Ports Authority submits $10M grant application for Pier 15 renovation project in San Juan
August 17, 2021
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced it has submitted a grant application to the US Department of Transporation’s Maritime Administration, seeking $10 million to cover 80% of the cost associated with rehabilitating operations at Pier 15 at the Port of San Juan. The federal funding is being requested under the Port Infrastructure Development Program, Ports […]
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Walgreens launches myWalgreens credit card program, available in Puerto Rico
August 17, 2021
Walgreens has introduced the new myWalgreens Credit Card program, featuring two retail health and wellness credit cards, issued by Synchrony Bank. The program and the cards will be available in Puerto Rico, News is my Business confirmed. The myWalgreens Mastercard and the myWalgreens Credit Card are the first-ever of their kind to reward more personalized […]
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CNE: Changes to UPR fiscal budget ‘unilaterally changes part of social contract’
August 17, 2021
The University of Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Plan “unilaterally changes a significant part of our social contract, redistributing the risk and responsibility of providing higher education outside the state and toward the individual and the private sector,” said Sergio Marxuach, policy director at the Center for a New Economy. “The modern social contract in developed societies […]
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Practical Techie: High tech supports back-to-school amid persistent pandemic
August 17, 2021
As thousands of students return to the classroom amid this last pandemic semester of 2021, the new mixed reality of transferring knowledge from teacher to students via online or a physical classroom makes learning and teaching more challenging than ever before. This year’s reality is a hybrid live and virtual flow of lessons, an […]
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Puerto Rico ranks #4 in Americas for best value-for-money on mobile data speeds
August 16, 2021
Puerto Rico has taken the #4 spot in a ranking of jurisdictions in the Americas that offer the best value-for-money to consumers for their mobile broadband speeds, according to an analysis generated by Speedcheck, an international organization dedicated to tracking data speeds. The island placed behind the continental United States, Chile, and Argentina, with average […]
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Barranquitas couple opens $125K Luna Escondida conceptual experience hotel
August 16, 2021
A young couple from Barranquitas invested more than $125,000 and launched Luna Escondida, a unique conceptual accommodation in the mountains of Puerto Rico. The property, located in the central town, is characterized by the presence of elements related to the moon, the natural environment that surrounds it, and the prominence of the black color in […]
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Medical device maker Medtronic creating 700+ jobs through $50M expansion
August 13, 2021
Following a $50 million expansion, medical device manufacturer Medtronic announced — accompanied by Gov. Pedro Pierluisi — the creation of more than 700 new direct and indirect jobs in the biosciences sector. In addition to the 575 new direct jobs (225 in the first phase and 350 in the second), another 200 jobs will be […]
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Study shows TikTok is changing the way brands relate to their audiences
August 13, 2021
Global marketing strategies change immensely every day. They depend on systems, services and applications that facilitate the interaction of brands with consumers. This is the case of the TikTok social platform, which has already become the most downloaded app throughout 2020 and so far in 2021. Given the boom that the TikTok social network has […]
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Ponce to host 3rd stop of Puerto Rico Cocktail Week Isla
August 13, 2021
The third stop of Puerto Rico Cocktail Week Isla will begin Aug. 16 at the Juana Díaz Cigars cigar bar in the historic Hotel Meliá in Ponce, with a schedule of seminars aimed at hospitality industry personnel, organizers confirmed. “Puerto Rico Cocktail Week Isla has become an enriching enjoyment of internal tourism on our beautiful […]
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Liberty Mobile won’t change numbers of AT&T subscribers in Puerto Rico, USVI
August 12, 2021
Earlier this week, it was learned that an unspecified number of AT&T customers in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands that were not transitioned to Liberty Puerto Rico will be losing their wireless numbers because of the sale of the carrier late last year. AT&T has limited its comments to saying that it has […]
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Treasury: Puerto Rico ’21 fiscal year revenue beats projections by $606M
August 12, 2021
Net income accrued at the close of Fiscal 2021 totaled $11.7 billion, exceeding the projection by about $606.1 million or 5.5%, Puerto Rico Treasury Department Secretary Francisco Parés confirmed. Furthermore, he noted that the preliminary net income for June 2021 totaled $1.4 billion. This figure exceeded both the income for the same period during the […]
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e-3 Consulting unveils ‘Allec,’ a $300K warehouse management system
August 11, 2021
Puerto Rico-based e-3 Consulting — a firm dedicated to helping small and medium business owners manage their warehouses, as well as their financial services by implementing technology — unveiled Allec, an online system to help that segment keep track of those operational aspects. The system required a $300,000 investment to develop and launch, said Alberto […]
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Practical Techie: Take advantage of free digital services and offline tools
August 11, 2021
Running a business takes tons of time. Especially when we factor in the extensive cyber needs of any modern enterprise. Slow bandwidth may become a nuisance and powerful connectivity gets expensive by the day. However, several web services help manage key aspects of any digital business, even when not connected to the internet. Most of […]
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Survey: Business travelers believe pandemic, travel restrictions have affected job effectiveness
August 11, 2021
A new survey released by insurance firm Chubb concluded that business travelers around the world believe the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel restrictions have negatively impacted their effectiveness on the job as well as the ability of their employers to develop business, serve clients and maintain business relationships. Furthermore, business travelers said they “have personally missed traveling […]
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Puerto Rico P3 Authority seeking co.’s to modernize HTA’s digital infrastructure
August 10, 2021
The Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority (P3) is seeking quotes from qualified financial, technical, and legal advisors to assist with the analysis of a potential P3 project related to the modernization of the digital infrastructure of the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (HTA). According to the Request for Quotes documents for the project’s different […]
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