Puerto Rico gets $1.4M from U.S. DOL to boost jobless insurance programs
September 28, 2012
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.
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e-Crime fighting association to host global summit next month
September 28, 2012
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.
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Microsoft holds job fair to find interns
September 27, 2012
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.
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FirstBank appoints new executive VP
September 26, 2012
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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Pridco unveils new solar energy incentive
September 26, 2012
The Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company announced Tuesday it has earmarked $10 million to create an incentive program for solar energy projects designed to lower energy costs for manufacturing companies leasing the agency’s buildings.
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EDB included in private banking loan guarantee program
September 26, 2012
The Economic Development Bank was included Tuesday in the Puerto Rico Development Fund Guarantee Program through an agreement signed with the Government Development Bank, government officials announced.
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Puerto Rico gets $2M Affordable Care Act ‘rate review’ grant
September 25, 2012
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $2 million discretionary “rate review” grant to the Puerto Rico Insurance Commissioner’s Office under the Affordable Care Act to protect island consumers, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced Monday.
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Tourism Chief: DMO will create new industry jobs
September 24, 2012
Puerto Rico Tourism Company Executive Director Luis Rivera Marín reiterated the government’s commitment to developing the tourism industry through the creation of a Destination Management Organization, which should increase the sector’s economic contributions and generate more jobs.
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Students, activists, artists participate in PARK(ing) Day 2012
September 24, 2012
Dozens of artists, activists and citizens occupied parking spaces in Puerto Rico and around the globe last week, turning them into public parks and other social spaces, as part of the annual PARK(ing) Day event.
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Parador Combate Beach expands Cabo Rojo property
September 21, 2012
Parador Combate Beach, also known as the Combate Beach Resort, in Cabo Rojo, began the second phase of its expansion and improvement program earlier this month, with an investment of some $275,000.
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FirstBank hosts educational talk for small-, mid-sized businesses
September 21, 2012
As part of its ongoing support of Puerto Rico’s small and medium businesses, FirstBank offered a seminar Wednesday night to its business customers on "Opportunities for entrepreneurs within the new tax frame," conducted by CPA Gabriel Hernandez of the BDO Puerto Rico accounting firm.
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Science Trust, Georgia Tech partnering to open institute
September 21, 2012
The Science, Research and Technology Trust is set to sign an agreement with the Georgia Institute of Technology to establish the Puerto Rico Institute for Research and Economic Development, to facilitate collaboration between industry and academia to promote research and development of marketable technologies, Economic Development and Commerce Secretary José Pérez-Riera said Thursday.
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Lexus awards $27K in scholarships to rising artists
September 20, 2012
As part of its commitment to enhance and promote the arts in Puerto Rico, Lexus has granted $27,000 in scholarships split equally between three emerging artists, the automaker announced Wednesday.
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SBA, AARP hosting ‘National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Day’
September 20, 2012
The Puerto Rico office of the U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP Puerto Rico will team up Oct. 2 to host the first "National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Day."
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ICCA congress to bring 700 meeting planners to island
September 19, 2012
The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), one of the most prominent organizations in the world of international meetings, will host its annual congress in Puerto Rico on Oct. 20-24, the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau announced.
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