Putney Capital Management, LLC announced Tuesday the acquisition of one of the main terminals for the reception, storage and distribution of cement in Puerto Rico, for $34 million.
The fourth edition of the Puerto Rico Restaurant Week event, slated to take place May 27-June 3 will feature 25 local eateries that will offer pre-fixe dinner menus for $28 or $38, with options for the appetizer, entrée and dessert.
Puerto Rico’s group business for this summer is starting off strong with 47 events, including, conferences, annual meetings and sports activities for this summer season Meet Puerto Rico president Milton Segarra said Tuesday.
Crowley Puerto Rico Services, Inc. announced Monday it “has further solidified its commitment to Puerto Rico” with the execution of a $48.5 million construction contract for a new pier at its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, along with a 30-year lease extension for the property with the Puerto Rico Ports Authority.
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found that security firm Alpha Guards Management failed to protect fair wages and benefits of 650 guards in Puerto Rico, owing them nearly $350,000 in back wages and damages.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the agency is making $30 million available to farmers, ranchers, and food entrepreneurs to develop new product lines.
In an age of ever-increasing distractions, quickly creating customer habits is an important characteristic of successful products, said Nir Eyal, the author of "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.”
Rincón Beach Resort, one of the most intimate and serene oceanfront boutique properties nestled in Puerto Rico’s west coast, has become the latest addition to Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ new distinctive Connect hotel collection.
As aptly described in Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs, this late genius of technological innovation was prone to deploying a “reality distortion field” to bend friends, foes and facts alike to his will.
Puerto Rico-based social impact consulting firm Impactivo has been approved for a $14,994 award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (known as PCORI) to support a project on Hispanic Communities Reducing Complications around Pregnancy and Childbirth.
Volaris, the ultra low cost Mexican airline servicing Mexico and the United States, announced Tuesday the introduction of new international service between Cancún and San Juan, starting July 2nd.
Nationwide Planning Associates, a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority-regulated broker-dealer, has entered the Puerto Rico market to offer its full-service financial model to individuals, businesses, financial intermediaries, and institutions.
Washington-based trade association Financial Services Roundtable recently recognized Popular Community Bank with a “Save 10” award for helping employees prepare for a secure retirement by enabling them to save 10 percent of their income.
AT&T said Monday it has invested nearly $290 million in its wireless and wired networks in Puerto Rico between 2012 through 2014, “driving a wide range of upgrades to reliability, coverage, speed and performance for residents and business customers.”
First BanCorp., the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico on Monday reported net income of $25.6 million for the first quarter of 2015, or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to $330.8 million, or $1.56 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2014 and $17.1 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2014.
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