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.
Motorambar in Puerto Rico, which is celebrating 50 years of doing business on the island, recently celebrated the second edition of its Motorambar Charity Golf Tournament, through which it collected $40,000 that were donated to local nonprofit Hogares Rafaela Ybarra.
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.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking applications for grants to make housing repairs for low- and very-low income rural residents.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced it has some $10.4 million in funding available for grants to support rural community economic development.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded the 2015 Nissan Murano a “Top Safety Pick Plus” vehicle safety rating, which is the group’s highest available ranking.
Puerto Rican McDonald’s operators have joined a petition by the Service Employees International Union submitted to the Federal Trade Commission Monday to launch an investigation into the franchise sector and issue recommendations for curbing ”abusive and predatory” practices by franchisors in the $800 billion industry.
A year after the arrival of Olive Garden in Puerto Rico, Restaurant Operators Inc. announced Monday the company will open its second restaurant on the island, in Guaynabo’s San Patricio Plaza sector, June 15th.
The United Automobile Importers Group (known as GUIA by its Spanish acronym), an organization that represents automotive industry in Puerto Rico, will celebrate on May 20 the “Foreign Trade Zone Puerto Rico Seminar 2015” at the Sheraton Hotel and Casino.
Enterprise Truck Rental, a service of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, has opened its first location in Puerto Rico.
The fourth edition of the Puerto Rico Restaurant Week event, slated to take place May 27-June 3 will feature 25 local eateries that will offer pre-fixe dinner menus for $28 or $38, with options for the appetizer, entrée and dessert.
Puerto Rico’s group business for this summer is starting off strong with 47 events, including, conferences, annual meetings and sports activities for this summer season Meet Puerto Rico president Milton Segarra said Tuesday.
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