The Puerto Rico Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration will conduct a business seminar for women veterans, military service members, and their spouses on June 30, starting at 9 a.m. at the SBA’s facilities in Hato Rey.
The Puerto Rico Convention Bureau is representing the island during this year’s edition of the AIBTM, The Americas Meetings & Events Exhibition, taking place this week in Maryland. AIBTM is the first large-scale exhibition to bring together the world’s entire meetings and events industry a single location.
Managed care provider Triple-S Management Corporation announced Tuesday the departure of its CFO Juan Jose Román, effective July 15. Román has reportedly accepted a position in the financial services industry, prompting Triple-S to begin searching for his replacement, the company said.
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico will kick off the celebration of its 50th anniversary of service in the U.S. mainland with a lavish float at the National Puerto Rican Day Parade this Sunday.
In observance of International Year of Forests, FirstBank has joined Hospedería Rio Abajo Forest Cooperative and Educational Services and Alternative Tourism Trips under its One with the Environment program to educate 500 students from public schools in Arecibo and Utuado on the importance of protecting forests and their surroundings for their ecological value.
Local entrepreneur and professional speaker Frances Ríos recently presented her first book, “The Glue Factor,” through which she seeks to help readers learn how to get their message across to any audience.
Miami-based United States Hispanic Women Chamber of Commerce will expand its reach to Puerto Rico later this year, when it holds its “Connecting Women, Empowering Minds” convention on the island, event organizers said this week.
Banco Santander de Puerto Rico recently received the U.S. Small Business Administration’s platinum award for its participation in the agency’s loan guarantee program for the Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands region.
Fruit juice brand Suiza Fruit launched Tuesday a new promotional effort under the “Thirst for the Road with Suiza Fruit” slogan, urging consumers to share photos or videos of outdoor events and how they are pared with Suiza Fruit products.
The Gov. Luis Fortuño administration’s efforts to privatize the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport seems to be moving forward as American Airlines, the facility’s largest carrier tenant, recently agreed to sign off on the plan, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The Puerto Rico Hospitals Association recently named Hospital de la Concepción in San Germán “2011 Hero” for its 500 years of health care services, particularly to residents of the island’s southwestern region. “Aside from celebrating our people’s daily efforts to care for our community’s physical and spiritual well-being, we commemorate 500 years of humanitarian work […]
Doral Mortgage, a division of Doral Financial Corporation, launched Wednesday a new $1.5 million multimedia advertising campaign to tout the benefits of its services. The bank chose local comedian Raymond Arrieta as spokesman of the campaign focused on the “knowledge and service make a difference in your mortgage experience” tagline. “Raymond Arrieta is a much-loved […]
The Associated General Contractors of America has selected Puerto Rico as the site of its 2015 annual convention, to be held Mar. 17-20 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center.
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