Op-Ed: Puerto Rico’s reality distortion field
May 11, 2015
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.
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Impactivo gets $14K award to fight pregnancy issues
May 11, 2015
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.
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Airline Volaris launching Mexico-Puerto Rico route
May 6, 2015
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.
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Nationwide Planning enters Puerto Rico market
May 6, 2015
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.
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Popular Community Bank gets nod for backing savings
May 6, 2015
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.
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AT&T pumps $290M into Puerto Rico network in 3 yrs
May 5, 2015
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.”
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First BanCorp reports $25.6M in 1Q15 net income
May 5, 2015
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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Boys & Girls Club creates tourism development program
May 5, 2015
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico, along with the Department of Housing and the Public Housing Administration, recently re-inaugurated its first club at the Ernesto Ramos Antonini housing project in Río Piedras.
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USDA lists repossessed houses for sale in Puerto Rico
May 5, 2015
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office in Puerto Rico announced Monday the availability of repossessed homes for sale on the island.
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Guayacán hosts high-ranking SBA officer for workshop
May 4, 2015
Samuel J. Boyd, Jr. chief investment officer and director of program development of the office of investment and innovation at the Small Business Administration, visited Puerto Rico this past weekend to take part in a series of events hosted by Grupo Guayacán Inc. as part its ongoing efforts to promote a vibrant risk capital ecosystem on the island.
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DDB Latina Puerto Rico shines in FIAP competition
May 4, 2015
Advertising agency DDB Latina Puerto Rico won a Golden Sun award, three Silver Sun awards and a Bronze Sun award in the most important creative competition of the Spanish-and Portuguese-speaking markets, the Festival Iberoamericano de la Publicidad, for works created for its clients Unilever of Puerto Rico and the Department of Justice.
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LMM launches ‘Green Airport’ recycling program
April 29, 2015
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport officials, along with partners Hugo Neu Environmental, announced Tuesday the launching of “Green Airport, an initiative that promotes public awareness of the importance of recycling in Puerto Rico.
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Aon scholarship application deadline nears
April 29, 2015
Aon plc, a risk management, brokerage, reinsurance, and human resources consulting and outsourcing services firm, is inviting students to participate in its call for the Aon Scholarship Fund for Talented Students through the Puerto Rico Community Fund (FCPR, by its Spanish acronym). The outreach effort closes May 1, 2015.
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Greenbriar Capital to build 100MW solar project in P.R.
April 28, 2015
Greenbriar Capital Corp. announced Monday its partnership with Atherton Pacific Green of Newport Beach California for engineering, procurement, and construction of the 100 MW "Smart Grid" Montalva Photovoltaic Solar Project in Puerto Rico.
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EVERTEC announces new scholarship program
April 28, 2015
Transaction processing company EVERTEC Inc. announced Monday a new merit and needs based scholarship program, designed to recognize and reward Puerto Rico students who have demonstrated academic success, as well as significant accomplishments in community service.
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