Puerto Rico highway 22 ‘dynamic toll lane’ opens today
August 15, 2013
Starting today users driving along Puerto Rico highway 22, commonly known as the José De Diego Expressway, will be able to use the new dynamic toll lanes that will run between the Buchanan and Toa Baja toll stations, operator Metropistas said.
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Lexus grants 3 emerging Puerto Rican artists $9K each
August 15, 2013
The Lexus Grants for Artists Program bestowed a total of $27,000 in grants split equally among Puerto Rican artists Julio E. Amill-Martínez, Tari Beroszi and Omar Velázquez-Román to support their emerging careers.
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Puerto Rican chefs to take part in Miami culinary fest
August 15, 2013
Four renowned Puerto Rican chefs have been invited to take part in this weekend’s “Pilón, Caldero y Fogón” culinary fest in Miami, organizers said Wednesday.
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Triple-S Salud, Jovet together in ‘Hablemos de Salud’
August 15, 2013
Triple-S Salud and veteran journalist Carmen Jovet have joined forces to produce “Hablemos de Salud,” an hour-long, weekly television program focused on promoting health and wellness in Puerto Rico.
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Doral Financial informs SEC of delay in 2Q13 report
August 13, 2013
Doral Financial Corp. informed the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday that it was unable to timely file its report for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 because of “a delay in the preparation of its unaudited consolidated financial statements for such quarter.”
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Puerto Rico engineers trade group elects new president
August 13, 2013
Engineer Edgar I. Rodríguez-Pérez became the new president of the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico, succeeding Angel González-Carrasquillo, who will conclude his two-year term on Aug. 30th.
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Puerto Rico Tourism Co. revisiting casino rules
August 12, 2013
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company’s Gambling Division is revisiting casino regulations in response to hoteliers who have spent the better part of the last year lobbying for amendments to temper the rules to current economic conditions and provide more flexibility they say would prevent a wave of casino closings.
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Former Martha Stewart exec opening San Juan store
August 12, 2013
Aaron Stewart, a former high-ranking executive at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, is set to make his debut in retail with the upcoming opening of a home goods store in San Juan.
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FirstBank Puerto Rico reforesting Río Piedras areas
August 12, 2013
FirstBank Puerto Rico volunteers recently came together with residents from the Antonsanti, Belisa, Caribe and Villa Canales neighborhoods in Río Piedras, to participate in the “Arboretum” urban forestry planting project. The initiative falls under the bank’s “One with the Environment” program.
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Seminar slated on impact of Puerto Rico tax code changes
August 12, 2013
The Made in Puerto Rico Educational Institute of the Puerto Rico Products Association will offer a seminar titled “Impact of the changes to Puerto Rico’s tax system on your business,” which aims to provide guidance on the recently enacted changes to the island’s tax code and their impact on local companies.
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AT&T invests $40M in Puerto Rico in 1st half of ’13
August 9, 2013
During the first half of 2013, AT&T has invested more than $40 million in its wireless and wired networks in Puerto Rico, to complete the deployment of new macro cell sites and capacity enhancements across the island as part of its Project Velocity IP initiative — a three-year investment plan announced last fall to expand and enhance its IP broadband networks.
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EPA seeks comment on $3M Scorpio Recycling cleanup
August 9, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a $3 million cleanup plan to address contaminated soil at the Scorpio Recycling Superfund site in Toa Baja, for which it will hold a public meeting to discuss its proposal and garner public opinion. SRI was a metal recycling company that operated from 1972 until 2010 in a […]
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Caguas Fuddruckers takes chain’s 1st ‘Certified Training Designation’
August 9, 2013
Texas-born fast casual chain Fuddruckers announced Thursday it has bestowed the company’s first Certified Training Designation distinction to the Caguas location, led by franchisee Max Olivera, and vice president of Áperations, Carlos Alvarez, of Puerto Rico-based Caribbean Investment Group Corp., which operates five restaurants throughout the island in addition to two other locations.
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Puerto Rico Power Authority closes $673.1M bond issue
August 8, 2013
On its first trip to the market in over a year, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority completed a $673.1 million municipal bond deal.
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Treasury still reviewing 7% of tax returns with refunds
August 8, 2013
Puerto Rico Treasury Department officials confirmed Wednesday that the agency is still reviewing 7 percent of all tax returns claiming a refund.
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