Following an announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in May, the Commodity Credit Corporation announced that all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. may apply for up to $100 million in grants under the Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership.
During its first year as a new player in Puerto Rico’s casual-dining segment, Olive Garden in Bayamón has reportedly generated sales of more than $8 million, franchisee Restaurant Operators Inc. said Thursday.
Plaza Del Caribe, MasterCard, the Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank, the Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company, and the Chamber of Commerce of the South are joining forces to launch business competition “Travesía al Éxito Empresarial” in search of new entrepreneurs in the island's southern region.
Virtual reality, creative technologies, three-dimensional animation, game technology, real-time animation, innovation and vision are some of the elements that will be available at Sacred Heart University’s new Studio for Creative Technologies, which will open in August, school officials announced Thursday.
Caribbean Trading Co., a souvenir and specialty gift shop in Río Grande, announced Tuesday it has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award.
Careers Inc. is "kidnapping" executives for the 15th edition of the "Careers Most Wanted Executives Safari Edition" to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Puerto Rico is moving quickly to position itself as a leading medical tourism destination in the Caribbean and Latin America, looking to become the preferred choice of potential patients from the U.S. mainland.
The José M. Berrocal Institute for Economics and Finance, a subsidiary of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico, this week welcomed 28 talented college students to its 13th internship program, which will provide them a professional development opportunity in the different government agencies.
Saying that venture accelerators “are spawning thousands of companies every year,” Ken Kay founder of San Juan Tech Meetup announced the group will be hosting a forum titled “What is a Venture Accelerator?” this Thursday, starting at 6 p.m. at the Capitol.
TripAdvisor, the social network to hotels, most outstanding restaurants and attractions worldwide, recently awarded a “Certificate of Excellence” to the Casa Bacardí Visitor Center in Cataño, the distillery announced.
Gustos Coffee Co., a specialty coffee roasting plant in San Juan, announced this week it is expanding its presence at Pueblo Supermarket stores, offering a number of new products.
Toyota Foundation is giving students interested in careers related to the environment until June 5 to apply for financial aid offered through its university scholarship program, which awards up to $2,500 to those eligible.
El Mesón Sandwiches, a Puerto Rican sandwich shop with more than 40 years in business, will open its first store in the U.S. mainland on June 1, at the Florida Mall in Orlando.
Just a month after the launch of its native application for iPad, Banco Popular announced Tuesday the integration of a new feature that allows customers to check balances and locate branches and ATMs through the Apple Watch, becoming the first financial institution in Puerto Rico to make that function available.
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