HACEMOS, AT&T’s Hispanic/Latino Association, recently hosted the National High Technology Day, an event made possible through a mentorship program that promotes an environment through which participants can help each other find success. About 30 local high schoolers took part in this year's locally sponsored event.
Students from University High School at the University of Puerto Rico recently participated in the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia’s Global Economic Forum through an Internet2 connection established at the UPR-Río Piedras campus.
Hundreds of business owners took part in the “Entrepreneurs First” workshop hosted by FirstBank and the autonomous municipality of Caguas Tuesday, at the Centro Criollo de Ciencia y Tecnología (C3TEC) to learn about how to reinvent their businesses, educate themselves and strengthen local industries.
Banco Santander, through its global Santander Universidades division, will launch the third edition of the W30 Program: Developing Women Leaders in University Administration in partnership with UCLA Anderson School of Management to prepare women in university administration for leadership positions of increasing responsibility as the higher education landscape evolves.
Amid news of credit degradation, income tax increases, rumors of raises in the sales and use tax, and possible changes to the federal minimum wage, you can almost hear the groans of small and medium business owners throughout Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla, publicly expressed his full support to the Puerto Rico Medicare Coalition for Fairness’ efforts aimed at repairing disparities in Medicare funding to the island during the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce’s 2014 Health and Insurance conference that took place this week at the Condado Plaza Hilton hotel.
It is the question on everyone’s mind: How can we create wealth within the framework of Puerto Rico’s current economic situation? But why don’t we ask instead, How do we create wealth in Puerto Rico with our collective knowledge?
Some companies from the U.S. mainland operate in Puerto Rico directly vs. through Controlled Foreign Corporations. They pay federal income tax on their territorial income at the normal 35 percent rate.
The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (“GALA”) has added the Puerto Rican law firm Ferraiuoli LLC as a new member, effective Feb. 15. GALA is the leading network of advertising lawyers in the world.
The question for all digital business people always beckons. Should I learn Web coding and how much?
MSO of Puerto Rico Inc. President Raúl F. Montalvo announced the appointment of two executives to senior positions in the company:
Most manufacturing in Puerto Rico is done by subsidiaries of companies based in the States organized in foreign tax havens to avoid Commonwealth as well as federal taxes. Income of the subsidiaries is not federally taxed unless transferred to the parent company, when it would then owe the 35 percent corporate income tax rate.
Delta Air Lines will become the first U.S. global carrier to transition its SkyMiles frequent flyer program to one based on ticket price starting Jan. 1, 2015.
Wireless carrier AT&T announced Tuesday two new offers for international messaging and direct dial calling from the U.S., which seek to “deliver more value to customers who want to connect with family, friends and coworkers living abroad,” the company said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, joined in announcing Tuesday the implementation of the international Travelers Don’t Pack a Pest outreach program, a multi-agency initiative. The announcement was made at the Cyril E. King Airport in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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