Puerto Rico’s cement production and sales levels dropped for the third month in a row in June, when totals reached 1.51 million and 1.56 million, respectively, figures released by the Government Development Bank showed.
ritish liquor producer Diageo announced Monday it has begun recruiting college students for the next edition of its “Learning skills for life” program, an eight-week, hands-on training on Puerto Rico’s service and tourism industry.
Puerto Rico’s electronic payment processing options are about to get a bit more interesting with the addition of new services in coming months through the Evertec Inc. network, company Executive Vice President Carlos Ramírez said during a recent interview with News is my Business in Miami.
In keeping with the times and seeking greater academic diversity, the School of Architecture of the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico announced the launch of its new bachelors degree in Interior Architecture, expanding its academic offering to all students interested in design, architecture and sister disciplines that complement them.
Water bottler Aquafina is introducing a special 16-ounce package to raise funds for the Susan G. Komen Puerto Rico foundation dedicated to fighting breast cancer.
To mark its 100 years of doing business worldwide, The Clorox Company recently completed a $2 million upgrade and expansion project at its manufacturing plant in Caguas.
Less than a year after making its local debut with a store in Miramar, frozen yogurt chain FroyoWorld is expanding its operation with a second location in Hato Rey that will open today, company officials announced.
Banco Popular offered details Thursday of the eight edition of its 5K “Corre un País” race, which just like it did last year, will benefit nonprofit organization Iniciativa Comunitaria and its “Brega Bien” outreach program.
Kia Motors Puerto Rico is giving customers another reason to want to own one of its vehicles, by introducing its “WOW Card,” which gives participants the chance to save up to 50 percent in more than 1,000 establishments islandwide. The card opens the door to participation in the “Kia Contigo” loyalty program.
MIAMI, Florida — GCS International, a regional company specializing in the management of mobile payment systems based in the Dominican Republic, unveiled plans Wednesday to expand its tPago platform to Colombia, Guatemala, El Salvador and Puerto Rico.
Doral Financial Corporation, parent company of Doral Bank, lost $1.6 million during the second quarter ended June 30, and announced it entered into a Consent Order with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Puerto Rico Commissioner of Financial Institutions Wednesday.
A dozen public and private universities in Puerto Rico have invested a combined $2.3 million in energy conservation and renewable energy projects to reduce their operating costs and diversify their energy production while contributing to the environment.
Four consortia have been shortlisted to move on to the competitive procurement process to develop a new 600-bed juvenile social treatment campus complex through a public-private partnership with the government to be located in the town of Yauco.
With more than 835 restaurants in the United States and Canada, Minnesotta-based Buffalo Wild Wings announced plans to expand its footprint outside North America by opening four restaurants in Puerto Rico by 2016.
Three months after announcing its decision to leave the island after 50 years of operations, Bumble Bee has hired San Diego-based Heritage Global Partners to auction off the assets of the former plant in Mayagüez, on Sept. 12 and 13. The sale will be conducted over the phone and online.
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