SBA, Inclusiv partner to boost access to capital for ‘smallest of small businesses’
November 30, 2021
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Inclusiv today entered into a two-year Strategic Alliance Memorandum (SAM) to increase access to credit and capital for small businesses in underserved areas and enable microenterprise development in Puerto Rico. SBA Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands District Director Josué E. Rivera and Inclusiv President Cathie Mahon signed […]
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Medtronic to host job fairs in Puerto Rico’s southeast
November 30, 2021
The largest medical device manufacturing company in Puerto Rico announced a series of job fairs with which it seeks to recruit hundreds of employees for their plants in Juncos, Ponce and Villalba. The third fair will be held Nov. 30, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Wilnelia Merced Activity Room in Caguas. The […]
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MCS Foundation to sponsor workshop for other nonprofits
November 30, 2021
To support its peers, the MCS Foundation will sponsor a free workshop for other local nonprofits, when it will unveil a new virtual fundraising platform offering the possibility of reaching the Puerto Rican diaspora in the US mainland. The workshop, titled “Building Resilience Through Philanthropic Innovation,” will be held via Zoom Dec. 2 at 3 […]
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PR CONCRA to lead COVID-19 educational project
November 29, 2021
Community-based health and prevention services nonprofit PR CONCRA will connect communities in the municipalities of the metropolitan area with educational resources to address COVID-19 and mental health, as well as issues related to the prevention, myths, and impact of the coronavirus pandemic, as part of the educational project “PODER en SALUD,” Executive Director Carlos Cabrera-Bonet […]
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CienciaPR marks 15 yrs. with ‘Ciencia Boricua Allies’ to promote donations
November 29, 2021
Under the slogan “Puerto Rico is Science,” the scientific organization Ciencia Puerto Rico launched a new donation program called “Ciencia Boricua Allies.” In addition to celebrating 15 years of the nonprofit collective, seeks to promote donations and support the organization’s sustainability so it can continue putting science in service of Puerto Rico, it stated. The […]
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Cannabis solutions retailer SaluVid opens in Plaza Las Américas
November 25, 2021
SaluVid, a store specializing in CBD solutions for health and personal well-being, opened in Plaza Las Américas, brought by TraFon Group. “People will be able to find support and solutions to their health in one place. Given our experience in the market, we’ll provide access to the leading brands in the industry such as Charlotte’s […]
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USDA grants $190K to boost rural communities in Puerto Rico
November 25, 2021
The US Department of Agriculture has allocated $189,661 through several of its programs to improve equitable access to jobs, business opportunities, education, housing, and health care for people who live and work in rural areas in Puerto Rico. Initiatives in the towns of Aguas Buenas, Barceloneta, Cidra and Vega Baja are benefiting from these investments, […]
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Starbucks marks 16 yrs. of ‘Don’t let it fall’ initiative
November 25, 2021
Starbucks Puerto Rico recently marked the 16th edition of its “Don’t let it fall” (“No lo dejes caer”) initiative, a movement in which employees support coffee farmers during the busy harvest season by visiting farms across the island to pick ripened coffee cherries that would otherwise fall and go to waste. This year, the company […]
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PenFed Credit Union pumps $2M into Guaynabo office expansion
November 24, 2021
PenFed Credit Union announced the $2 million expansion of its financial center in the San Patricio Office Center in Guaynabo. The space now spans 11,000 square feet, where it plans to open a bilingual service center in 2022 with career opportunities for an additional 24 employees, officials said. The expansion “will provide more space and […]
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Puerto Rican firm creates app to simplify search for cars, properties
November 24, 2021
Given the shortage of inventory that exists in Puerto Rico, both in cars and in properties, a group of professionals came together to develop a new mobile tool that aims to simplify the process of searching, buying, and selling goods. Find It is a new app “that establishes contact between sellers and customers who are […]
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DirecTV offers free access to 20+ channels during Thanksgiving
November 24, 2021
Thanksgiving marks the official start of the holiday season, and for this reason DirecTV announced a “content festival” for all its residential subscribers. From Nov. 24 at 6 a.m. through Nov. 29 at 6 a.m., Puerto Rico customers with active video service will have access to more than 20 premium channels, at no additional cost. […]
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Liberty Foundation awards $600K to 27 nonprofits during golf tourney
November 23, 2021
Liberty Foundation closed the 24th edition of the Liberty Foundation Golf Invitational Tournament awarding a “record-breaking donation” of $600,000 to 27 nonprofit organizations in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, company officials said. The donation was presented Nov. 18 during the tournament’s Embracing Hope Celebration Dinner in Río Grande. The 27 organizations that received […]
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Bayamón Medical Center inaugurates 4 new ambulatory surgery rooms
November 23, 2021
The Bayamón Medical Center announced the opening of four new ambulatory surgery rooms and a new unit for admitted patients. The four new ambulatory surgery rooms will be used for head, neck, laparoscopic, gynecological, gynecological oncological and urology surgeries, among others. The facilities incorporate the latest technology and a team of experienced surgeons, anesthesiologists, and […]
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Cubiertapr.com platform launched to sell life insurance strictly online
November 23, 2021
Puerto Rico-based insurance company Coordinated Insurance Services and technology applications and solutions development firm ImaginationSoft joined to develop the digital platform CUBIERTAPR.COM, to promote life insurance plans sold digitally. “There are insurers in the market that offer certain digital products. However, the life insurance policy that we’re offering through coverpr.com is the first life insurance […]
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Seabourn Ovation’s debut in Puerto Rico to generate $100K for economy
November 22, 2021
Luxury cruise ship Seabourn Ovation will restart operations after the pandemic hiatus from Puerto Rico, which will generate $100,000 for the local economy in Fiscal 2022 and 2023, government officials confirmed. The ship, owned by Seabourn, joins Carnival, Norwegian, Viking, Crystal, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean as the seventh cruise line to restart operations in Puerto […]
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