Puma Energy announced Thursday it has agreed to acquire Chevron’s fuel marketing and aviation businesses in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Under the slogan “Network Power,” online media buying company Advia Network unveiled its service through which customers have access to simultaneous advertising space in multiple local media outlets.
Network Latin America, a leading airline market two-day networking event for industry professionals from across Latin America, the Caribbean and the U.S. mainland, is holding up its three-day convention in Puerto Rico this week. The first-ever event is expected to inject more than $315,000 into the local economy, Economic Development and Commerce Secretary José Pérez-Riera said Wednesday.
Global Hotel Alliance, the world largest alliance of independent hotel brands, is teaming up with Star Alliance to launch the “Global Pursuit” competition, giving participants a chance to win a round-the-world adventure for two – including business class flights and luxury hotel accommodations.
Heineken, the renowned Dutch beer that has been a global favorite for more than 140 years, recently unveiled a new package that represents the history of the iconic brew. Th "Heineken Limited Edition 4-pack" contains four aluminum 16-ounce bottles, each with its particular history and captures Heineken’s past, present and future.
AES Puerto Rico LLC in Guayama has been included among the dirtiest power plants in the nation that “continue to generate a disproportionate amount of toxic pollutants – including arsenic, chromium, hydrochloric acid, lead, mercury, nickel, and selenium,” a new analysis by the Environmental Integrity Project released today showed.
The fourth location of the Jacksonville-based Firehouse Subs restaurant chain is officially opening for business on the second level of the San Patricio Plaza mall in Guaynabo today, keeping up an aggressive expansion that will extend well into 2012.
The longevity of any educational institution mostly depends on its capacity to keep up with the times and job market changes. Meeting these two criteria seems to be the secret to ICPR Junior College’s latest milestone — marking its 65th anniversary since its founding in Hato Rey.
Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi on Tuesday urged Puerto Rico farmers to participate in the six orientation sessions the U.S. Farm Service Agency will conduct through Dec. 15, to let them know of the assistance programs available to them in the case of natural disasters and other emergencies.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is helping to reduce air pollution in and around the Port of San Juan, by providing the Polytechnic University in Hato Rey with $886,095 to install pollution reduction technology on 72 heavy-duty trucks and replace 10 old heavy-duty trucks with 2010 or newer less polluting models.
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index (GDB-EAI) reached 127.7 in October 2011 compared to 126.7 registered during September 2011, reaching the highest level since November 2010, the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico said Monday.
General Fund gross revenue collections increased 9.3 percent to $638 million in October, or $54 million more in comparison to the total for the same month in 2010, Treasury Secretary Jesús F. Méndez said Monday.
Considering that financial fraud is seemingly becoming more sophisticated with each passing day, The CPA Society of Puerto Rico will host a daylong seminar Dec. 8 to discuss the most recent cases and present tools to prevent, control and manage it if it happens again.
During the first 11 months of the year, the Urban Train has moved a record-breaking 10 million passengers, Transportation Secretary Rubén Hernández-Gregorat said.
The New York Federal Reserve Bank will incorporate 19 videos on financial literacy created by local college students who participated in the third edition of the “Puerto Rico Financial Awareness Video Contest,” co-sponsored by the Puerto Rico Bankers Association.
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