Industrias Lecheras de Puerto Rico, or Indulac, announced Wednesday it has struck agreements to export more than 5 million quarts of excess milk produced on the island to the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean islands to prevent dumping and open new markets for local milk.
Global leaders in innovation will meet in Puerto Rico to discuss the challenges of competitiveness in a globalized environment during the “Tools that Drive New Paths to Prosperity” forum, taking place at the Caribe Hilton hotel today.
Entrepreneurs interested in new business opportunities are being invited to participate in monthly meetings to learn about joining the Subway restaurant franchise chain in Puerto Rico.
UPS Puerto Rico, with support from The UPS Foundation, recently organized a reforestation initiative at the Esperanza Park in Cataño. UPS employees and their families joined forces to participate in this initiative, motivated by the interest of contributing to the preservation of nature and creating a better environment.
The Combate Beach Resort in Cabo Rojo has been awarded a certificate of excellence from TripAdvisor under the “bed & breakfast & inns” category, hotel officials announced Wednesday.
Tous — the Spanish design house known for its emblematic teddy bear — has filed a civil suit against 177 Puerto Rican businesses and individuals that have been allegedly selling counterfeit versions of its products, an illegal activity that has significantly undercut its local sales, News is my Business has learned.
The 21st edition of the Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution Chamber’s “Consumer X-Ray” study shows a Puerto Rican consumer who has evolved and adapted to an economic crisis that is not yet over, to become a “strategic, savvy buyer.”
United Retailers Association President Enid Monge urged the creation of a security network for businesses in the wake of the crime wave that has directly affected the sector, which escalated this month.
Less than two weeks away from the first “Puerto Rico Tech Summit,” the Government Information Office met Tuesday with programmers participating in the Hackers Boot Camp to discuss the possible areas, or challenges, for which they will be developing solutions and applications.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking applications from lenders for loan guarantees to finance rural rental housing tapping into a $150 million fund available for this program, agency Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday.
In an effort to make its services more accessible to the public, the State Department has reopened its Passport Processing Office located in the Mayagüez Mall. The office had been stripped of its permits to issue passports in September 2012.
Texas-based signage, graphics and visual communications company FastSigns inaugurated Tuesday its second Puerto Rico location in Caguas. The store opens almost a year to the day after the company made its local debut with a store in Guaynabo.
The Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnership Authority is currently reviewing 11 applications submitted by as many central government agencies and municipalities seeking to develop a variety of projects ranging from a women’s correctional facility to road extensions, requiring more than $2 billion in estimated investments.
New York — Puerto Rico’s top airport official was on hand for last Friday’s widely attended inauguration of Delta Air Lines’ new terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport, looking for ideas to improve San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín hub.
Parranda.org, a new nonprofit dedicated to the development of a "Greater Puerto Rico," announced it has selected its keynote speakers for its first annual Parranda Summit in San Juan, on May 30th at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.
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