USDA opens cycle for rural broadband build-out grants
April 21, 2016
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week it is soliciting applications for grants to establish broadband in unserved rural communities through its “Community Connect” Program, which has some $12 million available to assign.
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3 finalists chosen for Singularity innovation competition
April 18, 2016
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust announced that three researchers and innovators were selected as finalists of the local edition for Singularity University Global Impact Competition.
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Bankers Assoc. asks gov’t to uphold PREPA restructuring
April 14, 2016
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association said Wednesday the government’s decision to include Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority in the Puerto Rico Emergency Moratorium and Financial Rehabilitation Act could jeopardize the closing this year of the consensual restructuring support agreement.
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P.R. named as ‘test site’ in preparation for 2020 Census
April 13, 2016
The U.S. Census Bureau announced Tuesday it plans to conduct a test census in selected areas within Puerto Rico beginning February 2017.
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Island Creamery Inc. new Baskin-Robbins PR franchisee
April 13, 2016
Baskin-Robbins announced Tuesday that Island Creamery Inc. has acquired more than 20 Baskin-Robbins shops in Puerto Rico, becoming the brand's new sole franchisee on the island.
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Assured supports proposal to restructure P.R. GO bonds
April 12, 2016
Debt insurer Assured Guaranty has aligned with the Ad Hoc Group of Puerto Rico's General Obligation Bondholders, agreeing to the deferral of principal repayment of Puerto Rico General Obligation Bonds on terms “economically consistent with the previously released term sheet,” the group said Monday.
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Coliseo de Puerto Rico ranks among top 20 in the world
April 12, 2016
The Coliseo de Puerto Rico has been ranked 15th in the list of Top 100 arenas worldwide in Pollstar Magazine's 2016 rankings, venue officials confirmed Monday.
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USDA earmarks up to $44M for new bio-based products
April 11, 2016
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making up to $44 million available to farmers, ranchers and businesses to develop new bio-based products and expand markets through the Value-Added Producer Grant program.
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GM Security Tech strikes partnerships for cybersecurity
April 11, 2016
GM Security Technologies, a provider of secure cloud computing, big data and integrated security, recently announced a strategic agreement with the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, and the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, to launch an innovation and incubation "cluster" for cybersecurity.
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Law firm McConnell Valdés marks 70 years in P.R.
April 8, 2016
Puerto Rican law firm McConnell Valdés LLC is marking seven decades of uninterrupted contributions to the development of the island’s legal profession, as well as its economic and social transformation.
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SBA to deliver ‘Boots to Business: Reboot in San Juan’
April 7, 2016
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands district office will host on April 20-21 the entrepreneurship training course for veterans known as “Boots to Business: Reboot in San Juan.”
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Ag-Biotech Industry, UPR partner to benefit agronomists
April 6, 2016
As Puerto Rico finds itself in the midst of furthering its role in the knowledge economy on a large scale, the Puerto Rico Agricultural Biotechnology Industry Association (PRABIA) and the Mayagüez campus of the University of Puerto Rico signed Tuesday a collaboration agreement that will benefit the agronomists that graduate each year.
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USDA opens call for $5.8M in grants for rural co-op’s
April 5, 2016
Agricultural Under Secretary Lisa Mensah announced Monday that $5.8 million nationwide in competitive funding is available to help start, improve or expand cooperative businesses in rural areas.
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JinkoSolar supplies modules for P.R.’s largest solar plant
April 4, 2016
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., a global player in the solar photovoltaic industry, announced that it will supply METKA-EGN USA, LLC with 57.65 MW of PV solar modules for the largest facility of its kind in Puerto Rico.
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Luminaria Project to benefit Casa Cuna de San Juan
April 1, 2016
The 2016 World Candles Congress & Suppliers Trade Show, jointly sponsored by the National Candle Association and the Latin American Candle Manufacturers Association announced the upcoming Luminaria Project, which will support Casa Cuna de San Juan, an organization that provides safe refuge and a transitional home for abandoned children.
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