Colombia pursues exchange with Puerto Rican IT sector
July 29, 2014
NEW YORK — Colombia, a country that in the first quarter of 2014 saw an economic growth of 6.4 percent year-over-year, is aggressively pursuing business opportunities in the Americas through commercial agreements with a spectrum of sectors.
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Crowley ships solar vehicle to U.S. student competition
July 15, 2014
Sixteen students from the University of Puerto Rico’s Mayagüez campus will travel to Austin, Texas, for the 2014 American Solar Challenge, a competition that challenges teams of university students to design, build and race solar-powered vehicles.
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Puerto Rico’s ad industry expands, hiring in digital
July 3, 2014
Midway through 2014, it may be too early yet to say for sure whether Puerto Rico's advertising industry will grow, stay flat or lose ground this year but one thing is sure: even in these difficult economic times for the island, some agencies are growing and clients continue to advertise.
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Next for Puerto Rico’s Antrocket: Equity crowdfunding
July 1, 2014
Since its launch in February 2013, Antrocket.com has raised nearly $100,000 in funds for sundry enterprises, will soon add a new category to its lineup of fundable projects and intends to be a player in equity crowdfunding once the federal law allowing this type of activity is implemented.
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11 companies chosen for Guayacán Venture Accelerator
June 30, 2014
Eleven companies have been selected to participate in Grupo Guayacán’s Guayacán Venture Accelerator, an executive education program designed for growing companies with proven business models, an established clientele, and a management team willing and able to effectively execute, in parallel with the program, the strategies derived from the each of the educational modules.
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UBS announces management reshuffling, Ferrer out
June 27, 2014
UBS Puerto Rico has been restructured into two separate divisions and its top management has been reshuffled as part of changes that include the exit of long-time chairman Miguel Ferrer, who will leave his post July 31, a high-ranking executive said Thursday.
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Pittsburgh looks to draw Puerto Ricans into its economy
June 23, 2014
Pittsburgh, PA — Music and sports are two pursuits that cross borders and link cultures. This weekend, this northeastern city relied on both to convey its desire to boost diversity and attract more Latinos, which are significantly underrepresented in this community.
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Global Internet privacy study reveals conflicting views
June 20, 2014
Consumer viewpoints on online privacy vary widely by geography and the type of activity engaged in while surfing the Web, a recently released study by EMC Corporation concluded.
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Convention Center district developments fueling activity
June 9, 2014
The Puerto Rico Convention Center management team hosted this weekend a business meeting for clients and sponsors to unveil the new plans for the meeting facility and the Conventions District Authority in Miramar.
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Panama energy exec: Sector privatization is all or nothing
May 21, 2014
The man responsible for leading the privatization of Panama’s energy sector, Fernando Aramburú-Porras, said during a conference organized by the College of Engineers and Surveyors that restructuring that country’s formerly chaotic energy system "was a pill we had to swallow to sustain economic growth that we enjoy today."
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Puerto Rico gov’t drums up business in Central Florida
May 19, 2014
Following a two-day trip to Florida last week, Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Alberto Bacó-Bagué urged the state’s large and growing Puerto Rican population to seek business opportunities in their homeland.
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Groups weigh in on government revenue shortfall
May 15, 2014
Two of the island’s largest private-sector trade groups, the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce and the CPA Society, weighed in Wednesday on the possible reasons for the $442 million revenue shortfall the Treasury Department reported for the month of April.
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Products Assoc.: Puerto Rico needs a coherent plan
May 7, 2014
The Puerto Rico Products Association unveiled Tuesday five key recommendations gathered during its recent annual convention, to help the island get back on the path of cohesive economic development.
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Advertising creativity rewarded at Cúspide 2014 festival
May 5, 2014
J. Walter Thompson San Juan, Badillo Saatchi & Saatchi and DDB Latina were the runaway winners of this year’s 32nd edition of the Cúspide Festival, an annual awards competition sponsored by the Puerto Rico Association of Advertising Agencies.
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Puerto Rico has big potential as food mecca
May 2, 2014
Positioning Puerto Rico as a gastronomic tourism destination could yield more visitors, grow agriculture to make the island more sustainable and create jobs, food and hospitality industry professionals said ahead of the first Conference of Gastronomic Tourism of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean to be held next week.
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