Committed to enrich and strengthen local communities, AT&T recently donated $40,000 to support Centros Sor Isolina Ferré’s educational programs for high school students.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding a $91,000 environmental education grant to the Universidad Metropolitana, known as UMET, to enhance environmental education for students islandwide.
San Juan-based security guard company Optimus Investigations Corp. and its owner Jorge Rivera-Berríos has been ordered to pay more than $166,000 in back wages and liquidate damages to 243 employees misclassified as independent contractors, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday.
With an investment of $2.5 million, Applebee’s will inaugurate its fifth restaurant on the island on Dec. 7, becoming the first market to introduce a new architectural design to be adopted by other restaurants nationwide.
Viking Ocean Cruises announced Tuesday it will expand its destination-focused cruising to North America and the Caribbean with five new itineraries launching in September 2016.
Puerto Rico’s economic activity increased by 1.0 percent on a year-over-year basis in October, and reflected a month-over-month increase of 0.2 percent, according to the Government Development Bank’s Economic Activity Index released Monday.
Small business owners across the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico are preparing for the most important shopping day of the year, “Small Business Saturday,” an event sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Seven organizations focused on environmental affairs will split more than $100,000 in funding from the Fundación Toyota Environmental Grants program, announced during the 18th edition of the automaker’s initiative.
JetBlue Airways, the largest airline in Puerto Rico, MasterCard and Banco Santander joined together to announce the first JetBlue LIVE concert experience in San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring singer Pedro Capó, on Dec. 3 at 4:30 p.m.
A survey of members of the United Retailers Association revealed that 50 percent think their sales will be better or the same as last year.
Liberty Puerto Rico recently made a $300,000 donation to 12 community organizations In Puerto Rico, gathered during its 19th annual Liberty Golf Invitational Tournament.
FirstBank announced Monday its recent partnership with nonprofit organization Siembra Vida, through its property donations program to develop and build a community agrotourism project in the Calvache sector of Rincón.
We’re nearing Black Friday, which means cybercriminals are lying in wait to take advantage of unwary buyers.
Triple-S recently opened a new $4 million service center in Ponce that will allow the company to expand operations in the area and offer all products from its health, life and property business lines under the same roof. “The new Ponce service center is part of a strategy to make available to plan members and […]
Online travel site CheapCaribbean.com announced Wednesday it will begin offering eight-day tours to Cuba in early 2016 jointly with Cuba Travel Services, a U.S.-based operator that charters flights from Miami to the neighboring island nation.
A Dow Jones/Factiva content provider since 2014
Subscribe to our Dollars & Sense podcast!
NIMB ON SOCIAL MEDIA