Less than a year after setting sail between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, America Cruise Ferries is ready to expad its ferry service to St. Martin, Guadalupe and Martinica starting in 2013, company officials announced Monday during a news conference aboard the vessel.
Pharmaceutical giant Amgen has teamed up with the University of Puerto Rico and private universities to launch its BioTALENTS program.
A delegation composed by members of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association and other trade groups belonging to the Private Sector Coalition is heading to Washington, D.C. this week to meet with 18 Congressional leaders to continue lobbying for the adoption of Section 933A of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Small Business Administration offers Puerto Rico small businesses tips on how to succesfully bid for federal government contracts.
The 16th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference, geared toward emphasizing the need for public and private sector partnerships to maximize investment opportunities in the Caribbean tourism industry, is scheduled for April 24-26 at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino in Miramar, organizers said.
Evertec Inc. last week announced changes in leadership as it finalizes its transition to a stand-alone company, independent from Popular Inc.
The Caguas municipal administration recently announced the start of a six-month microenterprise incubator program, "Caguas Compite," through which the town seeks to provide training sessions and promote community economic development.
T-Mobile USA unveiled plans Thursday to spend $4 billion — the same amount it collected from the failed merger with AT&T last year — to modernize its network through the deployment of 4G Long-Term Evolution technology nationwide and in Puerto Rico in 2013.
Six months after taking action against the Battery Recycling Co. in Arecibo, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday a legal agreement through which the company will have to pay a $112,500 penalty for alleged violations of the hazardous waste law.
The Florida Brewery Inc. announced late Wednesday the recall of more than 30 lots of Goya, Great Value, Hatuey, Mr. Special, Polar, and SuperMax brand non-alcoholic “malta” beverages packaged in 7-oz bottles because glass on the exterior of the bottles may break when the twist-off cap is removed and can result in cuts to the mouth.
In its quest to “decentralize tourism beyond the San Juan metropolitan area,” the Puerto Rico Tourism Company offered details Wednesday of a series of development projects — some already underway, others in the pipeline — for a 16-town region in the mountains with an associated $57 million investment.
The competitive business world we live in, coupled with the mounting pressures of successfully keeping new and established operations afloat despite the economic challenges, requires comprehensive, long-term planning that incorporates every aspect of the operation.
Ford Motor Company Fund is bringing back to Puerto Rico its internationally recognized program, Ford Driving Skills for Life, as part of its commitment to the Puerto Rican community. More than 400 teenage students will have the opportunity to participate in driving clinics with world-class professional instructors this week.
As part of its commitment to the U.S. Virgin Islands community, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico recently donated $10,000 to the USVI Department of Education for the funding of culinary education programs in the region.
Puerto Rico Justice Secretary Guillermo Somoza-Colombani is one of 36 state representatives who signed a five-page letter to Google Inc. President Larry Page voicing “strong concerns” with the new privacy policy the online giant announced will go into effect March 1 for all of its consumer products.
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