Prepaid wireless carrier Open Mobile recently struck a data roaming agreement with Verizon Wireless that will allows customers traveling stateside to avoid overage charges for using another network.
Third-party logistics company Leading Edge Logistics recently announced the acquisition of Horizon International Shipping of Miami and San Juan, a non-vessel owning common carrier (NVOCC), joining Leading Edge Logistics’ Puerto Rico division LEL Caribe.
Puerto Rico residents will get the chance to save some money on back-to-school purchases during a tax-free weekend July 13-15, Treasury Secretary Jesús F. Méndez said.
First BanCorp, the parent company for FirstBank Puerto Rico, announced it completed Thursday its purchase of a $402 million FirstBank-branded consumer credit card portfolio from FIA Card Services, N.A. and an affiliate.
The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. unveiled its digital media strategy, including it redesigned www.seepuertorico.com institutional website that is now an "all inclusive" concept seeking to put as much information as possible about the island at the visitor's fingertips.
Riding on the wave of the acceptance local consumers have given to group discount offers, online marketing company Gustazos has joined forces with payment processing company Evertec to launch “Giftmall,” a new service that offers online gift certificates redeemable at dozens of local businesses.
After 51 years in New York, Banco Popular, a division of Popular Inc., will become Popular Community Bank on June 4 with signage and related rebranding changes at 32 branches in New York City and seven in New Jersey.
Puerto Rican Chef Cielito Rosado will be taking her culinary expertise to Culebra, opening a new restaurant at the Club Seabourne boutique hotel.
Looking to provide easier and better accessibility to email, documents and applications anytime, anywhere Claro Puerto Rico and Microsoft Corp. have partnered to launch Office 365, a cloud-based suite of productivity tools designed for small and mid-sized businesses.
One of the greatest challenges economists are having during this downturn is that it is not a “traditional boom-bust cycle,” economist Heidie Calero said in the May edition of the “Puerto Rico Economic Pulse” monthly bulletin published by her firm H. Calero Consulting.
JetBlue Airways announced Wednesday that its new nonstop "capital-to-capital" service from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport will begin on August 23, 2012.
Popular Inc. announced Wednesday that the 1-for-10 reverse split of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share, became effective Tuesday. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico's parent company's common stock is now trading on a split-adjusted basis.
Three talented Puerto Rican students will have the opportunity to live a once-in-a-lifetime experience as part of this year’s Ruta Quetzal BBVA cultural program, which will take them to Colombia and Spain this summer, BBVA President Rafael Varela announced Tuesday.
The President Barack Obama administration announced Tuesday the start of the third round of the $26 million multi-agency “Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge” to foster innovation-fueled job creation through public-private partnerships.
For the first time in 12 years and the second in its 84-year history, the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association is gearing up to elect Waleska Rivera, president of Danosa Caribbean, to head the trade group during elections slated for this weekend’s annual convention, Executive Vice President William Riefkohl said Tuesday.
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