Puerto Rico’s thriving and diverse mobile device user base and presence of international wireless carriers appears to have been the key factors to convincing one of the world’s largest technology developers, Google Inc., to launch a smartphone pilot program that could thrust the island into the international spotlight.
Wovenware, a local software development company, will invest some $250,000 to expand its local operations and create 40 new jobs over the next two years, executives announced Monday, flanked by high-ranking Puerto Rico government officials.
The Atento call center in Caguas is investing $500,000 to expand its customer relationship management services that will generate 200 new jobs in 24 months, Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla announced Thursday during a tour of the facilities.