This edition of Climbing the Corporate Ladder highlights the appointments of four top executives in the insurance, tourism and technology industries.
The Puerto Rican economy would get a full point of economic growth with proper labor market reforms, and would largely benefit from an expanded tourism industry, which currently represents 6 percent of the island’s GNP.
The Federal Communications Commission approved additional immediate funding to accelerate the restoration of communications networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that were damaged and destroyed during the 2017 hurricane season, it confirmed.
The government’s "Dale Tijera" initiative launched March 12 has already resulted in the elimination of 116 regulations, Puerto Rico Secretary of State Luis Rivera-Marín said.
Motivated by a strong growth in sales, Forteza Caribbean Chocolate announced the expansion of the offer of flavors that make up the line of fine chocolate bars Forteza One Bar, supported by an aggressive strategy to increase the cultivation of cocoa beans in Puerto Rico to meet the local and international demand.
Two boutique hotels in San Juan and a third in Vieques have been included in separate Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions filed this week by owner John Dennis-Brull.
Employers and business owners should consider the impact a hurricane could have on their facilities and their relationships with customers, their own employees and their bottom line.
The Ana G. Méndez University System is analyzing and evaluating unifying its brands — potentially doing away with the Universidad del Turabo, Universidad Metropolitana and Universidad del Este names.
The use of the internet in Puerto Rico continued its upward trend in 2018 after the passage of Hurricane María, reaching an incidence of 75 percent among users 12 years and older, equivalent to 2.2 people, according to the results of the 2018 Digital & Mobile Behavioral Study.
The Jeep brand announced the Puerto Rico arrival of the new generation of the icon of the brand, the Jeep Wrangler, designed to remain true to its 77-year legacy.
New car sales in Puerto Rico reached 8,105 units in April, representing a 37.3 percent increase over the 5,903 units sold during the same month last year, the United Group of Automobile Importers confirmed.
Technology giant Microsoft Corp. has asked the Federal Communications Commission to allow it to temporarily use so-called “TV white space” to operate on those channels to restore communications capability in areas of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands affected by Hurricanes Irma and María.
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index, released by the Economic Development Bank, reached a level of 119.3 in March.
Liberty Puerto Rico has restored 80 percent of its infrastructure, ravaged by Hurricanes Irma and María last September, and expects to be fully back online by June, after investing $130 million in repairs.
The Puerto Rico Comic Con, slated to take place May 18-20 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, is expected to generate some $2.5 million in economic activity.
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