Two weeks ago, one of my most prized possessions, my laptop, was stolen at the airport security checkpoint in Cancún, on the way back from a press junket. That was an experience I wish on no one, because having something so important disappear practically right before one’s eyes is enough to send anybody into a tailspin.
Puerto Rico start-ups looking to finance their operations will have the chance to vie for three cash prizes totaling $80,000 to be awarded during this year’s eighth annual edition of the “EnterPRize” business plan competition, sponsor Grupo Guayacán announced Tuesday.
Concrete ideas for creating jobs, especially for recent graduates, and a strong commitment to jump-start the economy were the result of the recent meeting between representatives of the Private Sector Coalition and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which established agreements to work together to benefit Puerto Rico’s competitiveness.
Because “idle hands are the devil’s playthings,” FirstBank and the Puerto Rico Museum of Art took it upon themselves to keep 20 students residing Martin Peña Channel neighborhood in Santurce quite busy for the better part of the summer embellishing one of the community’s main entrances.
Competition between Puerto Rico’s two largest wireless carriers, Claro and AT&T, over the mobile residential phone market is heating up, with the latter company’s introduction of its “Claro Hogar” service.
Puerto Rico’s retail activity showed a positive upturn during the first six months of the year, totaling $17.5 billion, or a 2.24 percent increase over the same period in 2011, government agency Puerto Rico Trade and Export announced Monday.
A group of Arecibo residents has gathered and submitted more than 1,500 signatures in favor of the proposed $500 million, 77-megawatt waste-to-energy plant project by Albany, NY-based Energy Answers International Inc. for the Cambalache sector of the northern Puerto Rico town.
Two and half years after renowned Restaurateur and Chef Alain Ducasse opened his first restaurant in the Caribbean, miX on the beach at the W Retreat & Spa in Vieques Puerto Rico, the hotel announced a new eatery, Sorcé, has taken its place.
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, have opened the call for the fourth edition of the “Puerto Rico Financial Awareness Video Contest,” aimed at promoting the creation of audiovisual materials that help educate and raise awareness among the island’s young people on the importance of effective financial management.
Lorraine Enterprises Inc., the owners of Guaynabo restaurant Piccolo e Posto, have filed a motion for reconsideration at the U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico regarding a recent judgment ordering them to pay close to $130,000 in pending minimum wages as well as $1,472 in outstanding overtime to 26 workers for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
With energy costs increasing every day in Puerto Rico, we have to be extremely vigilant about energy vampires in our homes. As much as half of the energy used in our homes goes to heating and cooling.
The electric-powered Nissan Leaf will make its debut in the Puerto Rico market in January, paving the way for more environmentally friendly vehicles on local roads.
Banco Popular recently unveiled its new “Personal Financial Manager” tool, to enable its customers to manage their money through the “Mi Banco” service.
JetBlue Airways, Puerto Rico's largest carrier, launched Thursday its new nonstop "capital-to-capital" service from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport.
In preparation for Tropical Storm Isaac’s trek through the Caribbean, News is my Business has rounded up some of the most significant announcements issued Wednesday on cancellations and other weather-related changes.
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