The US Department of Agriculture is awarding $421,295 to the towns of Barceloneta and Naguabo, to provide placemaking and planning assistance to help improve social, cultural, and economic structures for people living in rural communities. The agency is making the awards under its Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC) and in Puerto Rico, it partnered with […]
US Small Business Administration Associate Administrator Bibi Hidalgo, head of the federal agency’s Office of Government Contracting & Business Development, is visiting Puerto Rico early this week, the agency announced. Her visit is part of a national tour highlighting the United States’ economic recovery focused on boosting manufacturing, engaging socially and economically disadvantaged businesses on […]