José Sifontes, who held the post of U.S. Small Business Administration District Director for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, José Sifontes, passed away Dec. 28, the agency announced Monday.
The Economic Development Bank will be setting its sights on promoting self-employment initiatives in 2012, targeting specific sectors with orientation sessions and, perhaps most importantly, funding, agency President Ivonne Otero said.
A year after the IVU Loto twice-weekly sweepstakes launched, less than 15 percent of winners have claimed their prizes. Treasury Department data shows that so far, only 87 out of 580 winners have taken home their pay. Combined, winners have claimed $146,500, or a fraction of the $761,000 the agency has offered in cash prizes, News is my Business confirmed Wednesday.
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