Accounting firm RSM ROC & Company rebrands as RSM
October 27, 2015
Independent accounting, taxes and consulting services firm RSM ROC & Company announced Monday it has rebranded as RSM, in line with the adoption of a single global brand by RSM International, the network to which it belongs.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility7851 Views
P.R hosts conference on trade reform between Cuba, U.S.
October 27, 2015
Microjuris.com, the Inter-American Bar Association and the National Organization of Collective Law of Cuba are joining forces to host the “Cuba: Investment, Trade and Financial Guarantees/Forging New Economic Opportunities in the Caribbean” conference Nov. 4-5 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility4057 Views
Guayacán hosts training workshops for angel investors
October 19, 2015
Grupo Guayacán held capacity building workshops for angel investors over the weekend, offered by Troy Knauss, vice president of the Board of Trustees of the Angel Resource Institute.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility4092 Views
Puerto Rican diaspora leaders launch national agenda
October 15, 2015
ORLANDO, FL — National political, civic, business and nonprofit leaders of the Puerto Rican diaspora convened Wednesday for the first time in Orlando, Florida to formulate a “National Puerto Rican Agenda.”
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility5087 Views
D.C. food blogger plans P.R. coffee-table travel book
October 15, 2015
WASHINGTON — With support from a variety of local businesses, Guayama-raised food blogger Jessica van Dop DeJesús has launched a crowdfunding effort to finance “The Dining Traveler Guide to Puerto Rico” — the first Latino-produced travel guides of its kind to be sold in the United States or Europe.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility12165 Views
UPR Cancer Center to unveil $15M radiotherapy center
October 14, 2015
The University of Puerto Rico’s Comprehensive Cancer Center (UPRCCC) will inaugurate its new $15 million Radiotherapy Center in November, featuring the most modern technology available in Puerto Rico for radio-oncology treatments.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility4017 Views
Pastelería Cidrines partners with SBCC to fuel growth
October 2, 2015
Puerto Rican bread and pastry company Pastelería Cidrines announced Thursday it has entered into a partnership with Small Business Community Capital (SBCC), an investment fund associated with the Small Business Administration, to fuel its growth plans, including the introduction of new products locally and its expansion in the continental U.S. market.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility6303 Views
Nonprofits launch ‘Goal 1B’ to spur local biz networking
October 1, 2015
The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and the Puerto Rico Minority Supplier Development Council (PRMSDC) announced Wednesday the upcoming start of “Goal 1B,” a strategy designed to help Puerto Rican industries expand their market.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3061 Views
Bondholders launch coalition of ‘ordinary investors’
August 28, 2015
The 60 Plus Association announced Thursday the formation of "Main Street Bondholders," a new small bondholder coalition made up of ordinary investors from Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland who hold retirement, college and life savings in Puerto Rican bonds.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3441 Views
7th Edition of Guayacán Venture Accelerator underway
August 25, 2015
Grupo Guayacán Inc. announced Monday the launch of the 7th edition of its Guayacán Venture Accelerator program. In this second edition for 2015, the GVA debuts a new and expanded curriculum with new workshops and instructors, and a strengthened mentoring component, organization executives said.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility2573 Views
Nonprofit to focus on developing P.R. visitor’s economy
August 14, 2015
The Foundation for Puerto Rico announced Thursday it is focusing its efforts on developing new social and economic strategies that will transform Puerto Rico into a global destination, based on the premise that tourism is key to improve the economy.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility2467 Views
Science Trust, Guayacán, Ga. Tech extend boot camp
August 3, 2015
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust has partnered with Grupo Guayacán, Inc. to extend its joint I-Corps Puerto Rico program — a customer discovery boot camp for entrepreneurs looking to build and develop scalable business models — during fiscal year 2016.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3469 Views
Aguirre GasPort gets go-ahead from federal regulator
July 28, 2015
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has granted the go-ahead to Excelerate Energy to site, construct, and operate the proposed Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project in cooperation with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3404 Views
P.R. to become epicenter for LatAm business Aug. 13-14
July 20, 2015
Latin America and international commerce will be the topic of the upcoming meeting of the Business Council of Latin America, slated for Aug. 13-14.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility2937 Views
CPI sues gov’t over refusal to disclose hedge fund info
July 14, 2015
The Center for Investigative Journalism filed a civil suit Monday against the government over its refusal to provide the names of the hedge funds that are getting ready to renegotiate or demand complete payment of Puerto Rico’s public debt.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility5541 Views
A Dow Jones/Factiva content provider since 2014
Subscribe to our Dollars & Sense podcast!
NIMB ON SOCIAL MEDIA