Oscar Quiles, president of the Pentaq Manufacturing Corporation in Sabana Grande, is one of 10 minority-owned small business executives vying for the title of National Minority Small Person of the Year to be granted during the 29th annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week conference, Sept. 27-30.
The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences has given its five-star rating to Ponce’s Destilería Serallés’ flagship rum, the DonQ Gran Añejo. DonQ Gran Añejo is the first rum ever to receive this rare distinction, reserved for the greatest achievements in travel, hospitality products and services, the trade group said.
Plaza Las Américas will submit an offer before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to retain the space that will soon be vacated by Borders bookstore, as part of its liquidation process, the mall’s management said Wednesday in what seems like a surprise move.
Puerto Rico has made a positive movement back up the ranks of this year’s World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report, by placing 35th among 142 countries. The ranking represents an improvement from last year, when Puerto Rico had fallen to the 41st spot on the list.
Drugs produced in U.S.-owned and operated pharmaceutical manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico are more likely to have quality problems than those produced by the same firm in a matched plant on the mainland, a study released Tuesday by Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York announced Tuesday it will be providing up to $500 million in disaster relief loans to help communities affected by Hurricane Irene begin the process of rebuilding.
Housing and banking industry executives who have been working with local and federal government agencies to develop an all-encompassing plan to stimulate activity in a sector that has been battered by the economy will present their proposals and strategies during the 19th Housing Congress taking place Thursday.
Looking to promote entrepreneurship among the island's neediest populations, including recent college graduates, inmates about to complete their sentence and medical professionals participating in the government's health reform program, Governor Luis Fortuño announced Tuesday the start of the new "Because you can" financing program.
Following the massive success of last year's "Baby Boomers & Seniors Expo," which drew some 15,000 people to the Puerto Rico Convention Center in two days, event organizers are gearing up to celebrate the second edition, Oct. 1-2.
The Plaza Las Américas Borders bookstore will be auctioned by a New York bankruptcy court on Sept. 20, opening the door for a group of local investors headed by entrepreneur Amaury Rivera to pick up the lease for the once thriving operation.
The Puerto Rico Primary Care Association recently partnered with Alabama-based SuccessEHS to adopt electronic medical health record technology at participating community health centers, the most recent group of health practitioners to incorporate technology into their operations. The investment was not released.
As part of the activities it has scheduled for Architecture Week, the Puerto Rico School of Architects and Landscape Architects will sponsor a pair of workshops Friday that are open to experts and the general public interested in the development of the island’s urban environment.
The Energy Affairs Administration launched Monday the latest edition of its “La Mejor Idea” (The Best Idea) digital magazine, a publication that focuses on green energy matters and conservation. The magazine is available free of charge through the agency’s website.
A legal fight between two Puerto Rico ice cream distributors was frozen in its tracks this week by the U.S. District Court of Appeals in Boston, when Chief Judge Sandra L. Lynch dismissed a lawsuit brought on by Sterling Merchandising, Inc., distributor of Edy’s and other brands, against Nestlé Puerto Rico Inc.
While the month of August saw a 4 percent drop in the number of bankruptcy cases filed, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Puerto Rico received a whopping 245 petitions during the last day of the month, local research firm Boletín de Puerto Rico reported Friday.
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