The management of the José Miguel Agrelot Puerto Rico Coliseum announced it has postponed events scheduled for the month of August due to the increase in positive cases of COVID-19 on the island. The venue is also working on the availability of new dates with show producers to establish the calendar for the coming months, […]
RVI Puerto Rico and Plaza Palma Real Shopping Centers won gold at the Global MAXI Awards 2020 in the “Launch” category for their “More For You” (“Más para ti”) campaign. More than 238 marketing campaigns were submitted, in which the Plaza Palma Real shopping center in Humacao won “for its commitment to quality and excellence […]
The Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority, or AAFAF, announced the completion of the 2020 edition of its José M. Berrocal summer internship program, Executive Director Omar Marrero confirmed. He said that, through this internship, the agency sought to promote the research and professional development of the participants in the areas of public finance, accounting, […]
Bluetide Puerto Rico Inc. has opened the call for Request for Proposal to design and provide a “Strategic Implementation Plan for the Blue Economy” to cover the geographical region of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. “The objective of this RFP is to plan and design Blue Economy initiatives to expand Puerto Rico’s ocean-dependent […]
Liberty Puerto Rico customers donated $96,450 to Liberty Foundation, making it possible for 2,000 public high school students in the island’s southwest region to finish the semester through the “Give a Child the New Virtual School” project The money was raised in response to a call that Liberty made to its customers to donate the […]
Puerto Rican startup ZERO Damage announced it will begin shipping ready-to-assemble flat pack building kits for two types of outdoor gazebos and a greenhouse starting in August. The kits are the result of two years of research and development of an unwelded connection system that allows people to install steel frames without requiring screws. Next […]
The University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus (known as RUM) recently received a $750,000 grant from the Puerto Rico Agriculture Department to develop Tropical Animal Reproduction Research Center (CIRAT, in Spanish), under the School of Agricultural Sciences’ Agricultural Experimental Station. The Center, an idea created by a group of multidisciplinary researchers from the School of […]
Liberty Puerto Rico announced the start of a new partnership with FirstBank, which allows its customers to pay their bills at any of the bank’s branches throughout the island. “With this new partnership, our customers can pay their Liberty bills by visiting any bank on the island, which now includes FirstBank,” said Nelson Colón, chief […]
Destilería Serrallés Inc., the Puerto Rican producer of Don Q, announced the launch of Don Q Reserva 7, the latest addition to its curated portfolio of aged rums made at its distillery in the southern town of Ponce. The distillery’s continuous focus on expanding its aged and super premium offering aligns with increased consumer demand […]
Walmart announced it will pay out another special cash bonus to store, club, distribution center and fulfillment center associates “for their ongoing contributions and dedication to serving customers, members and communities during this unprecedented time.” The bonus will be $300 for full-time hourly associates and $150 for part-time hourly and temporary associates. Drivers, managers and […]
The Mennonite Health System recently became the first and only Puerto Rican company to receive the “Commitment Level Recognition” award established by the Malcolm Baldrige quality model. This recognition is granted by the Texas Quality Foundation to companies that have proven to be successful in developing and implementing consistent quality models and efforts, to offer […]
Vimenti School by Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico announced it will be holding its public lottery process for new students on July 31 at 2 p.m. through the SchoolMint virtual platform. The automated process will select students based on the slots the school has available for each grade, and follows local and federal […]
Medical device manufacturer Medtronic announced it has expanded the Salus@Work clinic initiative to its manufacturing facilities in Ponce and Villalba, after its first clinic at the Juncos plant contributed to the well-being of more than 2,000 employees and their families, company executives said. An alliance with its health plan, Triple-S Salud, led to the opening […]
With back-to-school shopping season around the corner, traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are looking to reinvent themselves amid COVID-19 to make their sales. Such is the case with La Esquina Famosa, which for the past 40 years has been selling uniforms at their store. This year, the retailer opted to launch a website to offer customers the […]
The Puerto Rico Hurricane Response Hub announced the launch of the third edition of the Project ECHO workshop series, focusing on hurricane preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program comprises six free sessions every Wednesday from July 22 until Aug. 26, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The goal of this initiative, which is a […]
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