In its pursuit to provide the best service and convenience for customers, FirstBank announced the recent opening of its Yauco Plaza I Shopping Center branch. The new 3,600 square-foot facility employs 17 sales and service employees.
Local private nonprofit organizations that sustained damages as a result of the severe storms, flooding, mudslides and landslides that occurred during the two-week period from May 20 to June 8, 2011 have less than a month to submit their disaster loan applications to the U.S. Small Business Administration, the agency announced Wednesday.
Three years after Molson Coors Brewing Co. and SABMiller PLC combined their U.S. and Puerto Rico operations into MillerCoors, the company has reached an agreement to consolidate the distribution of its brands through V. Suárez & Co., executives announced Wednesday.
Two-dozen companies came together last week to participate in American Eagle’s traditional “Jala Jala” (Pull Pull) charity fundraiser, which this year collected $48,000 to be donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Some 2,100 members of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions from more than 120 countries will be in San Juan for a five-day convention that is expected to pump $2.8 million into the local economy, the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau said Friday.
The Puerto Rico Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration invites veterans, members of the Armed Forces and their spouses to attend its upcoming events aimed at promoting small business ownership among the military community along the island's northwestern region.
Motorola Mobility Inc. and Claro announced this week the arrival of Motorola Pro, the first Android-based Smartphone optimized for business use. The new mobile combines productivity, security and customization tools with a powerhouse with a super-fast processor and physical QWERTY keyboard for more efficient typing and texting.
A.M. Best, the world's oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source, recently affirmed the financial strength rating of “A” (Excellent) of the MAPFRE PRAICO Group and its affiliates, confirming their financial strength, company officials announced Wednesday.
Looking to celebrate the Puerto Rican coffee industry's 275th anniversary, dozens of local brands, as well as representatives and suppliers of this important and emerging local industry, will gather for the second edition of the Puerto Rico Coffee Expo, Oct. 8-9 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center.
The Puerto Rico Convention Bureau will represent the Puerto Rico Convention Center during the upcoming American Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting & Expo taking place in St. Louis Aug. 6-9. The event is one of the convention industry’s largest gatherings of meeting planners of the year.
In keeping with the unwavering growth of smartphone and tablet computer usage worldwide, United Airlines, Continental and American Airlines recently unveiled mobile applications offering passengers one-touch access to their travel information and the option to generate an electronic boarding pass.
For the second year in a row, Banco Popular’s Internet platform has been included among the region’s best performers as per Global Finance’s Best Internet Bank Award 2011 competition. The bank received the organization’s “Best Bill Payment and Presentment” distinction.
Effective July 31, Puerto Rico Larga Distancia will be changing its name to Claro [6558_noti_imagen1_CLARO-Logo] Larga Distancia in response to the company’s strategy of unifying all of its services under a single brand. Claro will continue offering its long distance services under the same terms and conditions currently in place for PRT LD subscribers, company officials said.
The American Automobile Association (AAA) recently assigned its AAA Four Diamond Rating for 2011to the Caribe Hilton hotel in San Juan, a distinction it earned for its “exceptional accommodations, upscale facilities, attentive services and high hospitality standards.”
Aurelio Alemán, CEO of FirstBank, has been elected president of the Puerto Rico Bankers Association, effective July 1. The executive’s term extends through Sept. 30, 2012.
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