Senators Ramón Luis Nieves and José Nadal-Power announced Tuesday the filing of Bill 655 to promote "creative industries" in Puerto Rico, as a means of creating jobs and wealth.
Puerto Rican hospital conglomerate Grupo HIMA is among three companies on the short list to take over the management of six public hospitals in Madrid, according to a televised report.
For the second consecutive year, Puerto Rico radio industry professionals are coming together to reaffirm the importance of radio and its standing as one of the island’s most influential media.
The Guayacán Venture Accelerator will select 10 local companies next month to participate in advanced executive education and feedback from local and international investors to support their expansion within and outside of Puerto Rico. The GVA program is run by Grupo Guayacán Inc., a nonprofit Puerto Rican venture capital fund manager.
Global leaders in innovation will meet in Puerto Rico to discuss the challenges of competitiveness in a globalized environment during the “Tools that Drive New Paths to Prosperity” forum, taking place at the Caribe Hilton hotel today.
Tous — the Spanish design house known for its emblematic teddy bear — has filed a civil suit against 177 Puerto Rican businesses and individuals that have been allegedly selling counterfeit versions of its products, an illegal activity that has significantly undercut its local sales, News is my Business has learned.
The Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnership Authority is currently reviewing 11 applications submitted by as many central government agencies and municipalities seeking to develop a variety of projects ranging from a women’s correctional facility to road extensions, requiring more than $2 billion in estimated investments.
Parranda.org, a new nonprofit dedicated to the development of a "Greater Puerto Rico," announced it has selected its keynote speakers for its first annual Parranda Summit in San Juan, on May 30th at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.
Panalpina Puerto Rico, the local subsidiary of Panalpina Group, cut the ribbon Thursday on its new 7,000 square-foot refrigerated warehouse facility that it is touting as the “largest in the Caribbean.” The $1 million facility is the largest in the world for the company.
Popular Inc. President Richard Carrión, who has also served as chairman of the Finance Commission of the International Olympic Committee and member since 1990, announced today his candidacy for the presidency of the sporting organization, bringing with him a "clear vision to address the major challenges and opportunities that lie ahead of the Olympic movement."
Puma Energy officials announced Tuesday plans to implement the “Puma-e” initiative, a pilot program through which it will make available an eco-friendly, gasoline-ethanol blend fuel at 56 of its 235 gas stations in Puerto Rico.
Young & Rubicam unveiled Wednesday its new shopper marketing division, known as Labstore, through which it will develop strategies that “positively engage shoppers at the point of sale.”
With the intention of promoting the development of alternative renewable energy sources, Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla signed three executive orders Tuesday that establish an orderly plan that will gradually replace Puerto Rico’s high dependence on fossil fuel energy sources and set the rules for the use of new energy alternatives for the island.
The Municipality of Guaynabo is setting aside $85 million to build a 200-room hotel adjacent to the Mario Quijote Morales Coliseum, Mayor Héctor O’Neill told this media outlet last week.
The governments of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic inked an agreement Thursday establishing a bilateral strategy that should spur projects to benefit both islands in education, agriculture, energy costs and tourism, Secretary of State David Bernier announced.
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