The Puerto Rico bankruptcy court saw a slight 2 percent drop in activity in October, when 1,020 cases were filed. During the first 10 months of the year, filings dropped by 4 percent to 9,165 cases, according to research firm Boletín de Puerto Rico, which collects and analyzes court data.
The Corporation for the Supervision and Insurance of Puerto Rico Cooperatives, known as COSSEC in Spanish, wrapped up Fiscal 2013 with $229.2 million in assets, a 5.86 percent year-over-year increase, President Daniel Rodríguez-Collazo said during the entity’s annual convention this weekend.
La Campechada, San Juan's cultural-tourism event slated to take place this weekend, has proven to be a strong source of employment and economic movement for the municipality, promoting local businesses and creating more than 500 jobs in artistic fields in prior editions.
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