Nearly three months after announcing the approval of a $3.5 million loan to facilitate the construction of a new boutique hotel in Vieques, Economic Development Bank officials participated Monday in the groundbreaking for what in December 2012 should become the El Blok boutique hotel.
Air transportation between Puerto Rico and Florida got a bit more crowded Thursday with the inaugural flight offered by JetBlue between the island and Jacksonville. The new route will transport 36,000 visitors a year and is expected to inject $20 million into the local economy.
Eastern Air Lines, the carrier that once touted itself as “the wings of man,” made a historic arrival at Luis Muñoz Marín Airport Monday as part of an initiative by the Historic Flights Foundation to promote the aviation industry and generate awareness of its fundamental role in history.
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