McConnell Valdés grants 1st scholarship to law student
March 29, 2017
The McConnell Valdés/Antonio Escudero-Viera Scholarship Program, created by the McConnell Valdés LLC law firm as part of the firm’s 70th anniversary celebration, awarded its first scholarship.
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Oriental offers new service to fill personal loans online
March 28, 2017
Oriental bank announced Monday the availability of a new channel to apply for personal loans, through www.orientalbank.com.
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Popular to offer free ‘D-Coding’ workshops April 24-26
March 27, 2017
For the third consecutive year, Popular will offer its coding workshop, “D-Coding,” for students in grades nine through 12.
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Evertec recognizes outstanding employees
March 24, 2017
Evertec recently awarded its “Chairman’s Award” to 10 of its top employees, company President Mac Schuessler announced Thursday.
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Mobile bookings fuel Expedia business in 2016
March 23, 2017
Mobile bookings fueled the Expedia travel site’s business in 2016, with destinations Punta Cana, San Juan, Santo Domingo, Aruba, and Montego Bay taking top billing.
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AT&T opens new stores in Humacao, Carolina, Isabela
March 22, 2017
AT&T announced Tuesday it has opened three new authorized retailer stores in the towns of Humacao, Carolina and Isabela.
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Sacred Heart U. to host 1st Content Marketing Summit
March 21, 2017
Sacred Heart University (USC) announced Monday it will host its first Content Marketing Summit with the goal of educating about how to create digital content of interest to help strengthen the presence of a brand or business on social networks.
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17 P.R. co.’s to participate in Expocomer ’17 in Panama
March 21, 2017
Seventeen local companies will participate in this year’s edition of Expocomer, an international multi-sector expo slated for Mar. 22-25 looking to network, expand operations and secure business deals, Puerto Rico Trade and Export Executive Director Ricardo Llerandi announced Monday.
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J&J grants scholarships to 50 UPR nursing students
March 20, 2017
Johnson & Johnson announced scholarships to 50 nursing students at the University of Puerto Rico as part of a social impact program designed to build capacity in the health system.
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Claro offers 3 mos. of free ClaroTV to existing customers
March 17, 2017
Telecommunications company Claro announced Thursday it will offer three free months of its ClaroTV service to existing mobile and fixed service customers.
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Nobel Prize in Economics to discuss P3s investments
March 16, 2017
Harvard University professor and Nobel Prize in Economics in 2007, Eric S. Maskin, will present his conclusions on the benefits of public-private partnerships to support healthy economic development during a forum on Mar. 23.
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1st Healthcare Innovation Replicathon this weekend
March 16, 2017
With the goal of promoting the next generation of leaders in bioinformatics and technology development in the healthcare industry, the VarMed Management Group and the Increasing Diversity in Interdisciplinary Big Data to Knowledge (IDI-BD2K) of the University of Puerto Rico will carry out the first Healthcare Innovation Replicathon.
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San Juan among TripAdvisor’s best spring break spots
March 15, 2017
Travel planning and booking site TripAdvisor has included San Juan among this year’s top 10 most popular spring break destinations for North Americans to get the “most bang for their buck.”
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First BanCorp. announces sale of PREPA loan
March 14, 2017
First BanCorp. announced Monday that its subsidiary, FirstBank Puerto Rico, sold on March 10, 2017 its outstanding participation in a line of credit to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), reducing its direct exposure to Puerto Rico government related credits.
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‘Recuerdos de mi vida’ TV show celebrates elderly life
March 13, 2017
The first episode of “Recuerdos de mi vida,” a half-hour weekly TV-show designed to cater to Puerto Rico’s senior population, made its debut this weekend, producers announced.
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