The Puerto Rico Convention Bureau, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the island as a meetings and conventions destination, unveiled Thursday a new interactive website, www.meetsanjuan.com to help planners organize their events.
Doral Financial Corp., parent company of Doral Bank, released quarterly results Wednesday that reflected $3.3 million in net income for the period ended March 31, a marked improvement from the $36.1 million in net losses on record for the prior quarter ended Dec. 31, 2010.
The island’s retail sector ended 2010 with a slight 1.85 percent year-over-year increase, generating more than $2.3 billion in activity. However, the rising costs of food, gasoline and medicines, coupled with the influx of federal funding, could explain the spending growth.