Supreme Court Chief Justice Federico González-Denton recently swore-in attorney Jorge Cañellas as the new president of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, as well as its board members for 2013-2014, at an event that took place at the Conrad Condado Plaza Hotel.
The Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve, in Dorado has earned a nomination for the “Best Achievement in Design” award from luxury travel agency network Virtuoso, becoming one of only 50 properties worldwide vying for the annual award.
Rock Solid Technologies Inc., a Puerto Rican company dedicated to developing IT solutions and business partner of Microsoft since 1998, was recognized for the second time as “Partner of the Year” for Puerto Rico during the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference held earlier this month.
The Puerto Rico Municipal Revenue Collections Center announced the July 10 start of the payment period for property taxes, while urging residents to use online tools to comply with their annual obligations.
Ramco Systems, an enterprise software product company focused on delivering ERP on cloud, tablets and smartphones, announced Tuesday the setting up of its fourth office in the Americas, located in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico’s largest air carrier, JetBlue, announced Tuesday it is offering 20 percent off and two times the TrueBlue points for one-way or round-trip flights (nonstop or connecting) from San Juan to Hartford, Boston, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and St. Maarten.
The UBS Puerto Rico Family of Funds' Board of Directors has appointed recognized economist José J. Villamil as an independent director.
As part of its ongoing efforts to promote economic vitality throughout the Second District, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will co-host the “International Trade for Small Businesses Clinic” for small business owners in Puerto Rico on July 10.
The Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce recognized Oriental Bank as one of the island’s “most outstanding companies,” during its annual convention last month.
Market research firm Nielsen Puerto Rico will offer a seminar titled: “Category Management: Beyond theory,” July 10-11 at 8 a.m. at the Conrad Condado Plaza hotel, the company announced.
Universal Insurance recently opened new customer service facilities in Canóvanas, where, starting July 8, it will transfer offices currently located at Plaza Escorial in Carolina, company officials announced.
National University College’s Arecibo campus recently offered a workshop titled “Interpersonal relations in labor and customer service areas,” sponsored by the school’s marketing department and aimed at small and mid-sized businesses.
A.M. Best Co. has placed under review with positive implications the financial strength rating of C++ (Marginal) and the issuer credit rating of “b+” of Atlantic Southern Insurance Company in Puerto Rico.
From the traditional “pitorro,” “mofongo,” and “coquito,” to artisan chocolate, typical Puerto Rican candies and coffee, were on display by 14 local companies who participated in this year’s edition of the “Summer Fancy Food Show” held in New York.
The National Science Foundation, through the Small Business Innovation Research, approved a $150,000 grant to Mayagüez start-up Cutting Edge Superconductors Inc., plus another $100,000 from the Puerto Rico Science, Research and Technology Trust, which it will use to launch the first phase of its research this month.
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