On the 20th anniversary of its foundation, John Dewey College is evolving into Dewey University, becoming the newest institution of higher learning to join Puerto Rico's academic sector.
The more than 800 employees working at dairy and juice manufacturer Suiza Dairy Corporation in Puerto Rico, now have at their disposal a tailor-made, comprehensive wellness and health program designed to improve their quality of life, the company announced Thursday.
Centros Isla, operators of 15 shopping centers in Puerto Rico, announced Wednesday the launch of “ValuText,” a location-based, text message service exclusive to its malls that couples physical retail assets with state-of-the-art, location-based mobile marketing.
The town of Maricao joined 14 other Puerto Rico municipalities offering free Wi-Fi at its public square as well as access to broadband at an Internet center, through a $3 million government-sponsored initiative to close the island’s digital gap.
The Central-Eastern Development Bank, known as BADECO by its acronym in Spanish, became the only entity in Puerto Rico selected to participate in the Small Business Administration’s Loan Brokers Pilot Program, getting a $1 million assignment, organization Executive Director Adrián Muñiz-Mariani said Wednesday.
Following its participation in last weekend’s Susan G. Komen “Race for the Cure” event to raise awareness on the fight against breast cancer, Yoplait will keep the momentum going by sponsoring several free mammogram activities later this month.
More than 90 percent of teachers spend their own money on basic school supplies for their students, according to a recent survey, so this week OfficeMax, its back-to-school shoppers and business customers, donated nearly $1.9 million in school supplies to teachers.
Doral Bank announced Monday the start of its “Ruta Mujeres d Éxito” program offering a free educational experience for professional and entrepreneurial women.
The Young Entrepreneurship Education System, known as Yees!, conducted the first entrepreneurial workshop for teachers as part of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico's “Echar Pa’lante” institutional program.
More than 1,000 students hit Puerto Rico’s coffee fields over the weekend to pick the ripe beans alongside a crew of government officials, the Agriculture Department confirmed.
Eighteen students enrolled in college curriculums related to the environment were the recipients of the latest round of scholarships awarded through the Toyota Foundation as part of its commitment to the protection of resources and ecological causes in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico has been included in the list of states and territories that will receive funding for unemployment insurance program integrity, performance and system improvement projects, getting an assignment of $1.4 million from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Cybercrime fighting association APWG is hosting a summit of global authorities Oct. 22-25 in Fajardo, in an effort to coordinate the efforts of cybercrime managers, responders, investigators and researchers in collaboration with professional technology association IEEE, the Organization of American States and ICANN, the manager of the Internet’s identifier system of names and numbers.
Microsoft Puerto Rico will host a job fair starting at 3 p.m. today at its City View Plaza offices seeking interns in the areas of engineering, communications, computer/information systems, business administration, human resources and graphic arts.
Michael McDonald, a veteran local banker, has been appointed executive vice president and director of the business group in charge of the strategic direction and oversight of corporate banking for FirstBank Securities and FirstBank Insurance Agency.
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