Puerto Rico businesses seek growth in NYC
November 13, 2013
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.
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Polytechnic Univ. of Puerto Rico hosts student job fair
November 13, 2013
The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico recently held its 19th Job Fair for students and graduates of this school in Hato Rey.
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Seaborne Airlines, JetBlue announce interline agreement
November 12, 2013
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.
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Y&R San Juan picks up pair of awards at OJO Festival
November 12, 2013
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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TripAdvisor picks San Juan as top Caribbean travel spot
November 11, 2013
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company announced that the city of San Juan has received a Top Destinations Caribbean as part of the 2013 Travelers’ Choice Destinations award given by prestigious travelers site TripAdvisor. The category lists the 10 top destinations in the Caribbean.
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UBS hosts seminar for Puerto Rico credit unions
November 11, 2013
UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico recently held a breakfast meeting with Puerto Rico credit union clients to discuss the island’s financial outlook for 2014.
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American, United OK device use on Puerto Rico flights
November 8, 2013
American Airlines and United Airlines announced this week both will allow passengers traveling out of Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marín Airport to use their approved portable electronic devices from gate-to-gate. Both carriers obtained approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to allow passengers to remain connected to their smartphones, e-readers, games and tablets during taxi, takeoff […]
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Trade publications honor Santander private banking
November 8, 2013
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.
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Puerto Rico participates in Statistical Conference of the Americas
November 8, 2013
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.
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MIDA to offer labor and employment seminar
November 7, 2013
The Puerto Rico Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution Chamber (MIDA for its Spanish acronym) is offering a labor and employment seminar.
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Retailers, Ana G. Méndez to collaborate on study
November 7, 2013
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.
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Ford holds ‘Service Excellence World Cup’ competition
November 7, 2013
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.
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Puerto Rican Northrop Grumman engineer gets award
November 7, 2013
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.
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Puerto Rico Tourism Co., PRTEC ally for regional growth
November 6, 2013
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.
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Claro to offer products, services at Sam’s Club Puerto Rico
November 5, 2013
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.
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