Oriental Bank received the “Excellence in Quality Banking Award” from the Puerto Rico Products Association last weekend, for supporting local entrepreneurship and for its outstanding contribution to the local economy.
Automaker Ford announced Tuesday it is offering its new Extended Service Plan as an added perk with the purchase of a new Focus, Fiesta or Fusion through June 2, 2013. The plan covers eight maintenance visits and part replacement for three years, or 36,000 miles.
For the past six years, Destilería Serrallés has experienced consistent growth, achieving nationwide distribution of its flagship product, Don Q, in the United States, and breaking into international markets including the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Slovenia, Mexico and Panama. This growth has led the Puerto Rican company to exceed sales of 300,000 exported cases per year.
The U.S. Small Business Administration, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Puerto Rico Small Business & Technology Development Center will host a Government Procurement Forum on April 30 starting at 8 a.m., to help facilitate business development opportunities for small firms seeking contracts with federal and local government agencies.
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico announced Tuesday it has approved a $40 million credit line for the construction of the San Fernando de la Carolina hospital in Carolina, a project the municipality announced late last year.
With a varied representation of products and services from Puerto Rican companies this weekend, the Puerto Rico Products Association will confer its Awards for Excellence in Quality, reaffirming the importance of supporting and recognizing local entrepreneurs, the trade group said Tuesday.
A local delegation of 27 teams under the leadership of the Puerto Rico Institute of Robotics excelled in world championship competition held this past weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center, picking up 12 international awards.
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company recently received the first “Destination Stewardship Award” bestowed at the annual Caribbean Tourism Organization Sustainable Tourism Conference for its work in creating, developing and implementing programs and initiatives that promote sustainable tourism.
Excelerate Energy and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority have filed their formal application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, representing the latest step closer in the process of receiving approval to build and operate a floating offshore liquefied natural gas re-gasification facility off the southern coast of Puerto Rico.
ACL, a company dedicated to providing technology to improve audit and risk, announced Thursday its list of winners of the 15th Annual Impact awards, including Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico staffer Francisco Ortiz, who took the regional award for Latin America and Caribbean.
As part of Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Month, the Puerto Rico office of the U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP Puerto Rico have joined forces once more to host the event “Encore Entrepreneurship: from Baby Boomer to Business Owner Too!” on Thursday, April 25.
The School of Architecture at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (ArqPoli) will hold its traditional “Pre-Architecture Summer Workshop” June 6-21, to provide an outlet for students in 10th to 12th grade interested in architecture or other related areas such as interior design, graphic arts, industrial design, urban planning and landscaping.
Borrego Solar Systems Inc., a designer, installer and financier of grid-tied solar photovoltaic systems, announced Wednesday it will be co-hosting a breakfast seminar with the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association on commercial solar development in Puerto Rico on May 1.
Sabre Travel Network, a global technology company serving travel agencies and suppliers, has signed a multi-year agreement with Seaborne Airlines to market its fares, schedules and inventory to Sabre-connected travel agents, the company announced Tuesday.
Walmart Puerto Rico announced this week that as part of its efforts to strengthen local agricultural production, it recently signed agreements to buy large amounts of onions and oranges from local farmers.
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