As it plans to open its first Chick-fil-A restaurant in Puerto Rico, the company is seeking owner/operators and employees for its locations, two of which are planned for Bayamón. Recently, the fast-food restaurant chain announced that Caitlin Chávez has been selected as the owner and operator of the first Chick-fil-A franchise to open in Los […]
Owners of small and medium-sized businesses in Puerto Rico that were affected by Hurricanes Irma and María in 2017 may continue applying for help available through the Small Business Financing Program, under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. Puerto Rico Housing Department Secretary William Rodriguez, said so far, the program has disbursed $24.5 million […]
The Centros Sor Isolina Ferré (CSFI, in Spanish) announced it has signed an agreement with the Housing Department to expand its academic offerings with the help of a $3.9 million Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program allocation, the nonprofit announced. The grant is available for a five-year period and the new academic offer builds on […]
The Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP, in Spanish) is making the Puerto Rico’s learner’s permit exam available online, agency Secretary Eileen M. Vélez-Vega announced. Called the Virtual Learning test, (AVI, in Spanish), the platform will allow thousands of citizens to take the driver’s test from home, using a tablet or computer with internet […]
Mojito Beach Bar, a business located in Playa Santa in the southwestern town of Guánica, will be opening a second location at the Carolina public beach — known as the Balneario de Carolina — looking to expand beyond the earthquake-affected region, News is my Business confirmed. This is one of several new tenants that will […]
Centro Sor Isolina Ferré (CSIF, in Spanish) is teeing off to host its 25th annual golf tournament on April 24 at the Wyndham Grand Río Mar Beach Resort & Spa in Río Grande. Joaquín Arbona, president of the CSIF Golf Tournament Committee, said it will be held in the “two person scramble” format, starting at […]
An alliance between Puerto Rican companies Señor Paleta and El Mesón Sándwiches has resulted in the production of a 100% local popsicle, that will be sold across all of the latter’s locations on the island. The “Latte Coco”-flavored popsicle is made with 100% Puerto Rican coffee and local coconut directly from the town of Aguadilla, […]
With the aim of promoting economic development in the western part of Puerto Rico, the United Retailers Association (CUD in Spanish) inaugurated its first satellite office to offer direct services to small- and mid-sized businesses (SMEs) in Mayagüez. “With this satellite office, small and medium entrepreneurs will have direct and personalized access to business training. […]
Puerto Rico’s women entrepreneurs are making their mark on the island’s tourism sector, from a number of angles. On the one hand, there are those working on the Airbnb platform, which in 2018 had more than 5,000 hosts in Puerto Rico. At present 50% of the island’s hosts on Airbnb are women, the platform confirmed. […]
Puerto Rico’s retail sales were apparently affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when activity decreased by 2.4%, when compared to the same 12-month period in 2019, according to data provided by the Department of Economic Development and Commerce. However, general sales registered for the month of December 2020 increased to $3.05 billion, which represents […]
Over the past year, thousands of students from the Boys & Girls Club of Puerto Rico have struggled with the challenges of virtual learning. To support both virtual and in-person learning, the Toyota USA Foundation awarded a total of $200,000 to three local nonprofit organizations: Boys & Girls Club of Puerto Rico; Casa de Niños […]
The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics announced that during the next two weeks — and while the available spaces are filled — it has opened a call for paid internships for graduate students of statistics, mathematics, computer science or in any other area based on statistics. This also includes economics, planning, demography, epidemiology, biostatistics, criminology, […]
The owners of the Pokébar Hawaiian Kitchen are marking the success of their small chain that got its start in 2019 in the Condado sector of San Juan, with the recent opening of a second restaurant in Hato Rey. This modern concept arose from an idea by Emmanuel Márquez and his brother Cristian Marquez. They […]
Following months battling with the COVID-19 pandemic, three thrift shop owners in Puerto Rico, have set their expectations high for a better 2021. For Jade Tavarez, Francheska Nazario and Mónica Oquendo the goal is to remain resilient during these tough times. Nazario, owner of the Closet Sustentable thrift shop in Bayamón, has been in the […]
Approximately 893 people in Puerto Rico successfully renewed their driver’s licenses on the CESCO Digital app for mobile devices the day after the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP, in Spanish) added the new feature to the platform, government officials said. In a press release, Transportation Secretary Carlos Contreras and Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Services Executive […]
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