FirstBank Puerto Rico is aggressively expanding its footprint in Florida, where it plans to open three new branches before year’s end, Calixto García-Vélez, regional executive for the financial institution’s Florida region confirmed Thursday.
The Government Development Bank unveiled the Economic Activity Index (GDB-EAI) for the month of July, which settled at 127.3, reflecting a 0.5 percent year-over-year increase.
With a focus on supporting preventive medicine programs and expediting the use of electronic medical records, insurance industry veteran Pablo Almodóvar-Scalley will take over the helm of Triple-S Salud effective Oct. 1.
The president of Puerto Rican airline Air Flamenco asked the local government to reconsider its endorsement of a subsidy to Massachusetts-based Cape Air for flights connecting the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport.
Puerto Rico has been included in the list of states and territories that will receive funding for unemployment insurance program integrity, performance and system improvement projects, getting an assignment of $1.4 million from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Cybercrime fighting association APWG is hosting a summit of global authorities Oct. 22-25 in Fajardo, in an effort to coordinate the efforts of cybercrime managers, responders, investigators and researchers in collaboration with professional technology association IEEE, the Organization of American States and ICANN, the manager of the Internet’s identifier system of names and numbers.
Goya Puerto Rico is the company with the best reputation on the island, according to the results of the most recent RepTrak Pulse Puerto 2012 study unveiled Wednesday by Reputation Institute, Gaither International and Inmark Strategic Studies.
Microsoft Puerto Rico will host a job fair starting at 3 p.m. today at its City View Plaza offices seeking interns in the areas of engineering, communications, computer/information systems, business administration, human resources and graphic arts.
Peerless Oil & Chemicals, announced today the launching of a new brand of gas stations in Puerto Rico – Ecomaxx – an “innovative concept for station owners who want to be more competitive and attractive in the market” General Manager Luis Velázquez announced Wednesday.
If you’ve gone to a fast-food restaurant lately and noticed a sign announcing a minimum purchase of $10 if paying with a credit card, you should know the policy responds to a federal law passed late last year regulating so-called “swipe fees,” or what merchants must pay debit card companies to process transactions.
Arcos Dorados, the company that manages the McDonald's brand in Latin America and the Caribbean, offered details Tuesday of its newest location under construction at the Plaza Guaynabo mall that will be its first eco-friendy establishment in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
The Puerto Rico Office of the Inspector General and the Puerto Rican Industry Investment Board signed an agreement Tuesday establishing a specialized unit to monitor the government’s purchasing process and ensure that priority is given to locally made products.
Michael McDonald, a veteran local banker, has been appointed executive vice president and director of the business group in charge of the strategic direction and oversight of corporate banking for FirstBank Securities and FirstBank Insurance Agency.
The Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company announced Tuesday it has earmarked $10 million to create an incentive program for solar energy projects designed to lower energy costs for manufacturing companies leasing the agency’s buildings.
The Economic Development Bank was included Tuesday in the Puerto Rico Development Fund Guarantee Program through an agreement signed with the Government Development Bank, government officials announced.
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