Puerto Rico Job Corps education, training centers accepting students
July 16, 2013
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Corps program began a new free education and training program cycle July 1 and is accepting applications from eligible young people, ages 16 to 24 who are looking to learn a career, earn a high school diploma or equivalent credential and find and keep a good job.
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USDA opens grant cycle for better rural educational, health services
July 16, 2013
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday the agency is accepting applications for grants to provide access to education, training and healthcare resources in rural areas.
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Ambar Infiniti pre-selling new Infiniti Q50 via Facebook
July 15, 2013
Ambar Infiniti is taking a cutting-edge approach in its use of social media to inform the public of its first pre-sale in support of the new 2014 Infiniti Q50 model that will soon make its Puerto Rico debut.
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Colegio San José students win ‘The Stock Market Game” competition
July 15, 2013
A trio of students from the Colegio San José won this year’s Puerto Rico edition of “The Stock Market Game,” sponsored by the New York Stock Exchange and Oriental bank.
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Triple-S Propiedad launches mobile app
July 15, 2013
Triple-S Propiedad recently launched a mobile application that provides valuable services to its customers, which can be downloaded using the Apple App Store or Google Play.
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Puerto Rico solutions developer launches ‘TeNotifi.co’ app
July 12, 2013
TeNotifi.co, a web-based notification service with the potential to Puerto Rico provide users access to alerts provided by the different state and federal government agencies, is one of the solutions developed during the “Hackers Boot Camp” within the framework of the Puerto Rico Tech Summit celebrated recently. More than 200 programmers participated in the government-sponsored event.
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Toyota Foundation opens environmental grant cycle
July 12, 2013
Nonprofit community organizations with proposals to conserve the environment can get the resources they need to implement their projects through the Toyota Foundation Environmental Grants, which for the past 16 years has been contributing to environmental causes.
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Chief Justice swears in Cañellas as new CofC president
July 12, 2013
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.
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Dorado Beach vying for Virtuoso’s ‘Best of the Best’ hotel award
July 11, 2013
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.
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Rock Solid gets Microsoft ‘Partner of the Year’ nod
July 11, 2013
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.
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Gov’t announces start of property tax payment cycle
July 10, 2013
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.
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Ramco opens new office in Puerto Rico
July 10, 2013
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.
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JetBlue offers Puerto Rico deal ‘2 Good 2 Miss’
July 10, 2013
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.
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UBS Puerto Rico appoints economist Villamil to Board
July 9, 2013
The UBS Puerto Rico Family of Funds' Board of Directors has appointed recognized economist José J. Villamil as an independent director.
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NY Fed to co-host clinic for small businesses in Puerto Rico
July 8, 2013
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.
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