Sixteen students from the University of Puerto Rico’s Mayagüez campus will travel to Austin, Texas, for the 2014 American Solar Challenge, a competition that challenges teams of university students to design, build and race solar-powered vehicles.
Cities around the world are destined to become the biggest beneficiaries of the “Internet of Everything” thanks to the enormous possibilities that will automate their processes through the impact of connecting people, processes, data and things together on the same network and the value of this connectivity where "everything" is online and visible.
Declines in pricing of Puerto Rico bonds added further pressure to already depressed net asset values of Puerto Rico mutual funds, according to Fitch Ratings, which added that Fitch-rated Puerto Rico fund managers are reacting swiftly by adding to collateral supporting rated notes and deleveraging where needed.
International financial magazine “Euromoney” has named Santander the “Best Bank in Western Europe, Spain, Mexico and Argentina in its 2014 annual awards.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Wednesday announced it has lowered its rating on Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority's power revenue bonds four notches to “B-“ from “BB,” further deepening the agency’s credit woes.
Communities have certain niches that require special attention to achieve their balance. Technology centers offer disadvantaged communities the opportunity to access information technology and communication.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a legal settlement with W.R. Recycling of Cabo Rojo, the owner and operator of an auto crushing and scrap recycling business, resolving alleged violations of federal hazardous waste law.
The Puerto Rico National Culinary Team was crowned once again "Best Culinary Team in the Caribbean" at the Taste of the Caribbean competition held at the Hyatt Regency in Miami.
Microsoft Corp. has recognized local firm Fusionworks for its performance in the Latin America and Caribbean region, where won in the software provider’s Customer Relationship Management category, beating out 46 countries and territories in 34 categories evaluated, the company announced.
Red Mango has opened its second restaurant in Puerto Rico on Américo Miranda Avenue, creating 20 direct jobs and continuing with its plan to open eight local restaurants, plus franchises throughout the island.
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department announced Tuesday it has submitted the Commonwealth’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year 2012-2013 that ended June 30, 2013.
In line with its stance to protect the environment, and to mark “Environmental Awareness and Reflection” in Puerto Rico via its social responsibility program “Uno con el Ambiente,” FirstBank announced it has entered into a partnership with E-Cycling Puerto Rico Inc., Martin Peña Recicla, and Sun Colors graphic printers, to launch a cell phone recycling initiative.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced the launch of its new Latin America Human Resources Development Center (HRDC), located in the company's regional headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil.
Eleven companies have been selected to participate in Grupo Guayacán’s Guayacán Venture Accelerator, an executive education program designed for growing companies with proven business models, an established clientele, and a management team willing and able to effectively execute, in parallel with the program, the strategies derived from the each of the educational modules.
Shakespeare was right about one who protests too much: When denials are emphatic, it’s probably wise to believe the opposite.
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