Forbes Magazine recently named the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino as one of the best resorts in Puerto Rico, along with five other properties. In one of its Summer issues, Forbes highlighted the Marriott’s amenities — including its pool, water slide and mini water falls — after the resort underwent a $20 million […]
As part of its commitment to the community, AIG Puerto Rico joined the Jóvenes de Puerto Rico en Riesgo Inc., to rehabilitate several spaces at the José Santos Quiñones Middle School in Canóvanas, where they offer school dropout and delinquency prevention services. As part of the initiative, AIG, now celebrating 100 years as a provider […]
Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) is committing to “aggressively reduce” its carbon output in the United States by entering into Virtual Power Purchase Agreements (VPPAs). It will use them to reduce emissions from its North American operations by up to 40% over the next three years, it said in a press release. Under the VPPAs, […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is recruiting for the positions of CBP Officer, Border Patrol Agent and Air Interdiction and Maritime Interdiction Agents in select localities throughout the continental United States, the agency announced. To answer questions and inquiries, CBP will have an orientation table at Plaza del Caribe in Ponce, July 25-27. The process […]
Given the uncertainty that recent events involving administration officials and chat leaks, which have “affected all sectors of the island,” the Puerto Rico Information Technology Cluster called on private sector trade groups to unite and assume a single stance to guarantee the government’s operation. The co-chairs of the Board of PRITC, as well as its […]
For the past 40 years, nonprofit organization Juan Domingo en Acción has been dedicated to improving the quality of life and promoting the sustainable development of the families in its community. To this end, FirstBank donated $20,000 to the organization for the arts and music, sports, and summer camp programs for the 400 students at […]
The Puerto Rico College of Engineers and Surveyors urged the government to avoid the paralysis of the economy by acting quickly to resolve the political crisis it is going through. “This is not a matter of parties or governors, but of the island. We’re in the international spotlight and our economy is paralyzed,” said Pablo […]
The Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce and investment and business firm, Birling Capital Advisors, LLC, have signed a collaboration agreement to promote among the trade group’s membership and the local business community the importance of investments. Birling Capital Advisors, chaired by Francisco Rodríguez-Castro, offers advisory and corporate finance services focused on the needs of institutional, […]
Considering the crisis that exists on the island due to the shortage of doctors and specialists, Salvador F. Rovira-Rodríguez decided to join all of the industry’s components in one place to establish a structure that, in a short term, allows Puerto Rico to alleviate the crisis. To address that goal, he created the Health Industry […]
Travel publication Travel & Leisure has selected Serafina Beach Hotel among the 25 best resorts in the Caribbean in 2019. The first boutique and lifestyle hotel concept created by the owners of the Serafina Restaurant Group global brand, ranked 23 with a score of 92.21% and was the first of only two properties to be […]
Professional services in risk, retirement and health management firm Aon plc, announced the start of the application process for the Aon Scholarship Fund for Talented Students, established in 2010 at the Puerto Rico Community Foundation. The grants are available for college students pursuing bachelor’s degrees in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration and Human Resources. The deadline […]
PR Computer Services, founded in 1973, is marking 46 years in the market, where it pioneered data storage and technological support, founder Luis Arabía said. “Forty-six years ago, we were able to see the trend to the ongoing use of technology for business management, and the growing need to support these systems and store all […]
Global design and engineering firm Stantec has been awarded a $3 million assignment to lead engineering services for infrastructure damage assessments in Puerto Rico, it announced. The project was awarded under Stantec’s indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the Eastern Federal Lands (EFL) Division of the Federal Highway Administration involving highway and/or bridge design and engineering services in […]
Puerto Rico Manufacturing Extension Inc. graduated the first 12 local companies to complete the 1st Primex Export Academy, the organization announced. In addition, a panel of judges chose a group of the companies to participate in a trade mission sponsored by the organization. The companies that graduated and now have an export plan are; Environmental […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that nonprofit organizations, state and local agencies, and institutions of higher learning are eligible to compete for funding of up to $150,000 to deliver entrepreneurship training to service-disabled veterans. Up to six awardees will use the $300,000 in total funding to participate in the Service-Disabled Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program […]
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