Panel: Commercializing innovation key to PR economy
May 22, 2017
Changing the mentality of researchers and scientists to dare to market their ideas, while inserting as early as possible into the education system of Puerto Rico are vital factors for the economic transformation of the island.
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Hilco Real Estate auctions medical office space in Caguas
May 18, 2017
Hilco Real Estate, LLC announced Wednesday the upcoming live and online auction of a sixth-floor medical office condominium within the HIMA Plaza One office building located in Caguas, scheduled for June 8.
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Nonprofits ‘worried’ about bankruptcy under PROMESA
May 15, 2017
The reorganization process of Puerto Rico’s public finances has a direct impact on local nonprofit organizations, especially those to which the government owed money at the time the petition was filed in court earlier this month, according to members of the “Movimiento Una Sola Voz” and the Foundations Network.
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Espacios Abiertos urges gov’t to account for money
May 12, 2017
Espacios Abiertos, a nonprofit that seeks to empower society, on Thursday urged the government to provide data on the tax privileges that constitute a considerable amount of the island’s resources, particularly in times of crisis in which austerity measures are perceived due to a shortage of funds in the public coffers.
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Private sector balks at proposed municipal patent hike
May 11, 2017
The Private Sector Coalition, which brings together more than 30 organizations from various sectors of the island, called on the Legislature Wednesday to halt the course of House Bill 971 and warned of the negative effects it would have on the local economy.
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PR Legal Marijuana to train cannabis dispensary techs
May 3, 2017
Medicinal cannabis dispensary technicians are projected to be in higher demand as the Puerto Rico Health Department has resumed the approval of licenses for such establishments with last week’s authorization of an additional five dispensaries.
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SME study: Online purchasing up 13% in Puerto Rico
April 28, 2017
Currently, some 807,000 people in Puerto Rico shop online and spend an average of $158 a year.
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Real estate auction set for May 11 in San Juan
April 26, 2017
A convention center, medical office buildings and condominiums, office buildings, retail space and other properties will be among more than 30 offerings in an upcoming auction of real estate in Puerto Rico.
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Refricentro announces new clean exchange program
April 24, 2017
Refricentro, a distributor of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, parts and supplies in Puerto Rico, announced that through an alliance with Hudson Technologies it will launch a new refrigerant reclamation and exchange service through Hudson’s Clean Exchange program.
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Art and creditors: Tactics from Detroit’s debt mediator
April 20, 2017
The Detroit Industry mural of the Mexican painter Diego Rivera rises magnificent, grandiose, at the atrium of the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA).
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9 local researchers receive Science Trust grants
April 19, 2017
Nine local researchers were announced Tuesday as the winners of the 2017 edition of "Small Research Grants Program" sponsored by the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust.
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SME Digital Forum slated for April 27
April 19, 2017
The Sales and Marketing Executives Association is gearing up to present the most important digital marketing event on the island with visiting international and local experts on April 27, the trade group announced Tuesday.
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EPA orders improvements at Toa Alta landfill
April 13, 2017
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday ordered the Municipality of Toa Alta, along with current and past operators of the Toa Alta Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, to take immediate actions to address conditions at the landfill that may present potential threats to human health and the environment.
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Oversight Board issues RFP for CPA firm
April 12, 2017
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Ricoissued Tuesday a request for proposals for qualified and experienced certified public accounting firms interested in providing audit services for the federally appointed body in the future.
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CBP: Significant spike in counterfeit goods seized in PR
April 11, 2017
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Juan Field Operations confirmed Tuesday a significant increase of more than 300 percent in the seizure of counterfeit merchandise during the first two quarters of federal fiscal year 2017 compared to the same period in FY2016.
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