SBA grants $95K award to Inter American University
August 5, 2013
Supporting programs for innovative, technology-driven small businesses under SBA’s Federal and State Technology (FAST) partnership program, the U.S. Small Business Administration has granted 20 awards, of $95,000 per award, for Fiscal 2013 to 20 state and local economic development agencies, business development centers, and colleges and universities.
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AT&T takes high ranking in J.D. Power survey
August 2, 2013
Wireless customers gave AT&T high marks for its customer service, according to the latest J.D. Power study released Thursday. In the 2013 Wireless Customer Care Full-Service Study, Volume 2, AT&T outscored all other full-service wireless providers for the overall customer service experience measured across its retail stores, online, and call centers. AT&T also showed significant […]
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USDA assigns Añasco, Coamo $152K for biz projects
August 1, 2013
The towns of Añasco and Coamo will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop small businesses that are expected to strengthen the economies of the rural towns.
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Polytechnic students unveil Península de Cantera project
August 1, 2013
Students enrolled in the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico’s Geomatic Sciences Department majoring in land surveying and mapping, recently unveiled a study related to the Península de Cantera’s Guachinanga Islet that will soon be used to develop an eco-tourism project there.
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5 Puerto Rico hotels among ‘100 Most Popular Meeting Resorts’
July 31, 2013
Five Puerto Rico resorts have been included in the list of ‘100 Most Popular Meeting Resorts’ in North America and the Caribbean published by Cvent, one of the world’s largest cloud-based marketplaces for group meetings business.
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PetSmart adds 2 new stores in Puerto Rico
July 30, 2013
Pet goods retailer PetSmart announced Monday the upcoming openings of two new stores in Puerto Rico, to be located in Plaza Fajardo and Rexville Town Center in Bayamón. While the first store is slated to open Aug. 5, the latter will begin serving pets, and their owners, in September.
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Aon Hewitt to recruit 100 people in Puerto Rico
July 30, 2013
Aon Hewitt is seeking 100 full time customer service representatives to staff an upcoming expansion at its Puerto Rico call center, the company announced Monday.
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HP advocates for next-generation education methods
July 29, 2013
Looking to help its business partners and customers in Puerto Rico modernize the educational process with the latest technological tools available in the market, Hewlett Packard, recently hosted the "Transforming education in the 21st century: from the analog classroom to the digital interactive classroom” seminar.
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Impact of Puerto Rico tax changes to be focus of seminar
July 29, 2013
The Made in Puerto Rico Educational Institute of the Puerto Rico Products Association will offer a seminar titled “Impact of the changes to Puerto Rico’s tax system on your business,” which aims to provide guidance on the recently enacted changes to the island’s tax code and their impact on local companies.
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Starbucks opens unique beach location at Caribe Hilton
July 29, 2013
Starbucks Refreshment Destination, a unique beachfront kiosk that opened recently at the Caribe Hilton hotel, is the first of its kind to serve its customers while they sunbathe, hotel said.
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CPA Society to offer seminars for auto dealer executives
July 26, 2013
In an effort to look after Puerto Rico’s economic well being, the Puerto Rico CPA Society will offer an 11-part series of seminars for auto dealership owners, managers, staff and suppliers.
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Puerto Rico Trade supporting fashion as economic spoke
July 25, 2013
A delegation of eight Puerto Rican designers recently had the opportunity to participate for the first time in the most important fashion trade fair in Latin America, Colombiamoda 2013. The island’s runway trends were presented under the “P-ERE” label, created through an initiative of Puerto Rico Trade and Export aimed at reviving the island’s design […]
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UPR-Mayagüez team takes 3rd place in Texas Instruments competition
July 24, 2013
A trio of students from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez were awarded third place in the Texas Instruments Incorporated sixth annual “Analog Design Contest Engibous Prize,” an analog design award that showcases the imaginative spirit and inner competitive streak of today's aspiring innovators, the company announced Tuesday.
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Office Depot Foundation equips Puerto Rico kids for school
July 24, 2013
With the beginning of the new school year just a few weeks away, the Office Depot Foundation is donating 1,800 colorful new “sackpacks” containing essential school supplies to kids served by nonprofit organizations and schools in Puerto Rico.
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Microsoft names Nagnoi ’13 LatAm ‘Health Partner of the Year’
July 24, 2013
Puerto Rican technology company Nagnoi Inc. recently won the 2013 Microsoft “Health Partner of the Year” award for the Latin American Region, being honored among a regional field of top Microsoft partners at the 2013 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston earlier this month.
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