Tums Puerto Rico unveils new Facebook page
December 30, 2013
Puerto Rico has a new social networking space with new and up-to-date information about festivals, gastronomic events and entertainment in general with the official launch of Tums’ new Facebook page for the island market:.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility4474 Views
Puerto Rico’s “Lemon Law” still under evaluation
December 27, 2013
A House Bill that could pave the way for the creation and implementation of a “Lemon Law” for Puerto Rico is under evaluation, six months after public hearings for the measure that would help protect consumers from defective vehicles were held in early June, this media outlet has learned.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility19016 Views
Bella Group launches used cars roadside assistance plan
December 27, 2013
Bella Group, a Puerto Rican company dedicated to distributing and selling vehicles, has launched a roadside assistance program for used car owners, known as “Bella Pre-Owned Road Assistance.”
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility4204 Views
T-Mobile delivers Christmas cheer, lunch to homeless
December 23, 2013
Wireless carrier T-Mobile recently delivered its traditional Christmas lunch to some 375 homeless people who seek assistance from nonprofit shelter La Fondita de Jesús in Santurce.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3660 Views
GSK volunteers help preserve resources at Piñones beach
December 23, 2013
Some 60 GlaxoSmithKline employees recently partnered with Scuba Dogs Society and the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to clean up Piñones Beach through solid waste collection.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3732 Views
Syniverse to support LTE for Open Mobile in Puerto Rico
December 19, 2013
Puerto Rican mobile service provider Open Mobile has signed a multi-year agreement to renew existing services and to add services provided by Florida-based to better serve their LTE customers.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3353 Views
AT&T upgrades cells sites, expands coverage in USVI
December 17, 2013
Wireless carrier AT&T announced Monday it has added extra capacity to 28 cell sites in St. Thomas and St. Croix; upgraded five sites in St. John, St. Thomas and St. Croix with LTE technology; and activated a new cell site in St. Thomas in its ongoing efforts to enhance the wireless capacity and coverage of its mobile Internet network available in the neighboring island chain.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3661 Views
‘Practical Techie:’ Looking deep into the webbie mind
December 17, 2013
As the Internet expands and is populated by more and more users, as digital tools become ever more sophisticated and multi-purpose, the drive to get the business message out into the vastness of cyberspace — in an adequate fashion — is no easy task.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility2871 Views
Young Subway employees become newest entrepreneurs
December 13, 2013
Focused on making a better future for themselves and their loved ones, a group of Subway employees are today's most recent entrepreneurs thanks to their joint effort to create the "Sandwich Artists with Ambitions" initiative.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility5343 Views
8 yrs. later, construction to resume on Science City
December 12, 2013
Construction will resume on a project announced in October 2007, known as the Science City in Río Piedras, to provide Puerto Rico with the infrastructure to compete globally in the research industry and the development of new cancer treatments, Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla said Wednesday.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility4655 Views
Banfield Pet Hospital to open 1st branch in San Patricio
December 12, 2013
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.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility8037 Views
‘Practical Techie:’ Tuning in to web is good for business
December 11, 2013
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.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility2911 Views
EVERTEC launches sale of 15M shares of common stock
December 10, 2013
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.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3907 Views
Claro continues to expand its 4G LTE network
December 10, 2013
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.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3398 Views
Artisans reap $200K during Puerto Rico Craft Fair
December 10, 2013
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.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility4738 Views
A Dow Jones/Factiva content provider since 2014
Subscribe to our Dollars & Sense podcast!
NIMB ON SOCIAL MEDIA