Red Ventures, Forward787 announce 2nd cohort of leadership accelerator program
December 14, 2018
The application deadline is Jan. 17 to select the second group of participants from Puerto Rico and the diaspora.
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P.R. presents ‘specific challenges’ for upcoming 2020 Census
December 11, 2018
Mario Marazzi, economist and member of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee discusses the mechanics of the 2020 Census.
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St. Clair courting Netflix to become anchor tenant at P.R. Film District production studio
December 10, 2018
The facility will span 180,000 square feet and will feature five sound stages, administrative offices, conference rooms, post production and editing rooms, fitting rooms and a film school.
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Puerto Rican veteran businessman, Grau-Pelegrí, passes away at 62
December 10, 2018
During his long professional career, Grau-Pelegrí presided over a number of companies, in the fields of public relations and marketing.
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St. Clair Collection investing $450M in hotel properties in P.R., Vieques
December 6, 2018
The St. Clair Collection has officially re-branded its flagship hotel in Isla Verde as Mare, a property that is part of a portfolio that includes six other resorts currently under development.
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St. Clair pacts with China’s Yingke Travel to promote time-sharing in P.R.
December 6, 2018
Three weeks ago, the St. Clair Collection signed an agreement with Yingke Travel — which has the largest network of travel agencies in China — to promote its time-share properties in Puerto Rico.
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New owners of Río Bayamón community complex to invest $200M to redevelop
December 4, 2018
The property will now undergo a 10-year, $200 million redevelopment that includes building townhomes, apartments and single-family homes.
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FirstBank, spokeswoman Puig award $10K in 3 ‘FirstOro’ tennis scholarships
December 3, 2018
The funding will allow the young tennis players to continue their training and develop into athletes who can win another gold medal for Puerto Rico, López-Lay said, referring to Puig's gold medal Olympic win.
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P.R.’s film industry on a roll with more movies, TV productions in the pipeline
December 3, 2018
Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy and Puerto Rico Film Commissioner Pedro Rúa-Jovet discuss the status of Puerto Rico's film industry, and what lies ahead for 2019 and beyond.
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AT&T rolling out ‘shops-on-wheels’ during the holiday season
December 3, 2018
The wireless carrier is introducing new spaces focused on the customer experience.
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Rock Solid Technologies, Strattam Capital partner to expand business, add jobs
November 30, 2018
The undisclosed investment by the Texas firm will also enable Rock Solid to add 100 new jobs in Puerto Rico to its 134-person roster in the next five years.
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LatAm region experiencing ‘digital growth spurt’ MasterCard study shows
November 28, 2018
Puerto Rico nabbed the second place behind Chile in the ranking of countries and territories showing the most significant “digital growth spurts” between 2008 and 2017.
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P.R.’s policymakers must focus on China, executing economic plans
November 26, 2018
Although Puerto Rico may be showing signs of growth after Hurricane María’s devastation last year, many of the gains could be the result of comparing them to a “devastatingly poor” third quarter of 2017.
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Study: Airbnb’s P.R. operation took a year to bounce back after Hurricane María
November 26, 2018
The firm released graphics showing that the service experienced negative growth for four consecutive months after the storms.
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Gov’t closes sale of Comunidad Río Bayamón complex for $12M — half of asking price
November 20, 2018
The property was listed for $25 million, but was sold for less than half of that, at $12 million.
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