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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Walmart opens first in-store health clinic in Barceloneta
August 16, 2012
In response to its customer's health needs, Walmart Puerto Rico announced Wednesday the opening of its first in-store health clinic on the island, at its Barceloneta Supercenter.
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SBA, stakeholders to meet for fiscal year-end roundtable
August 16, 2012
U.S. Small Business Administration Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Deputy District Director, María de los Ángeles de Jesús, invited local agency stakeholders — lenders and other resource partners — Wednesday to meet with her on Aug. 28 to discuss matters currently affecting small businesses on the island.
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US DOT Secretary LaHood inspects infrastructure projects
August 15, 2012
U.S Transportation Secretary Raymond LaHood took a tour of some of Puerto Rico’s major infrastructure projects Tuesday, when Gov. Luis Fortuño outlined the $23 million in federal funds the island is spending on safety and airport development projects.
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USDA assigns local farmers $240K in green energy funds
August 14, 2012
Three Puerto Rico farming operations will split nearly $240,000 in loans and grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to produce renewable energy and make energy efficiency improvements, the agency announced Tuesday.
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Cement sales, key economic indicator, drop for 3rd straight month
August 14, 2012
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.
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Diageo recruiting for ‘Learning skills for life’ program
August 14, 2012
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.
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Electronic payment options broadening for Puerto Rico consumers
August 13, 2012
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.
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