EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is a collaboration from Grupo Guayacán, as part of its 25 Days of Giving campaign. “We assumed many things about what the deaf community needs,” said Alondra Toledo. “We had done interviews and market studies. We were looking for solutions to a problem.” In essence, what Alondra and Joel Josué Colón […]
The US Department of Agriculture will invest $537,363 in 11 renewable energy infrastructure projects in Puerto Rico, through one loan and 10 grants, to help rural communities, agricultural producers and businesses lower energy costs. The allocation to Puerto Rico is part of a global $464 million funding round that the agency announced for operations in […]
To celebrate its 25 years of service to the community of entrepreneurs in Puerto Rico, Grupo Guayacán is launching an extensive anniversary program focused on the success stories of its participants and the organization’s contributions to Puerto Rico’s economic development. Throughout its history, Guayacán has assisted more than 2,000 people and more than 720 companies […]
The Puerto Rico Convention Center is set to host 13 meetings from November 2021 through October 2022 that are expected to draw about 23,000 attendees who will generate more than 58,000 room nights, representing a $51 million injection for the local economy. Jorge Pérez, regional manager for ASM Global, which manages the venue, said 2022 […]
The dramatic increase in international maritime freight rates, which was triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, should force a rethinking of cabotage laws and the issue of food self-sufficiency in Puerto Rico. That is the assessment presented by Economist José Joaquín Villamil, CEO of Estudios Técnicos Inc., in the firm’s publication, “ETI Trends.” “Since the onset […]
Total passenger traffic using the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM) facility in San Juan showed a 14.8% increase in August, versus the same month in 2019, prior to the negative effects that the COVID-19 pandemic had on air traffic. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, parent company of Aerostar — which operates the LMM — reported […]
Health Gorilla, a provider of health data in the United States, and the US Department of Veteran Affairs announced a public-private partnership that will supply all eligible veterans and their physicians access to complete healthcare records, allowing all parties to make more informed and timely decisions. The Veteran Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System provides services to […]
A slick way of attracting traffic to an e-commerce website is to create small virtual social adventures for the visitor. Describe a product in your social pages in the most entertaining way possible and create a challenge. It’s all about a little communicational creativity and a small dose of digital magic. One available high-tech tool […]
Amazon’s cloud computing company, Amazon Web Services (AWS), plans to continue applying data analytics and cloud computing to develop the economy and create education and natural disasters response programs in Puerto Rico, officials told News is my Business. Abby Daniell, public sector program manager AWS in Latin America, Canada, and the Caribbean, said in an […]
The Puerto Rico Public Health Trust, a program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, announced the launch of the Telemedicine for Elderly Adults (TMEA) program. The initiative, which uses TytoCare technology, aims to develop and implement Telemedicine and Telehealth services in long-term care facilities, or homes for the elderly and nursing homes. […]
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank is looking to convert those who benefitted from the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program into “entrepreneurs instead of employees,” agency President Luis Alemañy said. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, passed in 2020 created the PUA program through which thousands of individuals in Puerto Rico […]
Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), announced that Puerto Rico will be the host of Connect Marketplace 2022, an event that will bring some 2,000 tourism and hospitality professionals. This event will take place May 22-23, 2022, at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, using several hotel properties and the Distrito T-Mobile, with […]
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank confirmed over the weekend that close to one-sixth of the island’s workers, or about 15.8%, are self-employed. The data was provided at a press conference during the United Retailers Association’s (CUD in Spanish) convention, when EDB President Luis Alemañy said that as Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits come to […]
Walmart Puerto Rico announced the start of the fourth edition of its Open Call program, whose objective is to continue increasing the purchase of products manufactured, processed, or harvested on the island. Initially, the retailer had a goal of procuring $20 million in products by 2020, which it said it exceeded — reaching $34 million […]
The population trends in Puerto Rico reflected in the latest 2020 Census report will require the government to adopt strategies and policies to address a population situation very different from the one that has characterized the island. Furthermore, there are fewer people living on the island and in this reduced population, the older cohorts have […]
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