García-Padilla’s economic team takes lobbying to D.C.
March 26, 2013
The Puerto Rican government’s economic team is in Washington D.C. this week to “disclose and advance plans to stabilize the government's finances and revive the island’s economy,” the Treasury Department said Monday.
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CofC reacts to GAO report on Jones Act
March 26, 2013
The U.S. International Trade Commission should conduct a study similar to what the U.S. Government Accountability Office released last week when implementing a free trade agreement “to confirm the impact of the treaty on the economy, companies and consumers of the countries that sign the treaty to supplement the lack of data referenced by the GAO study itself,” the head of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (CofC) said Monday.
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Puerto Rico Supplies unveils redesigned website
March 26, 2013
Puerto Rico Supplies Group recently unveiled its redesigned company website, which incorporates the latest advances in programming technology and a dynamic design that reflects the local distributor’s “forward-looking thinking, continuous growth and leadership in the local industry.”
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8 Puerto Rico public, private firms get ’13 Freedom Award nods
March 26, 2013
The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense operational committee, announced Monday that eight Puerto Rico Guard and Reserve members nominated their employers for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The agency received 2,899 nominations nationwide.
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Former P3 Authority chief Álvarez joins Parsons Brinckerhoff
March 25, 2013
David Álvarez, former executive director of the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnership Authority, has been named a principal consultant in the strategic consulting group of Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global infrastructure strategic consulting, engineering and program/construction management organization.
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Economist: ‘Fiscal issues should be handled by Executive’
March 25, 2013
Puerto Rico’s executive branch has the necessary staff, resources and commitment to take over managing and resolving the island’s fiscal issues and block out all of the “noise” coming out of the Legislature, veteran Economist José Joaquín Villamil recently said.
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EPA releases manual to reduce pollution at marinas
March 25, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made a series of recommendations to marinas in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that will reduce pollution, compiled in a manual the agency has written with assistance from the Puerto Rico Department of the Environment and Natural Resources, Puerto Rico SeaGrant, the Sea Grant Program of the University of the Virgin Islands and Blue Flag.
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PRASA picks Honeywell for $16M energy-savings program
March 25, 2013
The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority recently announced it has entered into an agreement with Minneapolis-based Honeywell to upgrade wastewater treatment plants for the agency that entails modernizing infrastructure, improving efficiency and creating jobs.
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Op-Ed: Search for Puerto Rico’s ‘Best Employers’ continues
March 25, 2013
Local organizations still have a chance to participate in this year’s edition of “Puerto Rico’s Best Employers,” a distinction earned by those who excel in achieving and maintaining a balance between corporate goals and employee’s value.
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Mathcounts competition draws 23 schools, 200 students
March 25, 2013
The Puerto Rico edition of Mathcounths, a nonprofit national math enrichment, coaching and competition program that promotes middle school mathematics achievement in every U.S. state and territory, was held this weekend at the Polytechnic University, drawing 23 schools and more than 200 students, organizers said.
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AT&T introduces no-contract wireless home phone
March 25, 2013
AT&T Puerto Rico customers now have more options for affordable, no-commitment home phone service with a new, prepaid option for AT&T Wireless Home Phone that the carrier launched last week.
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SBA announces ‘’13 National Small Business Week’
March 25, 2013
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that its signature event, “National Small Business Week,” will be held June 17-21, with events taking place all across the country designed to help small businesses start, grow and succeed.
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GAO releases Jones Act impact study; Pierluisi to file bills
March 21, 2013
The U.S. General Accounting Office released Wednesday a lengthy report assessing the impact of the Jones Act on Puerto Rico’s economy, saying, among other things, that the effects modifying the application of mandate “are highly uncertain, and various trade-offs could materialize depending on how the Act is modified.”
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Puerto Rico hotel room tax revenue, bookings up in Jan.
March 21, 2013
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company on Wednesday reported $6.6 million in hotel room tax collections in January, representing a 16.6 percent increase when compared to the same month in 2012, agency Executive Director Ingrid Rivera-Rocafort said.
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FirstBank Puerto Rico partners with FIS
March 21, 2013
FirstBank Puerto Rico announced Wednesday it has formalized a seven-year strategic alliance with FIS, a global provider of banking and payment technologies, to provide state-of-the-art products and services to its clients.
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