Grupo Guayacán picks 27 finalists for ’19 EnterPRize competition
August 15, 2019
A “record-breaking” group of 27 start-ups kicked off the finalist phase of Grupo Guayacán Inc.’s 2019 EnterPRize Competition, the entity announced. More than 30 collaborators, sponsors, and mentors participated in a judging session on Aug. 9, in which they evaluated pitches from 40 semi-finalists to select the group that would go on to compete for […]
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P.R.’s Bidwise included in Inc. Magazine’s America’s 5000 fastest-growing private co.’s
August 15, 2019
Bidwise, a Puerto Rico-based technology company that provides performance marketing services to online retailers, has been recognized by Inc. Magazine on its list of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America. Bidwise helps online stores increase sales through its commerce advertising platform, which delivers ads based on a user’s shopping intent. Each year, Inc. Magazine […]
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CBP launching Mobile Passport Control in P.R. on Aug. 27
August 14, 2019
The San Juan Field Office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the upcoming implementation of Mobile Passport Control in three points of entry in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico. U.S. citizens and Canadian visitors will now have the option of MPC processing. MPC expedites the entry to the United States from foreign by using a […]
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2020 Census releases tagline, logo in 12 languages in addition to English
August 13, 2019
The U.S. Census Bureau announced it has completed the release of its 2020 Census platform (tagline and logo) for 12 languages in addition to English. The “Shape your future. START HERE.” platform is incorporated across Census Bureau outreach and partnership awareness materials and will become more visible as the 2020 Census advertising campaign launches in […]
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PRiMEX ranked 1st place among peer network in U.S. mainland
August 13, 2019
The Puerto Rico Manufacturing Extension Inc. (known as PRiMEX) landed the top ranking from the Network of the National Institute of Standards and Technology/Manufacturing Extension Partnership of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the entity announced. The organization offers training, technical and business support to improve the competitiveness of companies, processes and human resources. Among the […]
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Invest P.R. CEO: Investors must be assured things are moving forward
August 12, 2019
The political turmoil Puerto Rico has been experiencing in recent weeks is similar to what has happened in other jurisdictions, and investors must be assured that “things will continue to move forward,” Invest Puerto Rico CEO Rodrick Miller said. In an exclusive interview with News is my Business, Miller said it is very early to […]
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New Fortress Energy, Boys & Girls Club of P.R host back-to-school fair
August 9, 2019
More than 300 children from the Boys & Girls Club in Las Margaritas participated in a back-to-school fair, organized by New Fortress Energy, an energy infrastructure company committed to supporting youth education in science and technology. In addition to providing school supplies and support, the fair featured robotics workshops designed to introduce students to science, […]
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Startup Hub Caribbean by Facebook and parallel18 wraps up its 1st generation
August 9, 2019
The closing event for Startup Hub Caribbean, a program by Facebook and Puerto Rican accelerator parallel18, showcased the growth and impact of 10 startups that are helping improve their communities’ access to high-quality education, jobs, and technology. The Demo Day took place in parallel18’s HQ, in San Juan and was the final phase of a […]
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Entrepreneurs of innovative company HYP3R join Endeavor’s global network
August 8, 2019
Entrepreneurs Carlos García and Leandro Armas, leaders of HYP3R, were admitted to Endeavor’s global network as part of the new group of Endeavor Entrepreneurs selected this summer in Tokyo, Japan, Erika Medina-Vecchini, Managing Director of Endeavor Puerto Rico announced. The partners at HYP3R, one of the most innovative technology companies in the tourism sector, are […]
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Ex-Gov. Rosselló signed laws limiting constitutional right of access to information
August 7, 2019
On the eve of becoming Puerto Rico’s first governor to resign from his post, Ricardo Rosselló signed a pair of laws whose net effect is to hinder access to public information and limit free expression, nonprofit group Open Spaces denounced. Cecille Blondet, executive director of Open Spaces said Rosselló stamped his signature on Acts 122 […]
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Columbia Care to enter P.R. medicinal cannabis market
August 7, 2019
Columbia Care Inc. has received approval from the Puerto Rico Department of Health to open for business, with a medicinal cannabis dispensary in San Juan and 25,000 square-foot cultivation and manufacturing operation in Cidra. The 2,800 square-foot San Juan clinic and its Cidra facility are scheduled to open this month, with two additional dispensaries expected […]
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Chemesis Int’l Inc. to pick up P.R.’s largest medicinal cannabis dispensary network
August 6, 2019
Chemesis International Inc. has entered into an agreement to buy a majority of the shares of GSRX, which has five medicinal cannabis dispensaries in Puerto Rico, the companies announced. The transaction calls for Chemesis to acquire more than 42.6 million common shares and 1,000 preferred shares of GSRX, in exchange for an some 18.9 million […]
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Direct Relief to distribute $8M in cash to 25 P.R.-based healthcare nonprofits
August 1, 2019
Twenty-five Puerto Rican healthcare nonprofits are set to receive a much-needed $8 million cash infusion from Direct Relief, the largest private, nongovernmental provider of health resources to Puerto Rico since Hurricane María. Recipients of the $8 million in grants will be announced Aug. 7, at La Ciudad de la Salud y Bienestar, a Direct Relief-sponsored event […]
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Science Trust gets significant grant from U.S. Dept. of Commerce
August 1, 2019
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust was selected as one of the 44 nonprofit entities will receive funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Regional Innovation Strategies Program, which will award a total of $23 million to expand high impact entrepreneurship. The Trust will launch the Investor Bridge Project based on Puerto Rico’s […]
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FirstBank, Center for Puerto Rico partner to help young entrepreneurs
July 30, 2019
With the aim of promoting entrepreneurship among young people between the ages of 18-35 by helping them acquire the skills necessary to develop or strengthen an enterprise, FirstBank has granted a donation of $15,000 to the Entrepreneurial Training Program for Young Adults of the Center for Puerto Rico. The Center is the operational arm of […]
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