Banco Popular lands leading ‘Bank of the Year Americas’ for 5th consecutive Year
December 7, 2018
The Banker named Banco Popular de Puerto Rico “Bank of the Year Puerto Rico,” acknowledging the bank’s continued expansion and customer base growth, racking up strong numbers in 2017.
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HCOA Fitness invests $2.5M to open 15th gym in Los Paseos
December 7, 2018
The new HCOA Fitness gym is located in the former Sears facilities at Galerías Paseos Mall.
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St. Clair Collection investing $450M in hotel properties in P.R., Vieques
December 6, 2018
The St. Clair Collection has officially re-branded its flagship hotel in Isla Verde as Mare, a property that is part of a portfolio that includes six other resorts currently under development.
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St. Clair pacts with China’s Yingke Travel to promote time-sharing in P.R.
December 6, 2018
Three weeks ago, the St. Clair Collection signed an agreement with Yingke Travel — which has the largest network of travel agencies in China — to promote its time-share properties in Puerto Rico.
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Atlantis Health Care Group invests $2.7M to reopen dialysis center in Carolina
December 6, 2018
Atlantis Health Care Group Puerto Rico announced the reopening of its renovated renal dialysis center in Carolina.
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P.R. gov’t promotes development of smart cities during workshop
December 5, 2018
During the workshop, Council experts used case studies that showed how other cities have benefited from technology to improve their disaster preparedness and enhance the quality of life of their citizens.
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GayCities.com bestows LGBTQ+ ‘Destination of the Year’ award to P.R.
December 5, 2018
The award highlights Puerto Rico as a “remarkable and inclusive” tourist destination.
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Mastercard, Microsoft join forces to improve use of digital identity
December 5, 2018
Currently, verifying an identity online is still dependent on physical or digital proof managed by a central party, whether it’s a passport number, proof of address, driver’s license, user credentials or other means.
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AT&T upgrades 460+ cell sites in P.R. to boost performance
December 5, 2018
So far, the carrier has upgraded 164 cell sites in the San Juan metro region, 128 cell sites in the north and east regions, and 174 cell sites in the central, south and west regions.
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Op-Ed: Oversight Board includes arbitrary Act 154 assumptions in Fiscal Plan
December 5, 2018
Instead of using the most probable assumptions based on actual past results, the Oversight Board relied on untested assumptions which in combination arrive at extremely low expected revenue numbers for its projections.
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New owners of Río Bayamón community complex to invest $200M to redevelop
December 4, 2018
The property will now undergo a 10-year, $200 million redevelopment that includes building townhomes, apartments and single-family homes.
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Copa Airlines expands partnership with United, Avianca to improve LatAm, U.S. travel
December 4, 2018
The carriers expect the agreement to drive significant traffic growth at major gateway cities throughout Latin America.
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Gov’t touts P.R. Manufacturing Index jump to 53.2 in October
December 4, 2018
A reading above the threshold level suggests an expansion in the manufacturing sector with respect to the previous month, according to the PMI data.
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Op-Ed: IEEFA Puerto Rico says massive liquefied natural gas project dead
December 4, 2018
Last week, Excelerate Energy, the company that planned to develop a natural gas import terminal in Puerto Rico, requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory withdraw its authorization for the project.
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P.R. small-, mid-sized businesses report 28% retail sales growth thru Sept.
December 3, 2018
Total sales for the month of September showed a growth of 43 percent compared to the same month a year ago.
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