Casinos, restaurants ask gov’t to ease pandemic restrictions
September 9, 2020
As the current Executive Order in place by the government imposing restrictions on the population and businesses is set to expire on Friday, representatives from Puerto Rico’s casino and restaurant industries have asked for an easing up of conditions they say are putting operations and employees at risk. During a news conference, casino industry executives […]
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Food Bank of Puerto Rico launches 7 initiatives under ‘Mobile Pantry’ program
September 9, 2020
The Food Bank of Puerto Rico will launch seven simultaneous projects under the “Mobile Pantry” program, which runs from this month through April 2021. The social action projects will directly benefit 5,520 people suffering from food insecurity and will give continuity to the campaign “Zero Hunger Puerto Rico” to raise local awareness against hunger, the […]
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Gov’t assigns $20M to Puerto Rico 511 social wellness, education organizations
September 7, 2020
Gov. Wanda Vázquez signed Joint Resolution 737 to assign $20 million to semi-public, public and private entities and institutions whose activities or services tend to the development of programs and social welfare, health, education, culture and to improve the quality of life of Puerto Ricans. The funds come from the Joint Budget Resolution for fiscal […]
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Foundation for Puerto Rico distributes $80K to 22 southern area entrepreneurs
September 7, 2020
Foundation for Puerto Rico (FPR) announced it has disbursed $80,000 to 22 entrepreneurs affected by the earthquakes in the southern area to boost their businesses. As part of the initiatives established by FPR to support entrepreneurs in the southern part of the island, the organization reactivated the Small Business Support Program (SBSP) through the Puerto […]
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The Foundation Global Group bets on alliances to promote businesses during COVID-19
September 7, 2020
Two local executives from multinational companies — Carlos Rivera-Vélez and Carlos Miró — they recently launched The Foundation Global Group (TFGG), an integrated business consulting firm to provide solutions that promote business development and success throughout the U.S. mainland during the COVID-19 era and beyond. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on thousands […]
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Guayacán Giving Day back to promote, support Puerto Rico’s entrepreneurs
September 3, 2020
Grupo Guayacán announced the return of the Guayacán Giving Day, its annual fundraising campaign that runs until Oct. 14, 2020. The campaign will be live over the following weeks under the slogan “Give to Support” and will highlight success stories of Guayacán alumni companies. More than 1,200 people have benefited from the various initiatives developed […]
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EC Waste buys Republic Services de Puerto Rico
September 2, 2020
Solid waste management company EC Waste, announced the acquisition of Republic Services de Puerto Rico, a subsidiary of Republic Services Inc., as well as the integration of its employees, management, client portfolio and landfills in Ponce and Salinas, as of Sept 1. The financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed. “The acquisition of Republic Services […]
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National Puerto Rican Agenda launches BoriCuenta 2020 Census campaign
August 24, 2020
The National Puerto Rican Agenda (NPRA) announced the launch of #BoriCuenta2020, a grassroots campaign to promote completion of the 2020 U.S. Census in Puerto Rico and in Puerto Rican communities across the nation. The Puerto Rico response rate is the lowest in the nation at about 30%, while the national response rate is 64%. A […]
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Connecting Paths PR Inc. graduates 18 women seamstresses in midst of pandemic
August 24, 2020
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, 18 women residents of the northern town of Loíza completed a creative sewing course and, at the same time, collaborated with the public health emergency by making face masks. The course was made possible through a donation from the Puerto Rico Community Foundation to Connecting Paths PR Inc., […]
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Direct Relief has donated $3M to Puerto Rico during pandemic
August 20, 2020
Nonprofit organization Direct Relief confirmed it has committed more than $3 million in Puerto Rico during the past five months due to the emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “In our ongoing commitment to facilitate medical access in Puerto Rico to those most in need, and even more so in the face of the Covid-19 […]
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Prime Restoration Services is Puerto Rico’s 1st fast emergency response company
August 19, 2020
With a $200,000 investment and the creation of 15 new jobs, Prime Restoration Services has opened an operation in Puerto Rico, becoming the first company on the island to provide specialized services in response and immediate restoration to natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, fires and pandemics. In addition, it offers the industrial sector, consultancy […]
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Puerto Rican investment industry expert Rivera joins CDVCA Board
August 18, 2020
The Community Development Venture Capital Alliance (CDVCA), a community development financial institution (CDFI) and player in the community development venture capital industry nationally, announced that local executive Myrna M. Rivera has been named to its Board of Directors. CDVA is the manager of two venture capital fund of funds, one of which is the $45 […]
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Grupo Guayacán launches 11th cohort of the I-Corps Puerto Rico program
August 17, 2020
Grupo Guayacán is looking for business ideas and future entrepreneurs who are eager to learn how to start a business in a short, yet intense virtual series of workshops. This will be the 11th edition of Grupo Guayacán’s I-Corps Puerto Rico (I-Corps PR) program, the idea validation boot camp to be offered online at no […]
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Puerto Rican firm We Connect transitions into virtual, 3D event planning
August 14, 2020
We Connect, a local company that provides solutions and strategies for event production, announced its expansion and transition into offering services to a virtual world. Through the adoption of Virtway Events, a proprietary and global platform/technology that allows the coordination of any type of event in 3D format, the company becomes the first Virtway certified partner […]
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Integro Foundation joins effort to raise $1M, donate 200K masks in Puerto Rico
August 10, 2020
Integro Foundation, a nonprofit organization established on the island in 2015, collaborated with Binance Charity to raise $1M and donate 200,000 KN-95 masks in Puerto Rico as part of the “Crypto Against COVID-19 Campaign.” A total of 500,000 masks are being donated to Brazil, Brazilian Amazon, South Africa, Bermuda, Barbados, St. Lucia, Dominican Republic, and Navajo […]
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