Puerto Rico farmers get $720K from USDA
July 11, 2013
Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing payments totaling $720,560 to nearly 400 farmers in Puerto Rico through the Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program for Geographically Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers.
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Antrocket.com finances 6 projects in 4 months
July 11, 2013
After raising more than $45,000 through a network of more than 1,060 registered users and successfully financing six projects during its first four months of operations, Puerto Rican crowdfunding site Antrocket.com is ready to aggressively expand its reach to Lain America, the company announced Wednesday.
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Dorado Beach vying for Virtuoso’s ‘Best of the Best’ hotel award
July 11, 2013
The Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve, in Dorado has earned a nomination for the “Best Achievement in Design” award from luxury travel agency network Virtuoso, becoming one of only 50 properties worldwide vying for the annual award.
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Rock Solid gets Microsoft ‘Partner of the Year’ nod
July 11, 2013
Rock Solid Technologies Inc., a Puerto Rican company dedicated to developing IT solutions and business partner of Microsoft since 1998, was recognized for the second time as “Partner of the Year” for Puerto Rico during the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference held earlier this month.
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IKEA, Denny’s opening in Carolina’s Plaza Escorial mall
July 10, 2013
The Plaza Escorial Shopping Center in Carolina is about to welcome several new tentants in coming months, including a new Denny’s casual dining restaurant and Puerto Rico’s second IKEA furniture store location, News is my Business learned.
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Parador Combate Beach inaugurates $500K expansion
July 10, 2013
The Parador Combate Beach Resort in Cabo Rojo inaugurated Tuesday a $500,000 expansion that adds 17 new rooms to the property located in Puerto Rico’s western flank, owned by XJTT Hospitality.
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Gov’t announces start of property tax payment cycle
July 10, 2013
The Puerto Rico Municipal Revenue Collections Center announced the July 10 start of the payment period for property taxes, while urging residents to use online tools to comply with their annual obligations.
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Ramco opens new office in Puerto Rico
July 10, 2013
Ramco Systems, an enterprise software product company focused on delivering ERP on cloud, tablets and smartphones, announced Tuesday the setting up of its fourth office in the Americas, located in Puerto Rico.
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JetBlue offers Puerto Rico deal ‘2 Good 2 Miss’
July 10, 2013
Puerto Rico’s largest air carrier, JetBlue, announced Tuesday it is offering 20 percent off and two times the TrueBlue points for one-way or round-trip flights (nonstop or connecting) from San Juan to Hartford, Boston, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and St. Maarten.
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Puerto Rico consumers get 86 cents out of every dollar
July 9, 2013
Puerto Rican consumers get the equivalent of 86 cents out of every dollar they receive, which puts a significant squeeze on their purchasing power as the price of most goods and services continues to increase.
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‘Practical Techie:’ The web is the great mobilizer
July 9, 2013
The ability to organize is the basis of life. A true foundation of a civilized world. As the world turns, so change the methods of bringing humans together to a point of common interest. In the field of commerce, to a point of sale.
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UBS Puerto Rico appoints economist Villamil to Board
July 9, 2013
The UBS Puerto Rico Family of Funds' Board of Directors has appointed recognized economist José J. Villamil as an independent director.
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Puerto Rico CIO, Science Trust to promote innovation
July 8, 2013
The Puerto Rico Science, Research and Technology Trust and the government’s Chief Information Officer will work together to identify and evaluate research and development projects of high economic impact, which in turn may generate new marketable technologies, the entities announced Sunday.
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EVERTEC earns ‘Cisco Cloud Partner of the Year’ award
July 8, 2013
Electronic transaction processing firm EVERTEC Inc. was recently recognized by Cisco as the “Cisco Cloud Partner of the Year” for the Central America, North of South America and the Caribbean region for its innovation, leadership and best practices in developing the market for cloud services in this region.
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Citi, Puerto Rico Community Foundation join to boost microenterprises
July 8, 2013
The Citi Foundation and the Puerto Rico Community Foundation recently came together to launch the first “Citi Small Business Award” to recognize microfinance institutions, as well as small businesses and entrepreneurs that drive economic development island communities.
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