Interphex Puerto Rico, the annual event that gathers key components of the island’s knowledge-based economy, will again offer an agenda full of conferences and training sessions Oct. 20-21 that focus on its mission to generate activity and help professionals move forward.
Pharmaceutical company Merck, which has had presence on the island for more than six decades, will be investing $2.5 million in new business offices in Puerto Rico that will also serve as its commercial headquarters for the Caribbean region, company officials announced.
Medical device maker Medtronic will be pumping $50 million into expanding its Juncos operation in the next three years, adding some 200 jobs in the process, company and government officials announced Friday.