The austerity measures put in place over the past two years have reduced Puerto Rico’s deficit and spurred economic growth, Gov. Luis Fortuño and his Economic Development and Commerce chief said in separate speeches offered on Wednesday’s session of the National Leutenant Governors Association convention taking place in San Juan.
Guaynabo-based eGloboMall.com, a company dedicated to providing U.S.-based e-commerce retailers an outlet to sell their goods throughout Latin America, has granted a contract to Savtira Corp. to develop a cloud-based e-store to continue expanding its global footprint.
The menu changes announced Wednesday by McDonald’s that call for reducing calories and adding fruit to children’s Happy Meals, as well as improving choices for adults, will apply to Puerto Rico’s restaurants, operator Arcos Dorados said.