Los Angeles-based Premiere Estates Auction Company announced Thursday a multi-property auction that includes sprawling beachfront sites in Aguadilla and Cabo Rojo, with a combined listing price of $59 million.
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ranked ninth on the list of best destinations to invest in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a publication by Site Selection magazine.
Putney Capital Management, LLC announced Tuesday the acquisition of one of the main terminals for the reception, storage and distribution of cement in Puerto Rico, for $34 million.
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found that security firm Alpha Guards Management failed to protect fair wages and benefits of 650 guards in Puerto Rico, owing them nearly $350,000 in back wages and damages.
Stagione Designs and the Caguas Municipal government announced Monday a sweeping $9.8 million plan to revitalize the town’s urban center, christened as DownTown Caguas.
In an age of ever-increasing distractions, quickly creating customer habits is an important characteristic of successful products, said Nir Eyal, the author of "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.”
With an initial investment of some $70 million, the Mennonite Health System will begin construction of the first and only hospital located on the grounds of a golf course in Puerto Rico.
The Puerto Rico Sales and Marketing Executives Association will hold its annual conference on May 7-8, from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino titled, focusing on “What’s next?” for the industry.
The development of new drugs against malaria, the creation of hybrid technologies to further communications and aviation, as well as advances in biotechnology to purify water, are several of the initiatives that will be made possible thanks to the awarding of grants for 12 scientific projects, given by the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust.
A historic 3.8-acre property on which Laurance Rockefeller built his estate within one of the Caribbean’s most coveted stretches of oceanfront land, Dorado Beach, is now on the market for $8.5 million, Trillion Real Estate Group announced Thursday.
Colombia’s government promotion agency, Procolombia, is looking to boost foreign direct investment by attracting Caribbean investors who are looking to reach South America, as Colombia is a strategic export platform for the region, including Puerto Rico.
Members of Puerto Rico’s economic development team and private sector representatives will participate this week in the SelectUSA Investment Summit, hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce, to present a united front to promote foreign direct investment on the island.
Luz A. “Lucy” Crespo, who for more than three decades climbed the executive ladder at Hewlett-Packard in Aguadilla and was the first woman to become president of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association, has been named the new CEO of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust.
A study released Wednesday by the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico on current conditions the island’s elderly population is facing revealed that 40 percent of seniors 65 and older have incomes that place them at the level of extreme poverty.
The Corporation for the Supervision and Insurance of Puerto Rico Cooperatives, known as COSSEC in Spanish, is moving forward in striking up talks with Cuban counterparts, to ultimately set off diplomatic relations between both islands, and other Caribbean jurisdictions.
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