Kia Motors Corporation recently granted the Automax dealership its “Platinum Dealer” certification, making it the first Kia Motors dealer in Puerto Rico to obtain this recognition.
Recognizing that the construction sector has been going through a prolonged rough patch, Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla told members of the Association of General Contractors, Puerto Rico chapter Wednesday that his administration’s plans call for their inclusion in a number of projects in the pipeline.
Research in Motion, now officially known as BlackBerry, launched Wednesday two versions of its celebrated smartphones and a new operating system that, in the company’s words, has been “re-designed, re-engineered, and re-invented” to create “a new and unique mobile computing experience.”
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department announced Wednesday it has begun the task of distributing 2012 tax booklets, putting close to 80,000 of the short forms in the mail in anticipation of this year’s April 15th filing deadline.
The Municipal Revenue Collections Center is suing New York-based Infor Inc. for $9 million in damages related to the provider’s alleged inability to maintain software that the Puerto Rico government agency purchased in 2006.
Microsoft Corp. unveiled Tuesday its new Office 365 software suite, a reinvention of the company’s flagship Office product line for consumers. Office 365 is a subscription-based service that resides in the cloud accessible from anywhere and that works across up to five devices, including Windows tablets, PCs and Macs.
International Restaurant Services Inc. will be expanding its presence in Puerto Rico this year with the addition of two new restaurants — a Chili’s Grill & Bar in Bayamón and a P.F. Chang’s in Ponce — pushing the number of establishments in its chain to 30, company officials said Tuesday.
As part of its commitment to small businesses in the Second District, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will cosponsor a three-part series aimed at educating and supporting the small business community in Puerto Rico.
Sprint announced today it has improved 3G service in Puerto Rico and also expanded 4G LTE service to more customers – launching its faster data network in Aguadilla, Isabela, Cabo Rojo and Mayagüez.
The Puerto Rico Justice Department has joined 19 other U.S. jurisdictions in an antitrust case filed by the Federal Trade Commission aimed at fighting monopolistic practices within the pharmaceutical industry that reportedly cost consumers about $3.5 billion per year in the form of higher drug prices.
Following a series of meetings with private trade groups, customers and government officials, maritime shipping company Crowley Puerto Rico Inc. agreed to modify and push back the implementation of a new “Chassis Usage Charge” that could have potentially meant an increase in prices for consumer goods transported to the island.
Popular Inc. reported net income of $83.9 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2012, nearly twice the $47.2 million in net income reported for the prior quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012.
Salus, an ambulatory health care medical and dental provider in the San Juan metropolitan area, has become the first member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, officials from both medical institutions announced earlier today.
InterMedia Partners VII, L.P. and Azteca Acquisition Corp. announced Thursday the signing of a definitive agreement under which InterMedia will merge Cine Latino, Inc. and InterMedia Español Holdings, LLC — which includes WAPA America and WAPA TV — with Azteca Acquisition Corporation in a transaction valued at approximately $400 million.
Bluewater Defense Inc., based in San Lorenzo, was recently awarded a contract for an unspecified number of Army combat uniform trousers for which it could make as much as $103.6 million by the Jan. 17, 2014 fulfillment date, the U.S. Department of Defense announced.
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