Puerto Rico Family Department holds event to support microentrepreneurs
March 22, 2023
Over 100 entrepreneurs receive training and economic subsidies to start or expand their businesses through the PODES program.
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Puerto Rico gov’t, FEMA announce arrival of 3 mega generators
March 20, 2023
Work on stabilizing the island’s grid by increasing generational capacity ahead of the upcoming hurricane season continues.
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FEMA working on 35 flood-mitigation projects in Puerto Rico worth $122M
March 17, 2023
The work is expected to benefit more than 1.4 million residents across 25 towns on the island facing flood risks.
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HUD allocates $166M to Puerto Rico in disaster recovery program overhaul
March 16, 2023
The agency also allocated funds to communities in Alaska, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
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COR3 creates new tool to report misuse of recovery funds
March 16, 2023
The information provided will be reviewed by an investigative specialist to determine the course of action to take.
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SBA OKs $100M+ in Hurricane Fiona aid in Puerto Rico so far
March 15, 2023
The agency has approved more than 3,400 disaster relief loans to small businesses, homeowners, renters, and nonprofits in Puerto Rico.
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90% of locally owned SME benefit from DDEC assistance
March 14, 2023
The agency runs several programs that provide assistance to entrepreneurial projects in Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rico reported 6% jobless rate in Jan. ’23, down vs. Jan. ’22
March 13, 2023
The most recent statistic remained steady when compared to December 2022, the agency stated.
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EDB gets additional $100M in CDBG-DR funds
March 10, 2023
A total of 3,264 grants for $145.2 million have been closed to support entrepreneurs on the island.
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FEMA allocates $5.7M to repair Puerto Rico’s waterfronts, boardwalks
March 10, 2023
To date, FEMA has obligated over $29 billion under its Public Assistance program to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane María.
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Generation unit in Aguirre complex back in service
March 8, 2023
An additional $31.7 million has been advanced to continue restoring Puerto Rico’s electric system.
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Puerto Rico seeks new facility to meet power generation demand
March 8, 2023
A request for qualifications has been issued to private companies, given that the island is currently expected to experience outages that could total nearly nine days a year.
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BDE to allocate $20M to foster local manufacturing, exports
March 2, 2023
The agency partnered with PRiMEX to benefit small and medium-sized companies.
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San Juan distributes portable batteries to patients with special needs
February 27, 2023
“San Juan Va Por Ti” program is already providing support for 3,000 patients during power outages.
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CBP breaks ground on $18M facility for Mayagüez marine unit
February 24, 2023
The project is expected to be completed in spring 2024, Caribbean Air and Marine Branch Director Augusto Reyes said.
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