The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $30,000 to the Vieques Historical and Conservation Trust to fund surveys of old and decaying septic systems in five neighborhoods in the island municipality.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Monday that one million people have been given the designation of a ‘trusted traveler’ through the Global Entry program launched five years ago, which provides arriving travelers with a quicker, more efficient and more secure entry process into the United States.
The highly anticipated facelift announced earlier this year for the Luis Muñoz Marín International airport has taken off at Terminals B and C, at a cost of $240 million, facilities operator Aerostar Airport Holdings confirmed Sunday.
For the first time in Puerto Rico, the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, in coordination with the CPA Society, will be offering exams to be qualified as a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor.
Government officials celebrated Sunday the first successful harvest of rice in Puerto Rico in the last 30 years from seeds planted in the Lajas Valley in the summer.
The Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association announced Thursday details of the event through which it will officially welcome the holidays, the “Saborea Puerto Rico Winter Party.”
After signing a contract to export human capital services with Fortis TCI, an electricity provider in the Caribbean, Puerto Rican company Rock Solid Technologies Inc., signed an agreement with the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company to create 100 new computer engineering jobs over the next 36 months.
Airport operator Aerostar Holdings recently invested $5 million on the purchase of five new jet bridges to be installed at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport’s Terminal D to serve Delta Airlines and U.S. Airways passengers, this media outlet learned.
Physical rehabilitation hospital HealthSouth of San Juan recently received a pair of awards — "Outstanding Performance in Clinical Excellence" and "Satisfaction to Patient" — during the company’s annual meeting and awards Banquet held recently in Boston.
Group coupon purveyor Groupon announced Tuesday the debut of its Groupon iPad app in Puerto Rico, as well as other mobile updates that seek to make life easier for shoppers.
Specialty pet retailer PetSmart opened its 10th store in Puerto Rico this week, an 18,000 square-foot location at the Mayagüez Town Center. The store generated 30 new jobs, the company said.
More than 100 Puerto Rican businesspeople recently participated in a forum exploring "Business opportunities between Puerto Rico and New York,” looking for ways to expand their operations beyond the island’s shores.
The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico recently held its 19th Job Fair for students and graduates of this school in Hato Rey.
Seaborne Airlines announced Monday the start of an interline agreement facilitating connections at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan to and from all JetBlue Airways flights.
Advertising agency Y&R in San Juan won the first and second place in the “Best TV Spots from Puerto Rico” category during the most recent edition of the OJO de Iberoamérica Festival in Buenos Aires competition, for a couple of commercials titled “Soldado I” and “Soldado II” produced for DIRECTV.
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