FirstBank announced it has granted Pentaq Manufacturing Corp.the first working capital line of credit of $4.5 million under the CAPLine program of the U. S. Small Business Administration.
With its new “Sé Imparable” initiative, Ford announced Tuesday it is looking for people in Puerto Rico who are “continually exceling and striving to improve other people’s lives as well as their own,” despite the island’s challenging economic and social environment.
A new study released Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed that the majority of Puerto Rico’s small businesses both in and outside the San Juan metropolitan area have few employees and annual revenues under $250,000, among other similarities.
Puerto Rico's traditional Medicare population is not representative of the island's much larger Medicare Advantage membership, questioning its use as the foundation for establishing MA benchmarks on the island.
This past weekend, this media outlet got the opportunity to test-drive this elegant, roomy and comfortable vehicle, taking in many of its family-friendly features.
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico on Saturday approved Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s request to extend the deadline in which to present the administration’s fiscal plan to Feb. 28.
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló sent a letter Wednesday to Acting-Secretary of Health and Human Services, Norris Cochran, advocating for increased funding to the Medicare Advantage plans operating in Puerto Rico, which serve over 570,000 elderly island residents including some of the most vulnerable among them.
Popular Inc. reported a net loss of $4.1 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2016, compared to net income of $46.8 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2016.
This edition of “Climbing the Corporate Ladder” includes appointments of executives in the fields of entertainment, finance and accounting, and insurance in Puerto Rico.
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico confirmed Tuesday it will hold its fourth Board meeting in Puerto Rico on Jan. 28 at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at El Conquistador hotel in Fajardo.
Wireless sensors for soil, plant-based water filter for emerging markets and a mobile platform to borrow and share objects with your neighbors were among the 25 companies pitching to potential investors at Parallel 18’s Demo Day.
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico on Wednesday outlined the goals, objectives and parameters that must be included in the new administration’s fiscal plan, as well as its willingness to extend the deadline to submit the document and effect a moratorium on creditor lawsuits, subject to specific conditions.
The United Group of Automobile Importers predicted Wednesday that this year’s car sales will range from 82,000 to 84,000 units, a slight drop from 2016’s results.
USDA Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah announced Wednesday that the agency is accepting applications for the Community Connect Grant Program and Broadband Program for FY 2017.
The U.S. Small Business Administration is inviting funding proposals from nonprofit organizations, state, local and tribal government agencies, and institutions of higher learning to provide “Boots to Business” entrepreneurship training to service members, military spouses, and veterans.
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