Oriental hosts leadership program for P.R. college students
April 27, 2018
For the third year in a row, Oriental partnered with Enactus Puerto Rico to offer the nonprofit’s leadership program for local college students.
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EPA helps restore P.R.’s science lab, air quality monitoring capabilities
April 26, 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is working with federal and local agencies to help the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board efforts to restore its science laboratory, it announced.
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Crowley, PowerSecure to develop LNG microgrids
April 25, 2018
Crowley FUELS and PowerSecure, a Southern Company subsidiary, have formed an alliance to develop and deploy microgrid solutions incorporating LNG renewables and storage.
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TRSA, Cadillac Uniforms & Linen Supply contribute to P.R. recovery efforts
April 25, 2018
The textile, retail, and services association, TRSA, donated $10,000 to Puerto Rican nonprofit organization ConPRmetidos to contribute to recovery efforts on the island, the group announced.
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Ford continues driving sustainability with call for ’18 Environmental Grants Program
April 24, 2018
To continue driving sustainability and in celebration of Earth Day, Ford announced the open call for its annual Ford Environmental Grants program.
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SBA, CIAPR to host 13th Government Contracting Matchmaking Event
April 23, 2018
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Puerto Rico Professional College of Engineers and Land Surveyors will jointly conduct on, May 1 their 13th Government Contracting Matchmaking Event.
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MPOWERD Inc. has deployed 80K+ solar lights in P.R. post-María
April 23, 2018
In an effort to bring light to those still in need, MPOWERD Inc. has deployed over 80,000 solar Luci lights in Puerto Rico, in the first six months after Hurricane María struck.
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dotPR addresses remain operational despite islandwide power outage in P.R.
April 19, 2018
Gauss Research Laboratories, the .PR ccTLD manager, confirmed that addresses remain up and running and will work worldwide despite the power problems facing Puerto Rico, which experienced an islandwide blackout Wednesday.
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Girl Scouts to sell items at “Hecho en Puerto Rico” store at Plaza Las Américas
April 19, 2018
The members of the Caribe Girl Scouts have joined the April celebration of “Puerto Rican Industry Month” by selling articles at the "Hecho en Puerto Rico" store of the Puerto Rico Products Association in Plaza Las Américas, the group announced.
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Liberty opens free high-speed Wi-Fi hotspot in Yabucoa
April 18, 2018
Liberty Puerto Rico has activated a free high-speed Wi-Fi Internet hotspot in Yabucoa to provide internet connection to the people of that municipality while the company completes infrastructure repairs in that area, it confirmed.
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USDA earmarks $5M to fight opioid crisis in rural America, including P.R.
April 18, 2018
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is setting aside $5 million to fund two key grant programs to address opioid misuse in rural communities, Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced.
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‘Hecho con Éxito, Hecho con FirstBank’ program back for SMEs
April 18, 2018
During the first weeks of April, FirstBank resumed its "Hecho con Éxito, Hecho con FirstBank" program aimed at supporting the island’s small business segment’s operations after Hurricane María, the bank announced.
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PREPA issues RFP for electrical power solutions for Vieques, Culebra
April 17, 2018
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority recently announced a request for proposal seeking providers of power solutions for the electrical system of the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra.
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Maximo Solar Industries gets $5M in financing from Popular Mezzanine Fund
April 17, 2018
Maximo Solar Industries, which specializes in the development of solar energy projects and in selling major brands of solar storage batteries in Puerto Rico and Florida, became the first company to receive funding from the new Popular Mezzanine Fund.
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National League of Cities meets with P.R. mayors, offers towns free membership
April 16, 2018
The National League of Cities (NLC), a non-partisan organization that promotes the interests of cities across the United States, offered Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities free NLC membership for two years.
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