Puerto Rican grocery store chain Supermercados Econo will its newest location at the Plaza Salinas shopping center today. The retailer invested $8 million in the 28,000 square-foot store. José Vega, partner and owner of the Supermarket Econo in Plaza Salinas, confirmed that “we arrived to be the community’s favorite, while contributing to the economic development […]
The number of patients using medicinal cannabis to manage their conditions continues to rise and so is the opening of new cannabis clinics that will create thousands of jobs, said Puerto Rico Legal Marijuana President Goodwin Aldarondo. The trade group estimated that in the next six months, 250 new clinics will begin to operate, generating […]
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will host an awards ceremony for the 10th annual “Puerto Rico Financial Awareness” video contest in San Juan on Jan. 25. The contest seeks to promote knowledge of economics, finance, and business by challenging teams of college students in Puerto Rico to […]
Professional services firm Aon Puerto Rico will host “Redefining the Employee Work Experience” workshop for the first time on the island, the company announced. The activity seeks to guide employers to understand the importance of defining, creating and implementing an experience for the employee that allows them to express their “Employee Value Proposition.” The EVP […]
As part of its strategy to reach customers where they are, AT&T has rolled out a mobile store in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The mobile store will be used at community events, such as holiday events, concerts and festivals. It also will be at the Department of Housing, Parks & Recreation complex at Cruz Bay […]
The 6th edition of the Puerto Rico Investment Summit will take place Feb. 14-15, 2019, at the newly renovated El San Juan Hotel, in Isla Verde, organizers announced. Each year, more than 400 investors and business owners gather to learn about the tax incentives, competitive advantages, and opportunities that make Puerto Rico a unique destination. […]
Following the partial shutdown of the U.S. government and its possible consequences on the financial responsibilities of its employees in Puerto Rico, FirstBank has launched an assistance program with solutions for loan and credit card payments. The financial institution is urging its clients to call to discuss payment options for personal and auto loans, and […]
High school students Axel Toro and Diego Rivera from the Dr. Carlos González School in Aguada won the “Congressional App Challenge” in Puerto Rico with their project, “Quiero Almorzar,” an app that proposes changing the manual system for lunches used in public schools. The app’s purpose was turned into a bill, House Resolution 348, introduced […]
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company today announced the first formal agreements in a broad alliance that positions the companies to boost competitiveness and better serve customers in an era of rapid change in the industry. Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess and Ford CEO Jim Hackett confirmed that the companies intend to develop commercial vans and […]
GM Security Technologies, a company dedicated to cybersecurity, governance and compliance solutions and services focused on managing digital risk, announced the acquisition of 1st Secure IT, a company specialized in auditing and certification of information security and fraud prevention. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This acquisition boosts the expansion of GM […]
The Puerto Rico Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing resources for the strengthening, strategic innovation and transformation of local public schools, recently granted $2,000 to five schools through its “Lift your School” program. PREF opened a call in November so that Puerto Rico’s 856 public schools would present proposals for the development of […]
Molina Healthcare of Puerto Rico will have access to the services offered by the Comprehensive Cancer Center Hospital, following a negotiation of an agreement that will benefit more than 1,000 patients. “Since day one, our goal has been to expand access and with the Molina/CCC agreement, we are now able to provide specialized cancer care […]
The Puerto Rico Linux Users Group Inc., a newly established nonprofit tasked with advocating the Linux open-source operating system, will hold its inaugural meeting Jan. 18 at Galería Paseos shopping mall. This is a free event, open to all interested, organizers said. “In the past there have been calls for local free software enthusiasts to […]
The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics announced the establishment of a new section in its website that compiles a series of reports related to the social and economic impact of Hurricane María on Puerto Rico. The section entitled “Studies on the Economic and Social Impact of Hurricane María” is located in the Hurricane María link. […]
The School of Professional Studies at Sacred Heart University will offer, for the first time in Puerto Rico, a lineup of Google Digital Coaches workshops on Jan. 16, 17 and 19, at the the Santurce campus. In these workshops, which will be divided into three sessions, participants will have the opportunity to learn about the […]
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