E-Loan expands personal finance education via Facebook
March 20, 2013
E-Loan, a wholly owned subsidiary of Popular Inc., announced Tuesday the “Wish and Win” Facebook sweepstakes, giving away $15,000 in personalized prizes to “help fans’ financial dreams come true.”
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AT&T announces 3 new mobility bundles
March 19, 2013
AT&T is helping businesses “raise the productivity bar” with expanded choices of shared data plans. Starting March 22, AT&T will offer larger Mobile Share plans, new Mobile Share – Data (only) plans, and new Business Pooled Nation for Data plans.
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SME Puerto Rico seeks student mentors
March 18, 2013
The Puerto Rico Sales and Marketing Executives Association is seeking participants for its Student Mentoring program as part of its upcoming annual convention slated for April 3-5.
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Puerto Rico ministerial mission to Panama underway
March 15, 2013
The first commercial mission organized by the current administration is taking place this week in Panama seeking to continue strengthening trade ties and advance the participation of local companies in the thriving Central American economy.
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Ford presents new line of ‘Police Interceptor’ vehicles
March 15, 2013
Automaker Ford presented its new line of Police Interceptor vehicles created for law and order agencies during an event Thursday that included test drives and exhibits at the Puerto Rico Convention Center.
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New Hyundai dealership opens in San Sebastián
March 14, 2013
Hyundai owners and would-be customers in northwestern Puerto Rico now have a $4 million dealership to visit, which was recently opened by a trio of executives — Agustín H. Font, Raúl Rivera and Víctor Caraballo — to serve the region.
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Convention Bureau launches ‘Puerto Rico Meeting University’
March 14, 2013
The Puerto Rico Convention Bureau has launched an exclusive online education program tailored to meeting planners, dubbed the “Puerto Rico Smooth Meeting University,” that includes courses on topics such as meeting hotels, the Puerto Rico Convention Center, history and culture, golf, shopping, dining and nightlife.
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Op-Ed: The challenge of a new student in a new society and economy
March 13, 2013
The core challenge we face today as educators is this: previous generations before the 70’s have been educating generations for an unknown and changing world in which uncertainty is the order of the day in job opportunities and the economy. The relevance of much what we teach expires before you get the diploma and set out to get a job.
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‘Dondesea’ food truck rolls into Santurce
March 13, 2013
Puerto Rico’s thriving food truck scene recently welcomed its newest player, “Dondesea,” which recently rolled into a permanent spot on Ponce de León Avenue in Santurce, a few blocks away from the Ciudadela complex.
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Bacardí hosts ‘Women in Leadership’ event
March 12, 2013
Bacardí Corp. recently sponsored its first “Women in Leadership” workshop in Puerto Rico, incorporating the program established by parent Bacardí Limited in 2011 and that has been implemented in 17 countries where the company operates.
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Aguadilla kids up close and personal with baseball greats
March 12, 2013
A group of 14 kids between the ages of eight and 14 belonging to the Casa Juan Bosco in Aguadilla got a chance the chance to live an experience of a lifetime last weekend, when they had front-row seats during the first batting practices by the Major League Baseball players who represented Puerto Rico during the World Baseball Classic that wrapped up Sunday.
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Olympian, Polytechnic staff visit Arecibo’s Centro AME
March 11, 2013
Driven by their commitment to contribute to the healthy development of Puerto Rican youth, the School of Landscape Architecture at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico visited the Centro AME of the Missionary Sisters of Christ the Savior in Arecibo to give a motivational speech about the challenges and benefits of developing athletic and academic gifts, as well as the effort it requires.
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Triple-S recognized for promoting employee well being, performance
March 11, 2013
In recognition of its efforts to create a healthy, high-performing work environment, Triple-S will receive the American Psychological Association’s 2013 “Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award” at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. last week.
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AT&T hosts 15th annual ‘National High Technology Day’
March 8, 2013
AT&T’s Hispanic/Latino Association, HACEMOS, hosted its annual HACEMOS National High Technology Day in 31 cities across the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico on Feb. 28, making the event’s 15th year.
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Sizzler Puerto Rico sweeps sales and excellence awards
March 8, 2013
Four Sizzler restaurants in Puerto Rico were among the nationwide chain’s top five in sales, while the local operation’s performance and overall cleanliness led it to a sweep during the recently held operators conference in California, where it picked up seven awards.
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