Nissan Leaf rolling into market in ’13 vowing “0-emissions, 0-taxes”
August 24, 2012
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.
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Popular launches personal financial manager
August 24, 2012
Banco Popular recently unveiled its new “Personal Financial Manager” tool, to enable its customers to manage their money through the “Mi Banco” service.
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JetBlue’s maiden DC-SJ route lands at LMM
August 24, 2012
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.
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UPDATED: Tropical Storm Isaac roundup — Cancellations, schedule changes
August 23, 2012
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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P3 Authority, Claret Consulting partner for 2-day training session
August 23, 2012
Virginia-based Claret Consulting, in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnership Authority, will be bringing its “U.S. P3 Training Institute” to the island Oct. 18-20 to gather P3 practitioners from around the country in an intensive training session.
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Piccolo e Posto owners ordered to pay $130K in held wages, overtime
August 22, 2012
The owner of Piccolo e Posto restaurant in Guaynabo will have to pay close to $130,000 in unpaid minimum wages as well as $1,472 in unpaid overtime to 26 workers for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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$38M Hyatt Place Manatí breaks ground for ’14 opening
August 22, 2012
Construction of the $38 million Hyatt Place in Manatí got underway Tuesday, when developers and government officials gathered to offer details about the property that will cater mostly to the pharmaceutical and manufacturing plants in the area.
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Roosy Roads Redevelopment Authority partners with SWA, DNER
August 22, 2012
The Roosevelt Roads Redevelopment Authority is partnering with the Puerto Rico Solid Waste Authority and the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to respectively operate the existing recycling plant and provide water and land surveillance services at the former naval base.
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Popular Community Bank launches mobile banking app
August 22, 2012
Popular Inc.’s stateside subsidiary, Popular Community Bank, announced Tuesday the launch of its mobile banking application for iPhone and Android devices, which offers special features for small and mid-size business owners and their staff to manage finances from virtually anywhere.
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Grupo ASUR already eyeing changes for LMM
August 20, 2012
The transaction has yet to receive the final go-ahead from the Federal Aviation Administration, but Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste is already in the planning stages of several significant changes ahead for all three terminals in use at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport that include new commercial spaces and shuffling things around, company officials said last week in Cancún.
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Op-Ed: A reporter’s worst nightmare
August 20, 2012
It had to happen eventually. After many years of traveling and having to go through the hassle of pulling my laptop out of my carry-on luggage to oblige with the U.S. Transportation and Safety Administration's airport security requirements, my most important work tool was stolen last week in the blink of an eye.
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Mayagüez to host 3rd edition of Green Energy Business Conference
August 20, 2012
The town of Mayagüez will host this Friday an event to generate awareness and educate on solar energy and energy efficiency. The "Green Energy Business Conference – The Solar Challenge" conference will gather academics, green energy industry professionals and businesspeople interested in developing renewable energy and energy conservation projects in their facilities.
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Op-Ed: Strategic planning is not just common sense
August 17, 2012
In our first collaboration we shared with you the importance of strategy in your business vision. Many of you enjoyed the reading, while on the other hand, one of my teammates told me, “Hebé, I didn’t like it.”
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Cancún Airport offers glimpse of LMM’s future
August 16, 2012
CANCÚN, Mexico – Based on the premise that aviation and airports are a global industry, Mexico’s Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) is planning to apply the same high operating standards it has in place at the Cancún International Airport in this busy tourism hub to the Luis Muñoz Marín International airport in San Juan.
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Caribbean Property Group assumes control of Paseo Caribe project
August 16, 2012
Caribbean Property Group LLC, announced Wednesday its transition from financial partner to managing partner and developer of Paseo Caribe, the upscale, open-air waterfront retail and residential neighborhood, overlooking the Condado Lagoon and Atlantic Ocean.
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