United Airlines recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of the airline's Terminal C hub facility at Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the world’s most modern airport terminals and the cornerstone of the original and largest New York/New Jersey airline hub.
More than 200 Peñuelas and Guayanilla elementary public school students and teachers recently took an “environmental oath” reaffirming their commitment to the environment as part of EcoEléctrica energy’s educational program, “EcoHéroes.”
NEW YORK — On the eve of inaugurating its new $1.4 billion Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy Airport in this major eastern seaboard travel hub, Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson said in doing so, the airline is placing the “last piece of the puzzle” in becoming a “pre-eminent carrier” in combination with its industry business partners.
Panalpina Puerto Rico, the local subsidiary of Panalpina Group, cut the ribbon Thursday on its new 7,000 square-foot refrigerated warehouse facility that it is touting as the “largest in the Caribbean.” The $1 million facility is the largest in the world for the company.
Verdanza Hotel announced this week that it has received a TripAdvisor “Certificate of Excellence” award. The accolade, which honors hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide. Only the top-performing 10 percent of businesses listed on TripAdvisor receive this award.
Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta said Thursday that revenue collections so far this year — July 2012 through April 2013 — totaled $6.8 billion, or $321 million less than originally included in the general budget. The projection of a deficit through June 30, including certain transactions that will close before then, is $295 million, or 69 percent less than the original $965 million projected deficit, one of the components of the $2.2 billion structural deficit.
FirstBank’s commercial clients now have an additional tool to conduct their transactions remotely, with the availability of new “Smart Cash” and “Smart Check” services, unveiled Wednesday. Available to small and medium businesses, as well as corporate clients, these new products expand the bank’s reach to all geographic areas.
As part of its continuing network investment and ongoing 4G LTE rollout, AT&T has activated two new 4G LTE cell sites and upgraded seven existing sites with LTE to expand AT&T 4G LTE coverage for Puerto Rico residents and businesses.
Impactivo Consulting, a social impact consulting firm, recently became the first company in Puerto Rico to become a Certified B Corporation, conferred by B Lab, a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Clinton Global Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation, and USAID, among others, to companies that voluntarily meet the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.
Seaborne Airlines is making traveling to Martinique easier, with the introduction of new direct round-trip service four times a week from San Juan starting June 1st.
Popular Inc. President Richard Carrión, who has also served as chairman of the Finance Commission of the International Olympic Committee and member since 1990, announced today his candidacy for the presidency of the sporting organization, bringing with him a "clear vision to address the major challenges and opportunities that lie ahead of the Olympic movement."
Representatives from Puerto Rico’s telecommunications sector presented a united front Tuesday against the proposed elimination of the business-to-business tax exemption, saying “far from helping the island solve its fiscal problems, it will trigger a double-digit increase in the price of products, services, operating expenses and the cost of living in general.”
Puma Energy officials announced Tuesday plans to implement the “Puma-e” initiative, a pilot program through which it will make available an eco-friendly, gasoline-ethanol blend fuel at 56 of its 235 gas stations in Puerto Rico.
Crowley Maritime Corporation’s liner services group is adding more than 3,000 pieces of cargo handling equipment to its fleet through a $275 million investment, company officials announced Tuesday.
Guests and visitors to the new Hyatt Place Bayamón & El Tropical Casino will be able to grab a bite at Applebee's, slated to open when the hotel inaugurates in December, officials said Tuesday.
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