Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen opens 17th store at former El Zipperle location
January 15, 2019
After three years of abandonment, the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Teniente César González has a renewed purpose with the inauguration of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen’s 17th restaurant in Puerto Rico. The 3,000 square-foot restaurant known for its Cajun-style cooking, is generating a mix of 50 full- and part-time jobs, and entailed an investment of $3.5 […]
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A year-end review of the Top 10 posts published in News is my Business in ’18
December 31, 2018
This year was very active and brought significant changes and growth for News is my Business.
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Economist: Oversight Board’s 8% contraction in Fiscal ’18 incompatible with indicators
December 31, 2018
In a recently released paper, the firm predicted that while growth for the 2018 calendar year will be “0,” prospects for 2019 depend on the amount and rate of federal funds disbursed for the island’s recovery efforts.
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Argüelles: ‘Reinvention comes at the right time in life’
December 28, 2018
Argüelles, who spent 32 years working as a public relations executive in Puerto Rico, decided to phase out of that profession and shift into something completely different and in an entirely new place.
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Discover Puerto Rico takes ‘parrandas’ to NY media outlets
December 19, 2018
With “panderos” and “aguinaldos” Discover Puerto Rico took the island’s traditional Christmas music parties, or “parrandas,” to several media outlets.
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The Antiguo Casino de P.R. focusing on corporate sector business in ‘19
December 17, 2018
The goal is to fill up the calendar with weekday events by offering aggressive packages to compete with hotels.
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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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