Parknet wins P.R. Global Student Entrepreneur Awards
February 21, 2017
Antonio J. Ramos, founder of Parknet, a technology company focused on controlled entry systems, was selected as winner of the local edition of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) during a ceremony late last week.
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Execs gather to promote ‘responsible investment’ in P.R.
February 16, 2017
Investing in Puerto Rico has become one of those polarizing topics that generate much controversy and distrust.
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Ankura Consulting opens Puerto Rico advisory office
February 15, 2017
Ankura Consulting Group announced Tuesday the opening of its 11th business advisory and expert services consultancy office, located in San Juan.
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Moody’s: Pension bonds face imminent payment default
February 14, 2017
In the coming months, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will default on bonds issued by its Employees Retirement System following the steady depletion of the bonds' debt service reserves, Moody’s predicted.
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Atlas Asset Management launches new investment option
February 14, 2017
Atlas Asset Management recently launched an investment fun to give Puerto Rico residents the option to divest their savings in an instrument that is not tied to government debt.
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Rosselló presents bill to streamline P.R. permits process
February 8, 2017
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló unveiled Tuesday a bill to streamline and integrate the Puerto Rico’s permitting process, which has received the private sector’s backing and should facilitate the opening of new businesses.
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P.R. to host 1st China investment forum Mar. 1-3
February 8, 2017
Looking to position the island as an “ideal investment destination for China” in the United States and Latin America, Puerto Rico will host the 1st China Investment Forum, Mar. 1-3, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Tuesday.
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P.R.’s migration level at record high in ’15; 89K left to US
February 6, 2017
The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics on Sunday released data confirming that 89,000 people emigrated from Puerto Rico to the U.S. mainland in 2015, a year when all migratory indicators reached new levels.
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Study questions Medicare Advantage benchmarks for PR
January 31, 2017
Puerto Rico's traditional Medicare population is not representative of the island's much larger Medicare Advantage membership, questioning its use as the foundation for establishing MA benchmarks on the island.
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Board extends fiscal plan deadline, names exec. director
January 30, 2017
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico on Saturday approved Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s request to extend the deadline in which to present the administration’s fiscal plan to Feb. 28.
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The Big Think Group to represent PRConsultants Group
January 30, 2017
Full service public relations and digital marketing communications firm The Big Think Group has been appointed the Puerto Rico partner of the PRConsultants Group, considered North America’s “leading public relations professionals,” the local agency announced Sunday.
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P.R. entrepreneurs lobby with Rosselló for priority status
January 24, 2017
Members of the Empresarios por Puerto Rico trade group met Monday with Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to help identify measures to promote economic development focused on sustainability and in which priority is given to local businesses and eliminating barriers affecting competitiveness.
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Puerto Rican startups rock Parallel18’s Demo Day
January 23, 2017
Wireless sensors for soil, plant-based water filter for emerging markets and a mobile platform to borrow and share objects with your neighbors were among the 25 companies pitching to potential investors at Parallel 18’s Demo Day.
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Oversight Board outlines goals for P.R.’s fiscal plan
January 19, 2017
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico on Wednesday outlined the goals, objectives and parameters that must be included in the new administration’s fiscal plan, as well as its willingness to extend the deadline to submit the document and effect a moratorium on creditor lawsuits, subject to specific conditions.
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Parallel18 Ventures to invest $225K in 3 startups
January 12, 2017
The Puerto Rico's Science, Technology and Research Trust announced Wednesday it will invest $225,000 in three startups through the recently created follow-up fund Parallel18 Ventures.
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