House passes $600M for P.R.’s Nutritional Assistance Program, $350M for recovery
June 4, 2019
The U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 2157, known as the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, that includes an additional $600 million for Puerto Rico’s Nutrition Assistance Program, known as PAN for its initials in Spanish. The bill also includes $5 million to study impact on the use of PAN funds in Puerto Rico […]
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Abartys Health, Brands Of picked for Stanford Graduate School of Business program
May 28, 2019
Representatives from Puerto Rican health insurance technology company Abartys Health and Brands of Puerto Rico have been chosen among 77 participants to take part in the 7th cohort of the prestigious Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative Education-Scaling (SLEI-Ed) Program. They were selected by the Latino Business Action Network, or LBAN, which is working with the SLEI-Ed […]
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NIMB’s exclusive interview with Sir Richard Branson
May 23, 2019
In this special “Throwback Thursday” edition of our podcast series, we re-visit our exclusive interview with Sir Richard Branson, who took shelter in Puerto Rico — with most of his family and staff — after Hurricane Irma ravaged the British Virgin Islands and his property on Necker Island in September 2017. This is the first […]
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The ins and outs of doing business with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
May 22, 2019
Soraya Correa, chief procurement officer of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Antonio Sosa-Pascual, co-chair of the Puerto Rico Technology Cluster talk about the opportunities for small companies in Puerto Rico to do business with the large federal agency. They spoke about the importance of promoting innovation and entrepreneurial vision in this industry.
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Dept. of Homeland Security actively scouting for IT providers, interns in P.R.
May 22, 2019
If there has ever been a time for Puerto Rico’s small businesses to take their shot at becoming a provider of goods and services to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, that time is now. In an exclusive interview with News is my Business, Soraya Correa, chief procurement officer of the mammoth agency — and […]
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DMO Discover Puerto Rico forecasts growth for rest of ’19
May 20, 2019
While there has been a shift in visitors from hotels to independent rentals, Discover Puerto Rico forecasts for hotel occupancy in the third and fourth quarters of 2019 show a 16% increase in demand from the prior year, the Destination Marketing Organization’s CEO Brad Dean said. According to Discover Puerto Rico’s numbers, there were some […]
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Welcome to your Calendar of Events, brought to you by News is my Business!
May 19, 2019
After many, MANY years of juggling conflicting events — press conferences, roundtables, ribbon-cuttings all on the same day, at the same time! — News is my Business has created a public Calendar of Events to help our readers organize their activities, for everybody to see! This public calendar seeks to help you, our readers — […]
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P.R.’s new car sales come to a halt in April with a 9.3% Y-O-Y drop
May 15, 2019
The United Automobile Importers Group (known as GUIA for its initials in Spanish) reported a 9.3% drop in sales during April 2019, when compared to the same month last year. The organization that represents the automotive industry in Puerto Rico said the month ended with a total of 7,352 units sold in Puerto Rico in […]
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Popular Inc. CEO: Promoting P.R. is important, but working on structural issues is a must
May 13, 2019
Doing the work of promoting Puerto Rico beyond its shores is an important task, but the island must continue working on its structural issues so that it becomes a place where doing business works, said Ignacio Álvarez, CEO of Popular Inc. during a recent sit-down with the media. “You can sell something, but if after […]
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Liberty Puerto Rico is a ‘highlight’ of parent co.’s LatAm operations
May 10, 2019
After emerging as a reinforced operation in the wake of back-to-back hurricanes in 2017, Liberty Puerto Rico has become one of the “highlights” of its parent company, Liberty Latin America’s regional network. Balan Nair, CEO of Liberty Latin America said after Hurricanes Irma and María, “the business was completely devastated, just like the population on […]
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Laboy: Gov’t permitting process should improve with new streamlined system
May 9, 2019
Puerto Rico’s Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy is betting on a handful of new online products to be launched in the next four to six weeks to speed up and streamline the government’s permitting process. During an interview with the “En Una Hora” program on 11Q 1140 AM, in which News is my […]
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Discover P.R. exec: ‘We want to see growth in visitor’s economy, but it takes time’
May 9, 2019
Since its inception less than a year ago, Discover Puerto Rico — the island’s Destination Marketing Organization — has been taking “key steps” to reposition Puerto Rico’s brand, Jennifer Rosa, the nonprofit’s communications vice president, said. During an interview with the “En Una Hora” program on 11Q 1140 AM, in which News is my Business […]
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Experts in branding, economy say DMO is failing in its goals to promote P.R.
May 8, 2019
Puerto Rico’s culture is “in the best historical moment,” but the powers that be have failed in promoting its riches to attract more tourism, particularly the Destination Marketing Organization. During an interview on the “En Una Hora,” analysis program on the 1140 AM station, a panel composed by Daphne Barbeito, president of Cruceros To Go, […]
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CIO & IT Leadership Conference ’19 to focus on industry trends, challenges
May 7, 2019
The Puerto Rico Information Technology Cluster will celebrate it 6th consecutive CIO & IT Leadership Conference May 17, when industry experts will study trends and challenges facing the region. The event slated to take place at the Sheraton Hotel and Casino in San Juan, will feature keynote speeches and concurrent workshops from 7:30 a.m. to […]
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P.R. IT Cluster’s ‘CIO & IT Leadership Conference ’19’ to focus on AI, cybersecurity
May 7, 2019
Puerto Rico Information Technology Cluster co-Chairman, Antonio Sosa-Pascual and Board member José Huyke discuss the agenda for the upcoming conference that will feature local and international IT industry leaders talking about Artificial Intelligence, Health Technology, Cyber Security, Innovation and Business Vision, IT as Economic Development, among others. If you like this episode, please rate it […]
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