UPS Foundation donates $76K to Puerto Rico nonprofits
November 1, 2013
As part of UPS’ community support efforts, four non-profit organizations in Puerto Rico received grants totaling $76,000 from The UPS Foundation
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15 Puerto Rico companies participate in Miami food show
October 30, 2013
Puerto Rico kicked up its export program a notch in October, fielding the largest government-backed delegation yet to a food industry show — 15 companies exhibiting their wares at a Miami Beach event.
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Impactivo offers service to help navigate Obamacare
October 30, 2013
The sweeping changes brought about by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are posing particular challenges to health care providers, insurers and employers in Puerto Rico, where there are notable variations to the applicability of the law.
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‘Practical Techie’: Gather your own business intelligence
October 30, 2013
What is the competition up to? The National Security Agency not withstanding, looking over one’s shoulder to check on the competition is always a practical procedure to help survive in the competitive world of business. Spying, it’s called.
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Hispanic Business Inc.: ‘AT&T best company for diversity’
October 25, 2013
AT&T’s diversity, community programs, and work with minority-owned businesses make the company a great place to work according to Hispanic Business Inc., which recently named it the “Best Company for Diversity.”
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Op-Ed: Investing in women as an economic driver
October 24, 2013
In the early 2000s, Marisol Santiago from Villalba was gainfully employed in the healthcare industry, providing for her family while investing in her future. However, following the onset of the global recession, which still plagues Puerto Rico, Marisol was laid off from her job.
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Puerto Rico GDB discloses more public data on website
October 24, 2013
The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico announced Wednesday that, as part of its efforts to increase transparency and improve investor relations, it has made additional disclosure materials available on its website.
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Cuba impresses Puerto Rican execs on trade mission
October 21, 2013
Surprises abounded this fall when the 1,300-member Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association sponsored its first official mission to Cuba to learn about potential business opportunities there.
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Renowned wildlife artist Harvey to join SJ estuary cleanup
October 21, 2013
Renown marine wildlife artist and conservationist Dr. Guy Harvey will join forces with Pesca, Playa y Ambiente, a Puerto Rican nonprofit organization, and hundreds of volunteers in a massive cleanup effort in a San Juan lagoon and estuary system highly-regarded as a tarpon habitat.
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CPAs to host ‘The challenges of governance’ forum
October 21, 2013
The CPA Society, in collaboration with the Center for Public and Corporate Governance at the University of Turabo, will host "The challenges of governance: proposing solutions to the crisis” forum this Friday, when a group of international speakers will share their views on the subject.
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Op-Ed: The development of new export sectors in Puerto Rico
October 17, 2013
The economic challenges Puerto Rico has been facing for over a decade now (and the fact that during that time Latin America has experienced an historic growth in which many of us did not participate) remain the thorn in the side of local enterprises, which titanically still hold together much of our economy.
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Trinidad & Tobago looks to export natural gas to region
October 17, 2013
With the U.S. Shale revolution and Cheniere on the cusp of exporting natural gas, Trinidad & Tobago's biggest LNG customer is soon to become its main competitor.
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MasterCard study reveals 5 types of ‘online personas’
October 16, 2013
Is there really such a thing as an online persona? According to a new global study from MasterCard released Tuesday, the answer is, yes.
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‘Practical Techie:’ Algorithms are digital crystal balls
October 16, 2013
Although mostly the dominion of programmers and many a computer scientist, a businessperson should often take on the concept of algorithms to better understand the logic on how a corporation’s data is juggled about in cyberspace.
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Claro Puerto Rico adds 9 new towns to 4G LTE network
October 15, 2013
Wireless carrier Claro announced Monday the inclusion of nine additional Puerto Rican towns into its high-speed 4G LTE network, through which clients can reach transmission speeds of up to 50 megabits per second through their mobile devices.
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