Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner in Washington, Pedro Pierluisi, on Thursday praised the Senate Finance Committee’s decision to extend, for 2014 and 2015, a package of expired tax provisions known as “tax extenders.”
Telecommunications provider Claro unveiled Thursday MobileIron’s Cloud Connected service, which offers protection and control to any mobile device used within an organization, whether company or employee-owned.
Looking to kick off this year’s Earth Month celebration, Aerostar Airport Holdings on Wednesday donated 50 buoys and 50 anchors to fisherman's cooperatives in Piñones, Las Margaritas and La Coal in San Juan, a contribution worth about $10,000, company CEO Agustín Arellano said.
The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking nominations for its annual Tibbetts and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Hall of Fame Awards.
Constructora Santiago II Corp., a federal construction contractor in San Juan, will make a lump sum payment of $40,000 to three female carpenters who were allegedly sexually harassed, retaliated against and denied regular and overtime work hours comparable to those of their male counterparts.
The Puerto Rico Products Association announced Tuesday this year’s “Quality Excellence Awards” winners, who represent “the best of the island’s products and services, professionalism and contributions.”
In a bid to usher in Spring, Meet Puerto Rico has launched its new “Escape the Meeting Blah!” campaign, which rewards meeting and incentive industry planners for booking groups at member hotels and resorts in Puerto Rico between April 1 and May 30, 2014.
Telecommunications provider Claro and Turabo University announced Monday the start of a partnership to develop projects focused on saving energy and using renewable energy.
Popular Inc. announced Monday the launch of its news Twitter account, @BPOPComm and a revamped online newsroom to which media and the general public will have complete access to obtain information about the financial institution.
More U.S. and foreign filming producers are shooting in Puerto Rico as a result of the incentives package and other benefits provided by the Commonwealth, as in the case of Crackle, Sony’s multi-platform entertainment network, which last week finished the second season of its original series, “Cleaners,” according to Demetrio Fernández, executive director of the Puerto Rico Film Commission.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program announced recently it has extended the deadline to apply for Value-Added Producer Grants to April 8, said José Otero-García, agency state director for Puerto Rico.
Telecommunications carrier Claro Puerto Rico announced the opening of a new store at the Plaza del Sol shopping center in Bayamón, representing the first of several outlets slated to open this year, company officials said.
EVERTEC Inc. will be included in the Puerto Rico Stock Index, Interim Government Development Bank President José V. Pagán-Beauchamp announced Wednesday.
With the goal of raising awareness and educating about the importance of gastronomic tourism for the island’s economic development, Cultura Culinaria will sponsor the first Gastronomic Tourism Congress for Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, May 6-7 at the José A. (Tony) Santana International School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts at the Universidad del Este in Carolina.
Lynden International, a full-service freight forwarding and logistics company, recently relocated its Puerto Rico Service Center to offer new opportunities for customers, the company announced Wednesday.
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