It’s not just PROMESA…
June 13, 2017
In Puerto Rico we have focused so much on the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) that we seem to have forgotten that we are part of a much larger economy beyond our 100x35 and that what happens there has an impact on us.
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Global Shapers seeks millenials for survey on Puerto Rico
June 13, 2017
The San Juan Hub of Global Shapers organization launched for the second consecutive year a survey that gathers and analyzes the ideas and feelings about public policy among young adults between 18 and 34 years in Puerto Rico as part of the “Comovamospuertorico.com” project.
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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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