Puerto Rico entrepreneurs looking to learn about Colombia’s exportable product offer will be participating in Business Matchmaking 70, organized by ProColombia, an agency that promotes the country’s foreign investment, exports, tourism and brand.
Three experts will be headlining this year’s Lean Leadership & Innovation Summit, March 14-15 at Universidad del Este, aimed at helping Puerto Rico’s small and global companies recover and grow from the interruptions Hurricane María caused in recent months.
With an investment of more than $650,000, the largest network of affiliated hospitals in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, Metro Pavia Health System announced the expansion of the Dr. Susoni Metropolitan Hospital in Arecibo through the addition of offices in the Metropolitan Office Building.
In the days following the disaster, companies experienced disruption of operations due to the absence of electricity, loss of human resources, dislocations in the supply chain and total absence of telecommunications.
Grupo Guayacán Inc. (GGI) announced the return of its I-Corps Puerto Rico (I-Corps PR) program with the official call for applications for its 6th cohort, which will take place during April and May at the Universidad del Este (UNE) in Carolina.
Puerto Rico’s film industry is set to generate $225 million for the island’s economy this fiscal year ending in June, with several television and film projects in the pipeline that will generate some 12,000 jobs, government officials said Sunday.
The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics filed a motion at the San Juan Superior Court reiterating its request for declaratory judgment and injunction requested following the legal controversy that arose last summer, related to the composition of its Board, which has not yet been resolved.
Green Spirit Industries Inc. through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Project 1493 LLC, announced it has begun construction on its fifth planned medical cannabis dispensary location in Puerto Rico.
As part of the efforts to develop and promote better and enhanced energy practices in Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Alliance (PR-EESA) announced the submissions period for “The Battle of the Buildings–Puerto Rico 2017 Edition.”
The National Association of State Latino Chambers of Commerce (NASLCC) and the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) signed in Chicago a memorandum of understanding to provide training, and business opportunities for Latino businesses in the United States and Puerto Rico, the nonprofits announced.
Several trade groups announced the start of the “Mi Casa Resistente” community project, with the aim of providing safe housing alternatives in the Martín Peña Channel for families affected by Hurricane María.
Grupo Guayacán Inc. (GGI) announced the 22 local businesses selected to receive emergency funding through the Guayacán Start-Up Grants Program, an initiative launched in collaboration with the Banco Popular Foundation to support the economic recovery of emerging companies in Puerto Rico after Hurricane María.
Reactions from the public and private sector poured in Thursday on the Revised Fiscal Plans for the government of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority presented to the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for certification.
The new president of the Associated General Contractors, Puerto Rico Chapter, Stephen Spears, said Thursday in his inaugural speech that the trade group will “vigorously defend” the use of local contractors, sub-contractors and local suppliers to maximize opportunities created by Hurricane María’s devastation.
Assured Guaranty, a monoline insurer for Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority debt, reacted to the administration’s announced plans to privatize the utility by saying agreeing on an “on an experienced, highly qualified manager able to impose order, transparency and accountability” is long overdue.
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