Puerto Rico House of Representatives Speaker Jaime R. Perello-Borrás, met with Small Business Administration Chief Maria Contreras-Sweet, to present the profile of the island’s small and mid-sized businesses and find better alternatives for the development and retention of this sector that is key to strengthening the island’s economy.
Ford announced Thursday the 13th edition of the Conservation and Environmental Grants, the annual program through which the automaker supports individuals and nonprofit organizations in projects that promote environmental conservation in Puerto Rico.
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $73.6 million in YouthBuild grants to support academic and occupational skills training for at-risk youth.
Puerto Rico farmers and ranchers still have time to apply for low interest 2014 loans available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency’s direct farm ownership program.
Given the large volume of people driving around cars that have surpassed their useful life in the market, a Puerto Rican auto dealership has come up with an incentive to help consumers upgrade to a newer unit.
Puerto Rican company Nagnoi, LLC was recognized by multinational corporation Microsoft during its Annual World Partner Conference held in Washington, D.C. last month.
The U.S. Small Business Administration has received more than 800 applications from accelerators and incubators hoping to win one of 50 cash prizes of $50,000 each in the SBA’s first Growth Accelerator Fund competition.
Puerto Rico will host this year’s annual Latin American Forum of Telecommunications Regulators convention in November, when industry representatives from the region will convene to discuss and seek solutions to current issues.
Meet Puerto Rico, the organization in charge of bringing groups and conventions to Puerto Rico, announced the creation of its new Customer Advisory Board, comprising 11 professionals representing a diverse mix of companies — from associations, corporations and third party planners.
The Centro Madre Dominga Casa Belén in Ponce received a $20,000 donation from the Monsanto Fund to install a new computer system to provide training to the participants of the Center and optimize its administration, the entities recently announced.
Oriental Bank’s corporate banking division recently granted Puerto Rican company Bettina Cosmetics Inc. a loan exceeding $1.4 million, in keeping with its goal of supporting the island’s economic development.
Shoe Carnival in Puerto Rico is going strong with its local expansion, adding two new stores to its footprint in time for back to school.
Sam’s Club announced Thursday it will begin selling Café Yaucono and Arroz Rico to its stores in Florida as part of its program to export Puerto Rican products to areas with a large community from the island.
Following its strong debut in South Korea, LG Electronics (LG) will begin its global rollout of its G3 smartphone starting next week, in partnership with several carriers, including Claro, T-Mobile and AT&T in Puerto Rico.
Frozen yogurt retailer Yogen Früz recently opened a new kiosk-type location at the main entrance of the Kmart store in San Patricio Plaza mall in Guaynabo, becoming the first of several planned inside the retailer, company officials said.
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