‘Travesía al Éxito Empresarial’ competition goes south
June 12, 2015
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.
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Sacred Heart University opens creative tech space
June 12, 2015
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.
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Caribbean Trading Co. gets 2015 TripAdvisor award
June 10, 2015
Caribbean Trading Co., a souvenir and specialty gift shop in Río Grande, announced Tuesday it has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award.
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Executives being ‘kidnapped’ to support MDA fundraiser
June 9, 2015
Careers Inc. is "kidnapping" executives for the 15th edition of the "Careers Most Wanted Executives Safari Edition" to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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‘Caribbean Health Summit’ to focus on medical tourism
June 8, 2015
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.
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GDB’s Berrocal Institute opens internship program
June 4, 2015
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.
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San Juan Tech Meetup to host venture accelerator event
June 3, 2015
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.
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Casa Bacardí visitor center lands TripAdvisor award
June 1, 2015
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.
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Motorambar donates $40K to Hogares Rafaela Ybarra
June 1, 2015
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.
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Gustos Coffee Co. expands presence at Pueblo stores
May 29, 2015
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.
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Toyota Foundation scholarship cycle closes June 5
May 28, 2015
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.
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El Mesón to open 1st U.S. store in Orlando on June 1
May 28, 2015
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.
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Popular 1st Puerto Rico bank to unveil Apple Watch app
May 27, 2015
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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USDA opens call for grants to help repair rural housing
May 27, 2015
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking applications for grants to make housing repairs for low- and very-low income rural residents.
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USDA has $10.4M to expand rural econ. development
May 26, 2015
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.
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