ACRUVA Capital Partners announced it has entered the Puerto Rico market to lease, option, or buy land to develop affordable housing communities, as well as to acquire, rehabilitate and re-syndicate affordable housing communities in strategically selected markets. ACRUVA Capital Partners was formed as a joint venture with the support of Alliant Capital, its long-term financial […]
Triple-S Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to addressing two social determinants of health — food insecurity and emotional wellbeing, in particular social isolation — unveiled the “Alimenta tu cuerpo, Alimenta tu alma” (“Feed your body, Feed your mind” recipe book, which will be available for free at alimentatepuertorico.com. “With this publication we continue to work on […]
Puerto Rican coworking firm Piloto 151 announced a new alliance with O:LV 55 Hotel and the opening of a pop-up concept that can serve both guests and the new O:LV residences, as well as Piloto members. “This new partnership brings us even closer to the hospitality industry, which continues to gain traction in work environments. […]
Avon announced it has donated more than $16 million worth of products to numerous charitable organizations as part of its “continuing commitment to giving back and making a positive impact on the world.” Donations include AMAR in Puerto Rico and Avon’s longtime partner, Feed the Children. “Both organizations are crucial right now in providing supplies […]
Enactus Puerto Rico, an international nonprofit whose mission is to build future leaders is marking its 15th anniversary on the island, where it has overseen scores of new projects, organizers said. As part of its mission of developing leaders, entrepreneurs and innovative projects that address community needs, participants have created projects from services to elderly, […]
The coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on people’s health and the economy, with small business owners and nonprofits being the most affected sectors. To continue to support these groups, FirstBank, in conjunction with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY), announced that they will be granting $240,000 to 40 entities in […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Puerto Rico Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3, announced the obligation of more than $14 million in additional grants for 74 projects related to the recovery and reconstruction of Puerto Rico after Hurricane María. Of these funds granted July 3-9, 65 allocations will go toward […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced the start of a $790,000 project that expands the capacity of the waiting room at the Mercedita International Airport in Ponce. Ports is floating 100% of the investment, agency Executive Director Joel Pizá-Batiz said. “To improve the level of service to the airlines and passengers that use this facility, […]
The United Automobile Importers Group, known as GUIA in Spanish, confirmed that Puerto Rico’s new car sales grew slightly in June, breaking with several months of negative results The sector reported 10,635 units sold in contrast to sales for the same month last year of 10,158, representing a slight increase of 4.7%. However, so far […]
Given the scarcity of updated data on the population of adults with intellectual disabilities in Puerto Rico, these citizens face the lack of accessible services, supportive community homes, and job opportunities. Likewise, the organizations that provide aid and services to this population lose access to economic funds to continue their programs. For that reason, more […]
Gloria Marti, president of Save a Sato in Puerto Rico, won this year’s “National Unsung Hero” award from the Petco Foundation and Victoria Stilwell Positively, receiving a $50,000 grant award to support her work to help pets in Puerto Rico. Marti and her team at Save a Sato in San Juan have served the community […]
The Department of Economic Development and Commerce announced it has extended the deadline for companies interested in the development of the PROtech project in Yabucoa to submit their Requests for Qualifications. “After announcing last week the start of the process to receive Requests for Qualification applications for PROtech’s conceptual development, we decided to extend the […]
Missouri-based auto parts retailer O’Reilly Auto Parts is opening its first store in Puerto Rico, on Route 2 in Hatillo, this media outlet learned. The store is in close proximity to two other auto parts stores that it would be competing against: Pep Boys and Advance Auto Parts. News is my Business reached out to […]
In the last four months, work has changed drastically, but will these changes persist into the future? To answer those questions, Microsoft developed the second Work Trend Index, combining insights from three sources: trends behind how customers use its tools; findings from a Harris Poll survey of more than 2,000 remote workers in six countries; […]
Holberton School Puerto Rico, an academy specializing in technology, announced that its admission application process for classes starting Sept. 8 is currently open. So, people in Puerto Rico looking to develop their careers the area have until Aug. 7 to enroll, said Verónica Colón, director of Holberton School. “We’re very excited about the acceptance that […]
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