The U.S. Small Business Administration said Monday it has extended the deadline for homeowners, renters, businesses and nonprofit organizations in Puerto Rico to return applications for physical damage caused by Hurricane Irene. Since launching the assistance program in August, the agency has approved more than $3 million in loans.
University of Puerto Rico’s Río Piedras and Mayagüez campuses will split more than $1 million in grant money awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to “enhance the ability of these colleges and universities to support underserved students and develop a skilled American work force."
Choice Cable TV caught Puerto Rico Telephone (Claro) building infrastructure for its proposed Internet Protocol TV service in its region earlier this month, doing so without a cable franchise license in violation of local laws.
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