Puerto Rican company Bon Bini Bakery, manufacturer of traditional sweets, has achieved a 35% increase in its annual sales and plans to continue expanding its manufacturing capacity and variety of products, driven by Walmart Puerto Rico’s support, it confirmed. Miguel Cruz, owner of Bon Bini Bakery that he started with his wife, Cristina Vélez in […]
The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Alliance (APT, in Spanish) delivered 4,450 masks to the Puerto Rico Police, in an effort to contribute to their protection in the midst of the pandemic caused by COVID-19. Enrique Ortiz de Montellano, secretary of the APT and CEO of Claro Puerto Rico, and Pedro Andrés, past president of APT and […]
Recognizing the atypical times that the world and Puerto Rico are experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Puerto Rico Products Association will hold its annual convention on May 15, using virtual tools. The event will start at 8 a.m. Friday, when the trade group that oversees the “Made in Puerto Rico” brand, will elect […]
The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics unveiled a new tab on its website gathering data and information related to the impact of COVID-19 in Puerto Rico and in other jurisdictions around the world. Executive Director Orville M. Disdier said the goal is that the information that several organizations on this subject have been producing can […]
Gloria Marti, president of animal welfare nonprofit Save A Sato, has received a $10,000 grant from the Petco Foundation and Victoria Stilwell, which are honoring “Unsung Heroes” for their lifesaving efforts on behalf of animals. Marti is now in the running for the national “Unsung Hero” award by Petco Foundation to potentially earn an additional […]
Guardian Systems, a Puerto Rican startup dedicated to creating artificial intelligence and analytical video platforms, announced the launch of a new application, True Checkpoint, that enables companies to control access of employees and visitors who are potentially infected with COVID-19 or other contagious diseases. The mobile app and web administrative platform takes a photo of […]
A survey conducted by the Puerto Rico Manufacturing Extension (PRiMEX, in Spanish) of 120 120 food and agro-industrial manufacturing companies revealed a need for the island’s small- and mid-sized businesses to better prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. Furthermore, the study that was carried out from the beginning of this year through April 24, also […]
The Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association has unveiled through its website a template of the Contingency Plan that all employers must prepare to comply with Executive Order OE-2020-028 and with the protocols established for the reopening of their businesses. The free document is a template that allows the company to adjust the information according to its […]
CC1 Companies, which manufactures, bottles and distributes a variety of beverages, is turning its focus to produce a new line of hand sanitizers as well as a custom stand for the product. CD Hand Sanitizer comes in multiple packages — a three-liter box and a 750ml bottle — and includes a touch-free dispenser that integrates […]
The Facebook Journalism Project announced it is awarding $16 million in funds to support the operations of more than 200 news organizations in the United States and its territories. Among those selected is Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI, in Spanish), which will receive a contribution of $100,000 for its coverage related to the […]
As part of its social commitment to Puerto Rico and in response to the public health emergency caused by COVID-19, Popular recently donated $1 million to entities whose priorities include the acquisition of medical equipment and care of the homeless, as well as support for small and medium-sized companies and scientific research. Similarly, funds have […]
The Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF, in Spanish) chose the Puerto Rico Community Foundation to provide management and investment services for a new scholarship fund for University of Puerto Rico students. “After careful analysis of the independent firms that were interested in the project, we have chosen the organization that has […]
Puerto Rico-based financial institution Oriental confirmed that as a result of the first and second round of the SBA (7a) Payroll Protection Program, granted more than $275 million in loans, benefiting 3,300 businesses and 58,000 employees of small and mid-sized businesses. “We’re closing this first and second-round process, achieving excellent results, supporting our small and […]
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, known as ASUR and whose subsidiary, Aerostar, operates the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, confirmed that passenger traffic dropped 94.5% in Puerto Rico in April, reflecting the direct blow from the COVID-19 pandemic. The year-over-year drop is in line with ASUR’s other airports in Mexico and Colombia, which showed a combined […]
HCOA Fitness, which on Tuesday was hit with a lawsuit by members claiming the chain had continued to charge membership fees during the lock-down, said it has continued to “expedite the freezing or cancellation of memberships.” Rick Bouza, president of the 14-gym chain, said since the government mandated the closure of businesses on the island […]
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