Majority of P.R. claimants still wait for FEMA help, many found ‘ineligible’
February 5, 2018
By Rebecca Banuchi | Center for Investigative Journalism Armando Vega-Martínez anxiously awaits for the day he can have a home again. The house in which he lived, among the mountains of the Guaraguao neighborhood in Ponce, was completely destroyed when an adjacent structure fell on it after succumbing to the powerful winds of hurricane María […]
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Exelon’s 6 Utility co.’s on their way to PR to work on energy restoration
January 30, 2018
Line mechanics, crew leaders, safety personnel — and bucket trucks — from Exelon’s six utilities are on their way to Puerto Rico to add even more resources to the electric industry effort to restore power to the island.
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Walmart, Miami Foundation award $5M to Mercy Corps for P.R. relief
January 23, 2018
Walmart and The Miami Foundation announced $4.9 million in grants to Mercy Corps to support Puerto Rico relief and recovery efforts in the continued aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and María.
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Southern Co. deploys additional personnel, equipment to restore PR power
January 22, 2018
Atlanta-based Southern Company announced that lineworkers and support staff from each of Southern Company's four electric operating companies — Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power and Mississippi Power — were deployed to Puerto Rico over the weekend.
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Molinos de Puerto Rico bounces back in wake of Hurricane María
January 19, 2018
Since Hurricane María hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2017, Ardent Mills' sister company, Molinos de Puerto Rico, maintained milling operations for all but about four days, company executives confirmed.
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Solar provider Sunnova rejects alleged interest in buying PREPA
January 18, 2018
Sunnova Energy Corp., the largest provider of distributed, residential solar power in Puerto Rico, shot down reports of an alleged interest in purchasing the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, as a whole or in part, as a high-ranking executive of the utility stated.
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Report: Mass exodus from P.R. to US impacts healthcare, politics
January 16, 2018
The mass exodus of Puerto Ricans to the U.S. mainland are already having an impact on federal health system funding and will surely influence the upcoming electoral cycle, according to a report published by San Juan-based Impactivo Consulting.
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FEMA looking for small P.R.-based transportation co. for contract
January 16, 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is asking for a small business in Puerto Rico to provide transportation services between the San Juan Convention Center and a Joint Field Office.
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P.R. Community Foundation gets $1M from NY healthcare P.R. relief fund
January 12, 2018
New York Healthcare’s Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief Fund, which was established to provide direct aid to health care workers and other workers on the front lines of the recovery effort in Puerto Rico, has contributed $1 million to the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, the nonprofits announced.
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Florida Power & Light sends crews to P.R. to expedite restoration efforts
January 9, 2018
Florida Power & Light Company announced 140 additional company lineworkers and support staff deployed to Puerto Rico to help restore power to areas impacted by Hurricane María's landfall.
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Stateside entities, UPR partner to deliver solar water systems to Humacao
January 5, 2018
WorldWater & Solar Technologies Inc., a continuing solar technology company, has joined forces with Los Padres Foundation and the University of Puerto Rico to provide continuous, clean water and power to some of those affected by the hurricanes last September.
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Sunnova Energy calls on US Congress for additional aid measures for P.R.
January 5, 2018
Residential solar service provider Sunnova Energy Corporation has called on members of U.S. Congress to aid in power restoration efforts for the people of Puerto Rico, where 45 percent of residents still lack electricity more than three months after Hurricanes Irma and María made landfall.
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FEMA extends deadline for Temporary Shelter Assistance to Mar. 20
January 3, 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed Tuesday it has approved the Puerto Rico government’s request for an extension of the Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program through Mar. 20.
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50 APS line workers head to PR to help with power restoration
January 3, 2018
Arizona-based APS is sending 50 line workers and support staff to Puerto Rico early this month to assist with ongoing power restoration efforts on the island, the company announced.
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Fluor completes work on priority power lines in PR as more crews arrive
December 29, 2017
Fluor Corporation confirmed Thursday that it has completed work on portions of three priority 38kv power lines in large urban areas near San Juan and a fourth priority 38kv line near Caguas.
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