Looking to lay the groundwork to advance the growth of the medicinal cannabis industry, Puerto Rico will host the second edition of Puerto Rico MedCann.Biz, an interdisciplinary forum that will bring together all the components of this new treatment alternative for patients with debilitating medical conditions in the island.
For the fifth straight year, Nissan has been recognized as one of the world’s most valuable brands according to the prestigious Best Global Brands Study by Interbrand, the world-leading brand consultancy.
When it made its debut a few years ago, it received critical acclaim as an affordable rear-wheel drive sports coupé; and now, for 2017, it features a new name, new image and improved performance. Scion FR-S today adopts a fresh identity as Toyota 86, thus making official its transition to the Toyota family.
Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC, operators of the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport, will be conducting a full-scale emergency exercise at the facility on Oct, 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., as required by federal aviation regulations.
Aon Hewitt, the global talent, retirement and health solutions business of Aon plc, inaugurated its new $8 million state-of-the-art employee benefits and human resources services call center facilities in San Juan.
Puerto Rico’s medical tourism recently nabbed the international spotlight, winning the 2016 Global Accreditation Destination of the Year Award from Medical Tourism Association (MTA) at the 9th World Medical Tourism Congress held in Washington DC last week.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting rural communities in Puerto Rico to apply for planning assistance to develop strategies that help grow the economy and revitalize downtown neighborhoods.
Brands of Puerto Rico is marking two important milestones — the launch of a new and improved platform created with users and consumers in mind, and an innovative program with corporate brands, which will integrate a wider range of products that Puerto Ricans living abroad have been longing for, project founders said Thursday.
The U.S. Census Bureau announced Thursday its participation in the upcoming two-day Hackathon, slated for Oct. 8-9, to share with participants how its statistics systems work.
The second installment of Liberty Puerto Rico’s institutional campaign “Creando conexiones” (Creating connections), tells the story of a family that adopts an abandoned dog.
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico announced Tuesday that it lost an appeal before a review board deciding over a dispute with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., representing a $55 million hit for the bank.
Arlet Aviation LLC, a Puerto Rican company dedicated to servicing the local and international aviation industry announced Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Heli-One as their representative in the Caribbean area.
PdMTech, a Puerto Rican engineering and predictive maintenance firm and the Condition Monitoring & Maintenance Institute, will sponsor a “Maintenance & Reliability Engineering Master Class” on Oct. 5-6, the companies announced Tuesday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection San Juan Field Operations announced today that 206 seizures where made of counterfeit products, valued at $1.5 million, which were illegally imported into Puerto Rico via international mail.
Creative industries — those dedicated to design, arts, media and services — generate nearly 70,000 jobs and $10 billion for the Puerto Rican economy, representing about 5.7% of sales generated by all companies on the island, the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute disclosed in a recent report.
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