INTENE summit draws 100+ Puerto Rico entrepreneurs
September 19, 2013
The Northeastern Technological Initiative, a nonprofit known as INTENE for its initials in Spanish, recently teamed up with the Business and Communities Finance Corporation and the municipality of Carolina to host a summit that drew more than 100 entrepreneurs looking for support and information on how to establish their own business.
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Convention Bureau touts Puerto Rico’s ‘green’ ways
September 19, 2013
Now more than ever, meeting planners are seeking out convention locations that incorporate “green” practices into their day-to-day activities. In Puerto Rico, groups can be assured that meeting and hotel facilities make the grade, the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau said Wednesday.
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Puerto Rico CPA Society swears in new president
September 18, 2013
The Puerto Rico CPA Society recently swore in its new president, Aníbal Jover-Pagés, as well as its new board, which will oversee and implement the professional trade group’s agenda during 2013-14.
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Puerto Rican retailer Gatsby marks 48th anniversary
September 18, 2013
Puerto Rican retailer Gatsby is marking its 48th the anniversary on the island this month with a lineup of activities to recognize its loyal customer base, company officials said.
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Puerto Rico’s MBDA Business Center gets $75K to expand
September 17, 2013
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) announced Monday a supplemental investment of $625,000 to five existing MBDA Business Centers, including the Puerto Rico office.
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1st ‘pop-up’ restaurant opens in Ponce this week
September 17, 2013
Latitud Sur, a “pop-up” restaurant that will open in Ponce as part of the North to South Gastronomic Fair taking place Sept. 19-22, will gather some of the island’s best chefs who will offer contemporary Puerto Rican food during the eatery’s short stint in front of Sears Home Life at the Plaza del Caribe mall, organizers said.
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Expedia Traveler Preference program boosts room nights
September 17, 2013
Hotels in the Caribbean that have enabled the Expedia Traveler Preference program have experienced an increase in their standalone (room only) year-over-year net room night production of 29 percentage points on average, according to analysis by the Expedia group released Monday.
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Costco to sell e-Nabler Corp.’s mobile POS solution
September 17, 2013
Puerto Rican technology firm e-Nabler Corp. has reached an agreement with big-box retailer Costco to sell an all-in-one mobile point of sale solution for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch products.
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NeoMed Center pumps $5.5M to expand facilities
September 16, 2013
NeoMed Center, a nonprofit corporation that operates several 330 primary health centers, is expanding its facilities in Gurabo through an investment of $4.9 million from federal funds.
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Santa Isabel wind farm takes ‘Project of the Year’ award
September 16, 2013
The Santa Isabel Wind Farm project recently earned the “Outstanding Project of the Year Award” in Land Surveying and Environmental Engineering.
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Cisco poll: New execs will bring own tech to workplace
September 16, 2013
A new generation is entering the management ranks of companies worldwide, and like previous generations, they will bring with them their own preferred ways of communicating and collaborating.
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EVERTEC prices stock public offering
September 13, 2013
EVERTEC Inc. announced Thursday the pricing of a previously announced underwritten public offering of 20 million shares of its common stock by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, LLC, Popular Inc., and certain officers and current and former company employees at $22.50 per share. The underwriters will have a 30-day option to purchase up to […]
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Puma Energy Caribe to offer ethanol gas at all stations
September 13, 2013
In response to an avid response from consumers and gasoline retailers, Puma Energy Caribe, LLC. announced Thursday it will offer gasoline with ethanol in more than 270 service stations across Puerto Rico.
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USDA making $5.6M to help rural businesses create jobs
September 12, 2013
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it is making $5.6 million available in grants through the Rural Community Development Initiative to help rural businesses create jobs and spur economic development.
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J&J donates $500K to 11 organizations in Puerto Rico
September 11, 2013
Johnson & Johnson recently donated $500,000 to 11 organizations that primarily support maternal and youth preventative health programs in Puerto Rico as part of its “Partnership Program for Our Well-Being,” which is now in its 24th year in Puerto Rico.
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