U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday that the agency is seeking applications from cooperatives to provide technical assistance to small, socially disadvantaged agricultural producers in rural areas.
Less than five months after seeking bankruptcy protection, Marina Puerto del Rey in Fajardo has a new owner with big plans on the horizon for its newest Puerto Rico property.
The Puerto Rico Planning Board and several municipal governments have struck a collaborative agreement to establish the Hazus project, a nationally applicable standardized methodology that contains models for estimating potential losses from earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes.
The United Automobile Importers Group (known as GUIA for its initials in Spanish), an organization that represents the Puerto Rico automotive industry, recently launched the “Puerto Rico Automotive Industry Report 2012-2013.”
As part of its institutional program, “One with the Environment” FirstBank will be selling a DVD entitled “Sow and Conserve with FirstBank” to benefit Amigos de El Yunque, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about the importance of protecting and preserving that rainforest, considered a natural treasure.
Beginning June 21, AT&T’s GoPhone customers can take advantage of prepaid wireless plan offering faster speeds through the 4G LTE-capable Samsung Galaxy Express device.
Pharma-Bio Serv., a global compliance and validation services consulting solutions provider based in Dorado, announced net revenues for the three and six months ended April 30, 2013 of $8.3 and $15.9 million, an increase of approximately $1.2 and $2.5 million, or 17 percent and 18 percent, respectively, when compared to the same periods last year.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today broke ground on a $200 million expansion of its facility in Humacao to add manufacturing capacity that will prepare the plant for the production of additional medicines. The project is expected to create 100 full-time jobs at the facility over time.
As part of its job-promotion efforts, Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla announced Thursday the launch of "Tweet My Jobs," a technology that facilitates the recruiting process for open job positions.
Agustín Arellano, CEO of Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC, operator of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, announced several key appointments to the company’s executive team. Varlin Vissepó, general counsel — He has a degree in International Air law from McGill University in Canada and experience working with regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration. He has […]
Popular Community Bank, a subsidiary of Popular Inc., has expanded its “anywhere, anytime banking” program with the launch of its new application optimized for the iPad, available at the Apple iTunes store.
Puerto Rican company Green Isle Inc., which owns and operates several small hotels in the Isla Verde area, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, listing nearly $8.1 million in debt.
Oriental Bank’s business banking unit recently granted a $3.5 million loan to Bearco LLC (Bodegas Españolas Argentinas Corp.), one of the companies owned by CC1 Puerto Rico.
Less than a week after the Puerto Rico government cancelled its contract with Energy Answers for the construction and operation of a new 77-megawatt solid waste facility in Arecibo, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday its final approval of an air permit for the proposed waste-to-energy plant.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Tuesday that applications are being accepted for grants to finance broadband deployment in remote, rural areas, including Puerto Rico. The announcement is one part of the agency’s efforts to strengthen the rural economy, he said.
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