Foundation for Puerto Rico announced details of its event — Destino Hack Summit, the first conference in the Caribbean focused on technology and innovation in the Visitor Economy, whose purpose is the economic development of the island.
The Puerto Rico Sales and Marketing Executives Association announced the finalists, 30 in total, of this year’s Marketing Excellence Awards in 2018.
Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve reopened Monday, a little over a year after Hurricane María hit the island, causing damage to the property.
A.M. Best announced it has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Cooperativa de Seguros Multiples de Puerto Rico.
The U.S. General Accountability Office issued a report recommending that several U.S. agencies work to include Puerto Rico in more federal economic and labor data reporting, to make it easier to assess the commonwealth’s true problems.
The service will be provided with four vessels leased from a private operator at a cost of $15 million for one year.
Net revenues collections for the commonwealth’s General Fund totaled $670.3 million in August 2018.
The U.S. Small Business Administration graduated 16 companies from its Emerging Leaders program in Puerto Rico.
The three projects went through the required evaluation process, as specified in the Public-Private Partnerships Act.
In the year since Hurricane María struck Puerto Rico, the share of so-called “micro-revenue” firms generating $50,000 or less in profits increased.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed it has awarded Puerto Rico nearly $56 million in grants to cover Hurricane María-related expenses.
Under the motto "Funds to grow," the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust opened the call for two grant programs with $2.5 million available to boost the economy based on innovation, science and technology.
Rock Solid Technologies announced the winners of its 17th annual scholarship program, who are all University of Puerto Rico students who will each receive $3,000 to cover one year’s tuition.
The owners of Ocean Brewing Company Lab. announced the opening of its new and renovated restaurant, the gastronomic space for its microbrewery, on Oct. 1.
Federal relief and recovery spending in Puerto Rico is mostly being used to contract mainland firms, which suggests that Stafford Act provisions have, up to this point, been sidestepped or ignored.
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