Portland, Ore.-based Banfield Pet Hospital, considered one of the world’s largest veterinary practices, announced the opening of its first Puerto Rico location, in the San Patricio sector of Guaynabo. The new hospital is located inside PetSmart and will open in February 2014.
Good business people should always have an ear to the ground. Figuratively speaking, of course. In our day and information age, entrepreneurs must be tuned in to the Internet and its plethora of digital social platforms. An ear to the web, so to speak.
San Juan-based transaction processing firm EVERTEC Inc. announced Monday the start of an underwritten public offering of 15,287,473 shares of its common stock by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, LLC, Popular Inc., and certain company officers and employees.
Telecommunications provider Claro Puerto Rico announced Monday the expansion of its 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network to nine more municipalities in Puerto Rico, totaling 18 new additions in just seven weeks.
The fifth edition of the Puerto Rico Craft Fair drew about 10,000 people to the Convention Center this weekend to support the work of more than 250 artisans, who reported sales exceeding a combined $200,000.
A little over a year ago, I made a tough decision: I decided to leave my safe, secure job to pursue a master’s degree full-time in England. This is not the sort of choice one takes lightly. It takes extensive planning and considerable tenacity.
Southwest Airlines has acquired 12 takeoff and landing slots (for six round-trip flights) at New York's LaGuardia Airport being divested by American Airlines as part of its merger with U.S. Airways.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Aerostar Airport Holdings, the Puerto Rico Agriculture Department and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, joined in announcing Wednesday the implementation of the international “Travelers Don’t Pack a Pest” outreach program, a multi-agency initiative. The announcement was made at the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport.
The business world is becoming evermore digitized. Soon, old invoices, query letters, cancelled checks, or accounting records will no longer lay archived in those even older file drawers. Even the big stack of printed resumes has gone the way of the obsolete yellow pages book.
Meet Puerto Rico, formerly known as the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau, is welcoming 86 meeting and convention organizers during the second edition of the Puerto Rico Showcase & Travel Expo taking place this week.
As part of its commitment to social responsibility to the island, Scotiabank de Puerto Rico recently conducted a fundraising campaign through which it managed to raise $26,500 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday the availability of nearly $10.5 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture grants to help agriculture producers enter into value-added activities designed to give them a competitive business edge.
Telecommunications provider Claro recently announced the addition of 22 new high-definition channels and services to its IPTV paid television platform, launched commercially earlier this year.
Technology is always high up on the wish list during the Christmas season and what better way to save than to take advantage of the available sales and discounts on Black Friday.
For the 6th consecutive year, a 30-foot tall, traditional Christmas tree stands in the Parque Las Nereidas, across the street from La Concha Renaissance Resort, to usher in the holiday season, gifted by Renace Condado, a nonprofit, nonpartisan community action group dedicated to beautifying and improving the high-tourist zone, and co-sponsored by the Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital.
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