Batanga Media expands to Puerto Rico
February 22, 2013
Batanga Media, the Hispanic market’s largest digital media company this week announced its expansion into Puerto Rico, leverage investments in technology, products and content to “create significant value for advertisers and websites, while providing compelling content to online audiences across the island,” company officials said.
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Trip Advisor readers rank Flamenco Beach 5th in world
February 21, 2013
The pristine, white-powdered sands and turquoise waters of Flamenco Beach — on Puerto Rico's island municipality of Culebra — have earned it a fifth place ranking among the world’s top 10 beaches included in Trip Advisor’s “2013 Travelers’ Choice Beaches Awards.”
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Ford opens new $5M dealership in Mayagüez
February 21, 2013
Grupo Felcon, owner of the Mayagüez Ford dealership, has invested $5 million to build a new 20,000 square-foot dealership to continue building upon its more than two years of success in the western region, company officials said Wednesday.
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Dish launches ‘app’ to deliver DVR recordings to iPad
February 21, 2013
Dish Network announced Wednesday the availability of the “Hopper Transfers” app, an exclusive feature for its Hopper with Sling Whole-Home High-Definition DVR service that lets customers move television recordings from the DVR to an iPad for viewing without an Internet connection.
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Seaborne to fly 3 new routes from LMM
February 20, 2013
Seaborne Airlines announced Tuesday new non-stop service from Luis Muñoz Marín Airport to three new airports in the Caribbean — Melville Hall Airport in Dominica, the Aime Cesaire Airport de Fort-de-France in Martinique, and the Pointe-a-Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe — starting April 1.
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Aeronet wins 2012 ‘Operator of the Year’ award
February 19, 2013
Puerto Rican Broadband service provider Aeronet was recently named the Wireless Internet Service Provider Association’s 2012 “Operator of the Year.”
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Products Assoc. conditions minimum wage hike support
February 18, 2013
The Puerto Rico Products Association expressed its support, but with reservations, of President Barack Obama’s proposal to increase minimum wage to $9 in 2015.
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1st New Balance store opens in Puerto Rico
February 15, 2013
A CPA and a podiatrist have joined forces to open Puerto Rico's first New Balance store, a boutique specializing in the renowned athletic brand’s footwear and sportswear. New Balance Puerto Rico is betting on its “value proposition and business model to introduce a new level of personalized service, with products resulting from more than a century of technological innovation.”
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UPR in ‘Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’ study
February 15, 2013
The Entrepreneurship Development Program at the School of Business of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus is taking part in the 2013 "Global Entrepreneurship Monitor" study, an event with which it has been involved since 2005.
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Sharon Travel evolves, launches ‘12ofertas.com’
February 14, 2013
Sharon Travel, an agency with more than 25 years of service in the Puerto Rico market, recently launched 12ofertas.com, a new website offering discounted trips and packages for local and international destinations.
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Southwest Airlines launches 3-day fare sale
February 14, 2013
Southwest Airlines is giving customers “something to LUV” with a three-day fare sale that ends today at 11:59 p.m. in the originating city’s time zone.
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Moneyhouse opens branches in Guaynabo, Orlando
February 13, 2013
Moneyhouse, Puerto Rico’s largest private equity lender and frontrunner in reverse mortgage closings, is marking its sixth anniversary with the recent opening of a new branch in Guaynabo, pushing the number of offices to eight in Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rico Minority Supplier Dev. Council sponsors ‘Opportunity Fair’
February 13, 2013
The Puerto Rico Minority Supplier Development Council Inc. will be sponsoring its “Opportunity Fair” next month to help local certified suppliers match and sell their products and services to representatives from multinational corporations.
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Guayacán, Pridco co-sponsor attendance to Babson symposium
February 12, 2013
For the 10th year in a row the Guayacán Center will be organizing and co-sponsoring an opportunity for members of Puerto Rico's academic and entrepreneurial communities to attend the “Price-Babson Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators” in Massachusetts in the Spring.
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Yogen Früz opens chain’s 17th store in Toa Alta
February 12, 2013
Frozen yogurt chain Yogen Früz is maintaining a steady growth pattern in Puerto Rico, where it recently opened its 17th store, at the Plaza Los Palacios mall in Toa Alta. The new retail outlet generates 15 jobs, company officials said.
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