ALPFA gathers young professionals in networking event
May 6, 2014
Nonprofit Association of Latino Professionals in Finance & Accounting, or ALPFA, recently hosted a meet-and-greet networking event gathering more than 100 young business professionals from different organizations and colleges looking to form alliances to strengthen Puerto Rico’s economy and education through collaborations, initiatives and creative solutions that pursue positive results.
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USDA opens funding call for energy efficiency projects
May 6, 2014
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking applications from rural small businesses and agricultural producers for funding to make energy efficiency improvements or to install renewable energy systems, both on the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico.
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‘Rums of Puerto Rico’ gets new brand identity
May 5, 2014
Backed by a market study that measured the level of recognition on the origin and other attributes of rum, the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company and its Rums of Puerto Rico program, unveiled a new uality seal that, for the first time, will uniformly identify rums manufactured locally.
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SBA, CIAPR hosting gov’t contracting matchmaking event
May 5, 2014
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Puerto Rico Professional College of Engineers and Land Surveyors (CIAPR by its Spanish acronym) will conduct on Tuesday their 10th annual “Business Matchmaking Event” to pair small firms with federal government agencies seeking vendors.
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USDA announces more support for farmers, ranchers
May 2, 2014
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday the availability of $8.8 million through its Rural Development agency to provide additional support and resources for America’s small and midsized farmers and ranchers.
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Film Commission programs will remain in place
May 1, 2014
Integrating the Puerto Rico Film Commission into the Economic Development and Commerce Department will “help align Puerto Rico’s strategies to promote the film industry, while generating efficiencies to maintain the Film Fund,” said the latter agency’s Chief Alberto Bacó-Bagué Wednesday.
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Banco Popular, El Mesón team up for good cause
April 30, 2014
The Banco Popular Foundation has teamed up with El Mesón Sándwiches to support the “Home Run por el Futuro” (“Home Run for the Future”) effort, whose mission is to raise funds for the Extra Bases Foundation, run by former Puerto Rican baseball great Carlos Delgado.
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Badillo wins big at FIAP competition for 2nd year in a row
April 30, 2014
Badillo Saatchi & Saatchi obtained eight Sun awards — one Gold, four Silver and three Bronze — at FIAP 2014, becoming the top winner from Puerto Rico for the second consecutive year at this festival and the second in Ibero America in radio.
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SBA, AARP Puerto Rico to host 4th ‘Mentor Day’ event
April 29, 2014
As part of Mentor Month, the Puerto Rico office of the U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP Puerto Rico will conduct their fourth Mentor Day event today.
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Meet Puerto Rico launches campaign in Brazil
April 29, 2014
Meet Puerto Rico successfully launched, in Brazil, the new “Escape the Meeting Blah!” promotion at "World Travel Market Latin America," the main Latin American travel industry show, held annually in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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P.R. Products Assoc. unveils proposals, elects new board
April 28, 2014
The Puerto Rico Products Association held its annual convention this weekend, when it unveiled its proposals for economic development as well as elected its new board of directors.
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3rd edition of Puerto Rico Restaurant Week on for May
April 28, 2014
Puerto Rico will celebrate its third annual Puerto Rico Restaurant Week — a culinary event that gives diners the opportunity to sample the best restaurants on the island at special prices — from May 14-20, said Gustavo Antonetti, president of Kinori Group, the company that produces the event.
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Sam’s to export Puerto Rico-made burgers to Fla. clubs
April 25, 2014
Sam’s Club Regional General Manager, Carmen Kingston, announced Thursday the beginning of a program to export products made in Puerto Rico to its clubs in Florida, as part of an initiative focused on strengthening local industry and job creation.
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Senate OKs excise tax exemption for electric, hybrid cars
April 25, 2014
The Puerto Rico Senate passed legislation Thursday that exempts electric-powered vehicles from excise taxes as established by Senate Bill 884, which proposes the "Act for the Promotion of Vehicles Powered Mostly by Electricity.”
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Ports: Cruise ship business up 15.2% in San Juan
April 24, 2014
Cruise ship business at the Port of San Juan is up 15.2 percent for the first nine months of the fiscal year, representing an increase of 124,619 passengers year-over-year, Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Víctor Suárez said Wednesday.
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