Puerto Rico has one of the world’s most competitive manufacturing foundations, but one of the most underdeveloped research and development economies, which poses an inarguable need to establish mechanisms to foster the right conditions for it to flourish, a high-ranking manufacturing executive recently told News is my Business.
A year after announcing plans to invest $6 million to expand its Salinas operation, Illinois-based Pioneer Hi-Bred officially announced Wednesday the completion of the project that has already produced 40 of the total 100 jobs that will be created within the next 18 months.
Cordis Corporation, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, announced Wednesday the discontinuation of production of its Cypher Stent product by the end of 2011, representing the closing of its plant in San Germán. The decision will leave 450 people jobless.