Caguas, TweetMyJobs launch online job-seeking solution
October 23, 2012
The Caguas municipal government announced Monday it has struck a partnership with the TweetMyJobs social recruiting platform to connect local businesses with town residents seeking jobs across all industries and all levels, city officials announced.
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Chamber of Commerce swears-in college entrepreneurs
October 23, 2012
Under the slogan "We’re all entrepreneurs," 125 young people between the ages of 18 and 22, were sworn-in as members of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce through its College Chapters committee, in an activity held in San Juan that seeks to develop an entrepreneurial attitude for the island’s economic well-being and social development.
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Bargain hunters get hands-on lesson in ‘couponing’
October 22, 2012
She has been a savvy shopper for many years, but about five years ago, mother of three Wanda Malavé took on the task of learning how to master the use of manufacturers coupons in Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rico shows strengths as convention destination
October 22, 2012
Puerto Rico is putting on its best face this week as members of the International Congress and Convention Association gather on the island for their weeklong 51st annual convention.
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UPR-Cayey hosts ‘unique’ farmers market
October 22, 2012
The University of Puerto Rico’s Cayey campus, one of the island’s top universities specializing in the areas of science and entrepreneurship, has become home to one of the most important agricultural markets of the island, integrating lessons in health and economic development.
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Puerto Rico MBDA honors EDB’s financial programs
October 22, 2012
The Puerto Rico Minority Business Development Agency recently bestowed its “Capital Access” award to the Economic Development Bank for the various programs the agency has developed to meet the financial needs of many sectors of the island’s economy.
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U. of Phoenix closes Carolina campus, keeps Guaynabo
October 19, 2012
The closings announced this week at the University of Phoenix will not affect its main Puerto Rico campus — one of the school’s oldest branches located in Guaynabo — but will represent the demise of the Carolina Learning Center, News is my Business confirmed Thursday.
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$100M Royal Isabela complex opens in western Puerto Rico
October 19, 2012
Royal Isabela — the $100 million golf community and private membership club perched on dramatic bluffs at the northwest edge of Puerto Rico — was officially inaugurated Thursday, with government and private sector executives on hand for the ceremony.
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Solavei to launch mobile service in Puerto Rico
October 19, 2012
Washington-based Solavei, a first-of-its kind social networking and commerce platform, will introduce its unlimited 4G nationwide voice, text and data mobile phone service Oct. 20, during an event at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, the company announced Thursday.
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Adjuntas gets $1.2M in renewable energy funding
October 19, 2012
The central town of Adjuntas has joined the renewable energy wave, investing $1.2 million to install solar panels atop municipal buildings and spur residential weatherization initiatives, town officials said Thursday.
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Online ID theft costs Puerto Ricans $2.5M-$4M annually
October 18, 2012
Puerto Rican consumers lose between $2.5 million and $4 million as a result of online identity theft, and the problem is growing, representatives from the Consumer Credit Counseling Service said Wednesday.
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Gaither launches media, brands daily monitoring study
October 18, 2012
Market research firm Gaither International this week launched its "Media Brands Profiles" service, which may be Puerto Rico’s first multimedia brands, media and consumption daily monitoring study.
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Dish Puerto Rico adds HD channels, ‘Hopper’ service
October 18, 2012
Dish Puerto Rico announced the addition of 19 new HD channels to its programming, as well as its Hopper Whole Home DVR System and Blockbuster@Home services, which became available Wednesday.
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EDB approves $2.8M loan to spare Loíza’s only mall
October 18, 2012
The Economic Development Bank approved a $2.5 million rescue loan to spare the Ocean Marina Blue Shopping Center, the only strip mall in Puerto Rico’s coastal town of Loíza, owned by siblings and built in 2008.
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Sotheby’s opens Puerto Rico office
October 18, 2012
Luxury real estate listings broker Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC is entering the Puerto Rico market looking to draw affluent buyers looking for properties in a setting that combines “weather, infrastructure, political and economical stability.”
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