The ultra-luxe Crystal Serenity will sail into the southern port of Ponce to ring in the New Year, marking its first visit to Puerto Rico, parent company Crystal Cruises announced Tuesday.
Aware of the important role education plays on the island’s wellbeing, Walmart Puerto Rico announced the launching of a new educational initiative through which it will select 10 mothers who have not finished high school, to enroll in a program to get their diploma.
Through an $8 million investment, VAPR Federal Credit Union recently broke ground on its new 70,000 square-foot headquarters located on Rd. 177 in San Juan. The new facilities, which will house the company’s administrative offices and a covered parking area, should be finished by late 2013.
Puerto Rico residents looking to get away during the final weeks of summer can choose to stay at any of 17 “paradores” (small inns) offering special rates, Tourism Company Executive Director Luis Rivera Marín said over the weekend.
In its bid to continue developing research that impacts Puero Rico’s socioeconomic, behavioral and consumer trends, the Sales and Marketing Executives Association is conducting a study entitled: “La Marca Enredada” (“The Webbed Brand”) to determine the perception, use and attitudes people have about brands they access and follow on social networks.
The U.S. Small Business Administration has joined with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to launch a training program for transitioning service members and veterans to help them become entrepreneurs and create jobs.
Luquillo’s Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico announced Thursday the addition of new channels to its high-definition and basic service tiers.
United Continental Holdings Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, United Air Lines Inc., announced Thursday an order to purchase 150 narrow-body Boeing 737 aircraft. Under the new agreement, United will purchase 100 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft and 50 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft for delivery between 2013 and 2022. These new aircraft will allow United to […]
Breast cancer remains as the most diagnosed type of cancer and leading cause of cancer death among Puerto Rican women, which is why early detection through mammograms is so important. With this in mind, the Puerto Rico chapter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Ford Motor Company and its dealers will host “Walk […]
Doral Bank’s “d parques” institutional program, focused on strengthening moderate-to-low income communities through reforestation, is adding a new element to this year’s effort: creating gardens and educational games to foster childhood development, campaign officials announced Wednesday. The program, now in its fourth year, has reached more than 16 communities and more than one million people […]
With the goal of providing a new financing alternative to car dealers, FirstBank approved a $2.7 million “floor plan” loan secured by the Small Business Administration to Autos de Cayey Inc., the bank announced Tuesday. Floor plan financing is a revolving line of credit that allows the borrower to obtain financing for retail goods, the […]
Puerto Rican firm Fusionworks Inc. recently became the first in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean to become certified by software giant SAP as a "Partner Center of Expertise,” the company announced Monday.
The third edition of the Puerto Rico Coffee Expo is bumping up its offering this year, integrating chocolate products and suppliers, organizers said Thursday.
Insurance credit ratings agency A.M. Best Co. announced Thursday it has revised Universal Life Insurance Company’s outlook to “positive” from “stable” and affirmed its financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and “bbb+” issuer credit rating.
To mark its second anniversary, Huellas-Footprints Corp., an organization dedicated to developing corporate social responsibility strategies and creating share value initiatives, recently struck an alliance with the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association to provide its expertise to the trade group.
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