Harbormaster Development looks to build $10M marina
December 8, 2016
Hopes of expanding Puerto Rico’s boating industry could get a buoyant lift with the planned construction of a new, $10 million marina.
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Metropistas invests $2.8M in LED lighting for highways
December 8, 2016
With an investment of more than $2.8 million metropistas, the company in charge of the operation and maintenance of the PR-22 and PR-5 highways, has replaced the lights of the lighting system of both roads with the new LED technology, the company announced Wednesday.
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Access Latina opens 2nd round of financing cohort
December 8, 2016
Access Latina, a business acceleration platform for Latina-owned firms headquartered in Florida, New York, Massachusetts, Texas, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, launched its second cohort to compete for a chance at more than $100,000 in capital and resources for latinas to grow their businesses.
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Grupo Guayacán grants $50K in seed funding to 3 co.’s
December 6, 2016
Grupo Guayacán Inc. has granted $50,000 in seed funding to three companies that graduated from the first edition of the SPRINGBOARD program, the nonprofit announced Monday.
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Grupo Guayacán launches new IDEA seed fund program
December 1, 2016
Grupo Guayacán, Inc. (GGI) announced Wednesday the official launch of the new Puerto Rico IDEA Seed Fund, in collaboration with Fundación Banco Popular, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and several entrepreneurs participating as private investors.
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Espacios Abiertos discusses lessons learned from Detroit
November 23, 2016
Balancing the government checkbook will not solve an economic crisis like the one Puerto Rico is facing.
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Board to finish review of gov’t Fiscal Plan by Jan. 31
November 21, 2016
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico is reviewing the government’s proposed Fiscal and Economic Growth Plan — which on Friday was met with criticism by a cross-section of the island’s business community — and should be finished by Jan. 31.
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Comprehensive Cancer Center hospital to open in Feb.
November 18, 2016
The Comprehensive Cancer Center Hospital at the University of Puerto Rico will receive its first patients this February, three years after the start of its construction.
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Solutions to reduce child poverty presented to Congress
November 17, 2016
The Youth Development Institute of Puerto Rico (YDI) submitted to the Puerto Rico’s Economic Development Taskforce a report with public policy recommendations and solutions to reduce childhood poverty.
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News is my Business marks 6 yrs. of unbiased reporting
November 16, 2016
News is my Business, Puerto Rico’s first English-language, fully digital business news website, is marking its sixth anniversary today as it looks forward to upholding its mission to deliver a broad snapshot of the island’s most significant stories.
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Colmena66 born to connect entrepreneurs, resources
November 10, 2016
Colmena66, a new specialized network that offers entrepreneurs, merchants and organizations tools and referral services, free of charge, was unveiled Wednesday to help participants start and grow their businesses in Puerto Rico.
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Parallel18 opens 3rd call for ‘Generation Innovation’
November 10, 2016
Puerto Rico based accelerator, Parallel18, announced Wednesday its third global open call for startups with the vision of expanding their businesses in the United States and Latin America.
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P.R. Audit Commission makes formal approach to Board
November 8, 2016
The Puerto Rico Commission for the Comprehensive Audit of the Public Credit sent a letter Monday to the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico outlining its work so far, including two preliminary audits that it hopes the federally appointed body will review.
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R&D investments slip by 1.3% in Fiscal ’15 to $443M
November 7, 2016
A study released by the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute showed that Research & Development investments during Fiscal 2015 were $443.3 million, or to 0.43 percent of the island’s GDP. This represents a slight 1.3 percent drop compared to Fiscal 2013.
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Study: ‘Gen Z’ aspires to be educated, self-employed
November 2, 2016
Puerto Rico’s “Generation Z,” those born after 1995, aspire to earn a college degree, be self-employed, and favor quality of life and experiences over money.
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