The Puerto Rico Small Inn Owners and Tourism Association submitted a letter to the government with 14 ideas to protect employees and the small and mid-sized businesses that comprise the industry. The Association’s top two recommendations are aimed at improving services at the government unemployment office to protect displaced employees by ensuring that the Puerto […]
The request that Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration to restrict flights in and out of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, could have a negative impact on commerce and the loss of more than 600,000 private sector jobs. Citing U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures, CofC President José E. […]
The Bacardi Corporation distillery in Cataño, where more than 80% of the company’s rums are produced, has partnered with Puerto Rico-based manufacturer Olein Refinery to provide raw materials that will enable the production of more than 1.7 million units of 10-ounce hand sanitizer products, the company announced. More than 500,000 of the units produced in […]