MCS Foundation, YMCA wrap up $200K PR relief matching campaign
November 28, 2017
The MCS Foundation announced that YMCA of the USA has raised $200,000, which the nonprofit’s creator, Medical Card Systems Inc., will match dollar-for-dollar to support disaster relief efforts to help individuals, families and the communities served through the YMCAs in Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rican airline exec. honored in Dallas; Dedicates award to island
November 28, 2017
Pedro Fábregas, president of Dallas, TX-based Envoy, was chosen for the third year in a row as one of Dallas-Fort Worth’s top leaders in “D CEO” Magazine’s 2018 Dallas 500 special edition, honoring the most powerful business leaders in the area.
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PR-based Business Continuity Professionals gets int’l recognition
November 28, 2017
Puerto Rico-based Business Continuity Professionals (BCP) has been rewarded internationally for its excellence and innovation in business continuity services, the company confirmed.
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Fluor Corp. to host open house at its Guaynabo headquarters
November 27, 2017
Fluor Corp. will host an open house Nov. 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its Guaynabo headquarters, for which it is inviting the community to learn more about efforts to help restore power to Puerto Rico.
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José Andrés, World Central Kitchen plan to serve 40k Thanksgiving meals in PR
November 23, 2017
This week, World Central Kitchen, Chef José Andrés, and the network of chefs and volunteers will prepare and aim to serve 40,000 meals for families throughout the island including San Juan, Vieques, Naguabo, Adjuntas, Ponce, Dorado, Utuado, Aguadilla and Manatí.
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T-Mobile continues delivering relief, communications to PR communities
November 22, 2017
T-Mobile Puerto Rico employees have come together on a weekly basis to deliver assistance to several communities that received the brunt of Hurricane María in September, the company confirmed.
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MCS Foundation hits $1M goal in fundraising campaign to help María victims
November 21, 2017
MCS Foundation, a nonprofit entity created by Medical Card System Inc., has reached the $500,000 fundraising goal of its “Green for Puerto Rico” campaign, with that amount to be matched by MCS for a total of $1 million to help those affected by Hurricane María, the insurer announced.
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DHL Express delivers lanterns, water filtration systems to Puerto Rico
November 21, 2017
DHL Express, a logistics and express delivery firm, completed the delivery of 45 cartons of solar light, each with about 110 solar lanterns, from Japan to Puerto Rico in an effort to provide aid to the island weeks after Hurricane María devastated the Caribbean, the company confirmed.
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Heineken lends a hand to PR communities devastated by hurricanes
November 21, 2017
As part of its commitment to the reconstruction of Puerto Rico following the passage of Hurricanes Irma and María, Heineken has been active in a series of initiatives to keep the continuity of its clients' operations by supporting the rehabilitation of their businesses and their nearby communities.
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Teachers’ ‘Operation Agua’ donations reach $1M across PR
November 18, 2017
"Operation Agua," a crowdsourced campaign to provide safe drinking water to the people of Puerto Rico, has received $1 million in donations, with containers full of thousands of water filters reaching Puerto Rico every week and being distributed to schools and families across the island.
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Oriental introduces next-generation ATMs in PR
November 18, 2017
Oriental announced it has begun to introduce a next generation of ATMs incorporating two-way, real-time audio-video communication with live tellers.
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Tres Monjitas starts selling bottled water in PR
November 18, 2017
Consumers in Puerto Rico will have more opportunities to purchase bottled water locally, after Vaquería Tres Monjitas got the go-ahead from the Department of Health to process and bottle water under the "Hydris" brand.
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Tribune Media Foundation donates $50K to assist PR recovery efforts
November 17, 2017
The Tribune Media Company Charitable Foundation announced it is donating $50,000 to two organizations dedicated to assisting the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico following Hurricanes Irma and María.
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SBA graduates 20 co.’s from Emerging Leaders Training series ’17 in PR
November 17, 2017
The U. S. Small Business Administration Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands district office finalized the third cycle of the federal agency’s Emerging Leaders training series in San Juan, graduating the 20 companies selected for the program, SBA Deputy District Director María de los Angeles de Jesús announced.
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PR Vector Control Unit fights mosquito breeding
November 17, 2017
After the hit of Hurricane María, the Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit, a program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust in collaboration and by federal grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has joined the reconstruction process of the island with an educational campaign about the correct management of accumulated water, to reduce mosquito breeding sites in the island’s surroundings.
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