Walmart opening in Santurce Feb. 27
February 18, 2013
As it readies to inaugurate its new signature store at Stop 18, Walmart is forging ahead with its plan to restructure its Puerto Rico store base by converting Walmart stores into supercenters. Another priority is buying more local products.
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Puerto Rico lottery tickets now sold at vending machines
January 30, 2013
Puerto Rico lottery players now have a new option through which to buy their tickets: brightly colored, free-standing, self-service ticket vending machines recently installed at several big box retailers in the San Juan metropolitan area. Lottery officials are betting the machines could generate close to an extra $1 million a year in gaming sales, this media outlet learned Tuesday.
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Old San Juan’s 1st ‘B&B’ to open in May
January 14, 2013
In a few months, when Casa Sol opens its doors as Old San Juan's first Bed & Breakfast, it will join a growing list of small hostelries in the old city that are benefiting from increased tourist demand for cozy alternatives to traditional, large hotels.
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GDB mulls restructuring Condado Duo building loan
October 15, 2012
The Puerto Rico government is reviewing a request by one of the island's main hotel operators to restructure the loan that helped pay for the renovation of two landmark hotels: La Concha Renaissance Resort & Casino, currently in operation, and the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel, which shut down 15 years ago and reopens on Tuesday in a phased manner.
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Tourism activity showing signs of improvement
October 15, 2012
New luxe hotel properties, a higher return for investors, and greater satisfaction by cruise passengers visiting the island are spelling out a brighter outlook for Puerto Rico's tourism industry, according to Tourism Co. Executive Director Luis Rivera Marín.
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Doctors’ Center Hospital opening new $5.7M Santurce ER
October 8, 2012
Doctors' Center Hospital's multi-million dollar emergency room annex, currently under construction at Stop 20 in Santurce, is still several months away from completion but management already is counting on it to boost the hospital's visibility.
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EXCLUSIVE: Feds probing Puerto Rico’s coffee industry wage practices
September 3, 2012
Puerto Rico's coffee industry and its wage practices are under scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Labor: starting this month, the agency will target this sector to verify that employers are in compliance with the federal minimum wage.
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