Puerto Rico is on its way to break cruise passenger records for the second time in three years, Tourism Co. executives said Thursday, during the 23rd annual Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCAA) Cruise Conference and Trade Show in San Juan.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday a total of $43.2 million in Reemployment & Systems Integration National Dislocated Worker Grants to 43 states and territories to support and improve connectivity among existing workforce programs.
The current economic climate notwithstanding, the automotive industry continues to show a slow but steady sales pattern, with Toyota leading sales with its positive performance.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday the funding of a $6 million National Dislocated Worker Grant initial award to the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources to employ temporary workers to assist with recovery efforts after the Zika virus outbreak in the commonwealth.
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) announced Tuesday it will immediately proceed with the implementation of the Integrated Resource Plan, as modified by the Puerto Rico Energy Commission (PREC), which adopted key elements of its $2.4 billion capital investment plan.
I firmly believe that if entrepreneurs don’t rescue and use the huge amount of potential talent we have in our extremely high school dropout statistics, not only are we doomed to waste valuable resources, but we will also pay a huge social price.
The Savings and Loan Cooperative of Arecibo (CooPACA, for its Spanish acronym) announced Tuesday the reopening of its branch located in Cruce Dávila in the municipality of Barceloneta, after a $1 million investment.
The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), a coalition of the nation’s 40 preeminent Latino organizations, and ANIMUS have joined forces to share information about both the Latino Appointments Program and LatinasRepresent programs during the upcoming ANIMUS Summit.
Tampa-based Mark A. Tepper securities law firm announced Monday it is investigating alleged claims against brokers and financial advisors for recommending Puerto Rico General Obligations (GO) and/or Puerto Rico municipal bonds.
UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., announced Wednesday it is expanding its presence in Puerto Rico over the next three years with the establishment of an operations and supply chain business services center.
OFG Bancorp announced Tuesday that its subsidiary Oriental Bank’s outstanding participation in a line of credit to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) has been sold, thereby significantly reducing its direct exposure to Puerto Rico government related credits.
Life sciences giant Bayer inaugurated Tuesday two research and development facilities in Guánica and Sábana Grande, as part of an ongoing effort to contribute to the field of crop science, one of the company’s main business lines since it was established on the island 13 years ago.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Tuesday the availability of the mobile Global Entry enrollment center at the Cyril E. King Airport on Oct. 14.
Multinational Life Insurance Company announced Monday that A.M. Best, the international rating firm for the insurance industry, has affirmed the insurer’s B++ rating and revised the company’s “Long Term Issuer” credit rating from stable to positive.
Everybody is “waiting” for the Fiscal Control Board in hopes that it will “give” us something. It remains to be seen which programs they would implement, etc. But why can’t we do something for ourselves?
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