Eight years into a drive to build a $650 million waste-to-energy plant in Arecibo, the first of its kind in Puerto Rico, Energy Answers is moving closer to its goal. But roadblocks remain, including one serious enough to challenge the project's financial viability.
Billionaire Nicholas Prouty's latest investment in Puerto Rico — the $108 million expansion of the Ciudadela housing and commercial complex in Santurce — will benefit from local tax incentives to achieve savings he plans to pass on to future buyers.
A collaboration between Puerto Rico and the U.S.-based Medical Tourism Association is the opening salvo in the island's newly announced strategy to develop medical tourism as a vital economic sector.