After marking 30 years in Puerto Rico Toa Baja-based Challenger Brass & Copper (CBC) recently obtained the ISO 9001: 2008 certification for meeting the highest levels of quality and service established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Puerto Rican cement product manufacturing company Master Products in Toa Baja announced Tuesday the start of a new phase in energy self-sufficiency with the installation of a $1.8 million solar panel system for its plant.
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association hosted a roundtable Wednesday to provide details on Quest 2017, an event that promotes the exchange of best practices to optimize the island’s competitiveness.
Seed research and development company Syngenta on Tuesday re-opened its Salinas facilities, after investing some $6 million in upgrades, company officials announced.
FirstBank announced it has granted Pentaq Manufacturing Corp.the first working capital line of credit of $4.5 million under the CAPLine program of the U. S. Small Business Administration.
Puerto Rico’s first medical cannabis pharmaceutical company, IMC Corp., has been given the go-ahead to start operations in Ponce upon receiving its license from the Commonwealth’s Health Department.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers board has approved Puerto Rico as the location in North America to host ICANN's 61st public meeting to be held Mar. 10-15, 2018.
More than half, or 53 percent of Puerto Rico’s adult population, confirmed in a recent study that they have stopped buying products or services because of the island’s economic situation.
CPG Real Estate announced Thursday the opening of El Mercado de Paseo Caribe, a unique food and entertainment concept that brings together the best of Puerto Rico’s food, art, music, and culture.
Hato Rey mega-mall Plaza Las Américas is gearing up for the holiday season with the arrival of several new stores, as well as expansions and revamping of existing tenants, officials announced Thursday.
PAR Technology Corporation announced Thursday that its subsidiary, Rome Research Corporation, has been awarded a $5.2 million subcontract from Delta Solutions & Strategies, LLC.
Puerto Rico will receive $375,606 in funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grants and Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) Programs, agency officials announced Thursday.
Oriental Bank unveiled Thursday its “Oriental 52 Challenge,” a 52-week initiative to mark its anniversary, through which it invites the public to take part in different activities that contribute to their welfare, their family and community.
Puerto Rico government and Lockheed Martin executives on Tuesday officially inaugurated the global security and aerospace company’s new facility in Aguadilla, an expansion that is expected to generate 120 new jobs — which will more than triple the size of its workforce in Puerto Rico over the next three years.
In the wake of the biggest blackout Puerto Rico has experienced in more than three decades, which has affected more than 1.5 million customers, members of the island’s private sector urged the powers-that-be to push forward with a complete overhaul of the electrical system.
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