OBoard names Chief Transformation Officer for PREPA
October 26, 2017
In the wake of the controversy swirling around the $300 million contract the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority awarded Whitefish Energy to rebuild the network post-Hurricane María, the utility has been assigned a “Chief Transformation Officer” to oversee the work.
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73% of PR banks open 5 weeks after María’s devastation
October 26, 2017
Five weeks after Hurricane María pummeled Puerto Rico, about 72.6 percent of local bank branches, or 228, have resumed operations, according to data from the Office of the Financial Institutions Commissioner.
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Amgen back online in Juncos, María deals $67M blow
October 25, 2017
Pharmaceutical company Amgen, which has a multi-building complex in Juncos, released third quarter results Wednesday, where it confirmed it is back to full operations five weeks after Hurricane María hit Puerto Rico.
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Passport services to resume next week in PR
October 25, 2017
As early as next week, Puerto Rico’s U.S. passport service office will resume operations, Resident Commissioner, Jenniffer González confirmed.
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jetBlue to redeploy PR leisure flights to other cities
October 25, 2017
Airline carrier jetBlue will “temporarily redeploy” inbound leisure flying from Puerto Rico to other destinations, as the island picks up the pieces after the devastation left behind by Hurricane María.
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González: PR has received $626M in federal assistance
October 23, 2017
Puerto Rico has received more than $626.7 million in funding from the U.S. government in the past month to manage the emergency brought on by back-to-back storms Hurricane Irma and María, Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González said.
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Liberty Global CEO: ‘We’re here to repair network, lives’
October 20, 2017
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries said Thursday although Hurricane María is not the first experience the provider has had with storms, this one is the worst it has experienced in 25 years of presence in Puerto Rico.
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United for PR awards $481K in funds to 4 PR nonprofits
October 19, 2017
United for Puerto Rico, a private nonprofit created after Hurricane Irma, announced the award of $481,000 in funds to four local nonprofits.
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Laboy: Manufacturers staying put thru PR’s hardship
October 17, 2017
Manufacturing operations — including pharmaceuticals and medical device makers — have not given notice of plans to leave the island despite the hardship conditions Hurricane María left in its wake, Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy said Monday.
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Co-working spaces an option for displaced professionals
October 15, 2017
Many professionals are looking for ways to return to work after the devastation brought on by Hurricane María, but find themselves without an office or internet.
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Rosselló: ‘We’ll use all resources to energize PR quickly’
October 13, 2017
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said Friday the expectations that power will be fully restored in four to six months is “unacceptable” and vowed to set off an aggressive strategy to energize the island as soon as possible.
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US House OKs $35B relief package that benefits PR
October 13, 2017
The U.S. House of Representatives approved Thursday the Supplemental Appropriations Bill Disaster, HR 2266, which allocates $35 billion for emergencies and benefits Puerto Rico in the recovery phase following the landfall of two hurricanes in less than two weeks.
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T-Mobile, Claro, AT&T continue recovery efforts in PR
October 12, 2017
Three of the island’s major wireless carriers reported progress on their network recovery efforts as of Wednesday, as more consumers in Puerto Rico recover services.
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Atento evaluating Caguas re-opening, as town recovers
October 11, 2017
Customer relationship management and business process outsourcing solutions company Atento, which employs about 900 people in Caguas, is evaluating its options to possibly relocate its call center there, town officials confirmed Tuesday.
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PR may avoid ‘Medicaid cliff’ with $1B in new federal aid
October 10, 2017
Puerto Rico stands to receive a $1 billion assignment from U.S. Congress under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which would cover the local government’s public healthcare coverage plan for the medically indigent through Sept. 30, 2018, said Health Insurance Services Administration Executive Director Ángela Ávila.
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