Puerto Rico companies meet with Taiwan counterparts
June 19, 2013
A delegation of five companies from Taiwan is on the island this week to pursue their interests in doing business with Puerto Rican counterparts. This delegation represents a cross-section of business sectors, namely the paper industry, industrial machinery, adhesive tapes, energy and building materials, organizers Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company and Taiwan External Trade Development Council said.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility4475 Views
Santander launches ‘Santander Select’ in Puerto Rico
June 19, 2013
Santander Puerto Rico unveiled Tuesday its newest offer, dubbed Santander Select, through which it has vowed to extend a personalized experience and preferential access to the bank’s best services.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility4714 Views
26 trade groups seek inclusion to solve fiscal problems
June 18, 2013
Representatives from 26 professional organizations from a cross-section of Puerto Rico’s economy, as well as thousands of businesses and workers, on Monday asked Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla and his administration for “transparency” and inclusion in the decision-making process to find solutions to the island’s precarious fiscal situation.
chat_bubble1 Comment
visibility3058 Views
Puerto Rico auto sales down 4.9% YOY in May
June 18, 2013
Puerto Rico’s automobile sales reached 7,736 units last month, 400 units less than the 8,136 cars that rolled off the lot in May 2012. The decrease represents a 4.9 percent market reduction, according to numbers released Monday by the United Automobile Importers Group (known as GUIA for its initials in Spanish).
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3887 Views
Ford appoints new managing director
June 18, 2013
Ford Motor Company announced Monday the appointment of Pablo Haase-Sánchez as managing director for Ford International Business Development Inc., Puerto Rico, Caribbean and Central America.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3707 Views
Walmart offers ‘layaway’ service during summer
June 18, 2013
Aware of the benefits that its layaway program represents for Puerto Rico consumers, mega-retailer Walmart announced Monday it has activated its program at its six stores and 12 mega-stores throughout the island.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility4471 Views
USDA to grant support to small-socially disadvantaged producers
June 18, 2013
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.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3261 Views
Upgrades on the horizon for Marina Puerto del Rey
June 17, 2013
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.
chat_bubble1 Comment
visibility9193 Views
Planning Board, towns developing Hazus project
June 17, 2013
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.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3670 Views
GUIA introduces 1st Puerto Rico auto industry report
June 17, 2013
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.”
chat_bubble1 Comment
visibility5020 Views
FirstBank immersed in ‘Green Summer’ tour
June 17, 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.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3142 Views
AT&T GoPhone users now get 4G LTE speeds
June 17, 2013
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.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3014 Views
Pharma-Bio Serv earns $8.3M in earnings
June 17, 2013
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.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3709 Views
Bristol-Myers breaks ground on $200M Humacao expansion
June 14, 2013
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.
chat_bubble1 Comment
visibility6515 Views
Puerto Rico gov’t launches ‘TweetMyJobs’ platform
June 14, 2013
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.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility8733 Views
A Dow Jones/Factiva content provider since 2014
Subscribe to our Dollars & Sense podcast!
NIMB ON SOCIAL MEDIA