I was perhaps 19 years old the first time I came face-to-face with an Apple computer. It was a small, tan, square box with a monochrome screen smaller than any I had ever seen. I was a college student embarking on my new job as a “Mac lab” assistant. In comparison to the rest of my “techie” co-workers, I was a newbie … I had NO clue how to work those foreign-looking devices.
The list of once thriving companies dragged under by Puerto Rico's long-running recession and the tightening of the bank credit spigot keeps growing longer. The recent demise of Rigual Inc., a popular wholesale/retailer of floral and party supplies based in a quiet San Juan neighborhood for 61 years, is just one more example of how the ongoing economic climate can undo decades of success and hard work by management and employees.
More than 1,000 delegates from the tourism sector — including executives from the 14 Caribbean cruise lines, travel agents, tour operators and suppliers industry — are currently in Puerto Rico to attend the 18th Annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association Convention and Tradeshow, being held at the Convention Center in Miramar.
Puerto Rico’s first Victoria’s Secret location will open in about six weeks, capping years of anticipation for the retailer’s arrival. The buzz is that the nearly 14,000 square-foot store will go “live” Nov. 17.
The Puerto Rico Association of Public Relations Professionals will be hosting its 23rd anual convention this weekend, Oct. 7-8, with an agenda full of a wide range of lectures and panels that includes more than 20 speakers who will discuss trends and technological and social changes that are playing into current communication efforts.
Technology training solutions company, Technologic Valley, will start offering its Microsoft systems administration certification courses starting next month, company officials said Tuesday. An orientation session is planned for next week.
The U.S. Small Business Administration this week reminded eligible private nonprofit organizations of the Oct. 26 deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by Hurricane Irene on Aug. 21-24, 2011. The agency also added Loíza, Peñuelas and San Juan to the eligibility list.
Puerto Rico’s Ford Dealers Association has donated a 2012 Ford Fiesta to the Susan G. Komen/Race for the Cure organization that will be raffled as part of its fundraising efforts. This is the sixth consecutive year that Ford, through its “Warriors in Pink” program, is supporting the nonprofit dedicated to fighting breast cancer.
Retailer SuperMax recently launched its “Pon SuperMax” delivery program, testing the service out at its De Diego and Isla Verde locations. The service could benefit clients who depend on the metropolitan area bus service, which is on strike this week.
A week after accepting applications from 1,650 homeowners looking to save their dwellings from foreclosure, Gov. Luis Fortuño announced Tuesday there will be a third round of government assistance to benefit another 1,500 families.
Affiliated Computer Services is investing $2.3 million to establish a call processing center in Guaynabo, that will create more than 500 new jobs, including 80 that have been filled so far, company officials said Tuesday.
It seems as though everybody is looking for ways to drive down Puerto Rico’s mounting energy costs, which are strangling residential and commercial customers alike every month. On Monday, a large group of private sector representative came together to propose to the governor the creation of an independent body to find solutions in the short, medium and long term to deal with the problem.
Gloria Escudero’s nomination as the newest associate member of the Telecommunications Regulatory Board was confirmed Monday night by the Senate, despite the stiff opposition telecom service providers expressed toward her designation earlier in the day, News is my Business learned.
Under the slogan "Let hope grow," Walgreens launched a campaign Monday that establishes the analogy between the celebration of a rebirth after beating breast cancer and giving life to a tree by planting it to support the Susan G. Komen de Puerto Rico Foundation and its “5K Race for the Cure.”
Chevron Puerto Rico, which operates on the island under its Texaco brand, and its network of retailers, has joined the "Pumpkins of Hope" fundraising campaign to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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