Banking industry magazines The Banker, part of the Financial Times group, and Private Banker International have named Santander Private Banking “Best Private Bank in Latin America 2013.” The Banker also classified Santander’s units in Spain and Mexico as “Highly Commended” — or finalists — in the “Best Private Bank 2013” category, the financial institution announced Thursday.
The Puerto Rico Statistics Institute and its Executive Director Mario Marazzi participated this week in the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean’s VII Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas, in Santiago, Chile.
The Puerto Rico Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution Chamber (MIDA for its Spanish acronym) is offering a labor and employment seminar.
The Puerto Rico United Retailers Association and the Ana G. Méndez University System signed a collaboration agreement this week through which the Turabo University School of Business and Entrepreneurship will conduct a study on the current situation of small and medium enterprises, better known as PYMES.
Ford Motor Company recently celebrated its “Service Excellence World Cup” competition, which recognizes and rewards automotive technicians and service advisors for their knowledge and abilities, including the evaluation of services, repairs and parts sales.
A Puerto Rican Northrop Grumman Corp. mechanical engineer, José Borges, is the recipient of this year's National Diversity STAR award from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.
The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. and the Puerto Rico and Caribbean Technoeconomic Corridor partnered Tuesday to promote innovation and economic development along the western flank’s Porta del Sol region.
Telecommunications company Claro announced Monday it will offer all of its products and services at the 11 Sam’s Club stores in Puerto Rico. As part of the agreement, club members will receive discounts on wireless services, as well as on Claro’s portfolio of devices and will be able to sign up to monthly plans.
The MSC Divina cruise ship recently bade farewell to Venice and embarked on an 18-night voyage to Miami, where it will become the first Fantasia class ship to sail from North America and the first MSC cruise ship to offer year-round Caribbean sailings.
Delta Air Lines announced Thursday the introduction of a new daily frequency from New York’s JFK International Airport to the Luis Muñoz Marín Airport. The new flight will operate from Dec. 19, expanding to five the daily services Delta operates between these cities.
Fairbridge Capital Partners announced Thursday it has completed the purchase of Puerto Rico based brokerage firm Consultiva Securities. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.
An entomologist from the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed recently that Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists made a first in port discovery of an insect within an imported air cargo shipment of avocados arriving at the Rafael Hernández International Airport.
As part of UPS’ community support efforts, four non-profit organizations in Puerto Rico received grants totaling $76,000 from The UPS Foundation
The U.S. Small Business Administration has given authority to VegaCoop to provide financial assistance to small business owners under SBA’s 7(a) Loan Guaranty program, SBA District Director Yvette T. Collazo announced today.
Microsoft Corp. announced this week it will be donating its Office 365 software to eligible nonprofits in 40 countries worldwide, including Puerto Rico, enabling them to have access to a range of cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools so they can spend less time in front of the computer and more time addressing their social causes.
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