Chevron Puerto Rico, which operates on the island under its Texaco brand, and its network of retailers, has joined the "Pumpkins of Hope" fundraising campaign to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
In the last month, two major health and home care product manufacturers have joined forces with retailers to distribute a pair of glossy catalogs including hundreds of dollars worth of discount coupons, further fueling their use in Puerto Rico, where consumers have been feeling the pinch of relentless cost of living increases.
Pharmaceutical company Merck, which has had presence on the island for more than six decades, will be investing $2.5 million in new business offices in Puerto Rico that will also serve as its commercial headquarters for the Caribbean region, company officials announced.