MasterCard grants shopping trip to 3 Make-A-Wish patients
November 23, 2012
As part of the recently celebrated Priceless Night at Plaza Las Américas, MasterCard joined the Make-A-Wish Puerto Rico Foundation to fulfill the wants of three ill youngsters who had dreamed of a day of shopping at the Hato Rey mall.
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Smartphones, tablets, flat-screens among ‘hot’ electronics this Christmas
November 22, 2012
This year’s gift-giving season officially kicks off tomorrow and for those whose favorite presents are in the form of wireless devices and electronics, you should know the lineup is wide-ranging and cutting-edge.
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Expedia: Travel to Puerto Rico up 28% in 1st half of ’12
November 21, 2012
Bookings to Puerto Rico made on the more than 100 Expedia and Hotels.com sites worldwide grew by 28 percent in the first six months of 2012, compared to the same period last year, the online travel company confirmed Tuesday.
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AT&T ramps up anti-texting-and-driving campaign
November 21, 2012
With the busiest travel days of the year ahead, millions of people will be hitting Puerto Rico roads to visit their families for Thanksgiving.
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D.C.-area Hispanic group honors Dominican diplomat
November 20, 2012
WASHINGTON — Veteran Dominican diplomat Roberto B. Saladín, an early champion of the “twin plant” program that for years linked the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico economically, accepted a public service award Friday night from the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
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2nd Blossom Boutique lingerie shop opens
November 20, 2012
A second location of budding lingerie chain Blossom, owned by entrepreneur Nanette Rodríguez, recently opened at the Villas de San Francisco Plaza II mall in San Juan.
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SBA Puerto Rico to host seminar for vets
November 20, 2012
The Puerto Rico Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration invites veterans and other members of the military to its next entrepreneurial development seminar on Nov. 30, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at SBA’s facilities in Hato Rey.
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Caguas, Triple-S Salud holding ‘Play Streets’ event
November 19, 2012
The municipality of Caguas has been included in 10 cities to host “Play Streets,” an initiative that calls for closing roads to traffic and opened to the community to encourage physical activity. The event will be held in Puerto Rico in partnership with Triple-S Salud.
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NIMB marks 24 months of informing Puerto Rico, world
November 16, 2012
News is my Business, Puerto Rico’s only all-digital English-language business news service, is marking its second anniversary today.
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Biopharma sector proposes solutions to its challenges
November 16, 2012
The biopharmaceutical industry is a major driver of Puerto Rico’s social and economic development, not just for the 86,000 direct and indirect jobs its creates, but for the multiplier effects it has upon other sectors.
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Plaza Carolina completes most renovations, welcomes new tenants
November 16, 2012
Plaza Carolina, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean’s second-largest mall, unveiled Thursday its new look and expanded store offering in preparation for this year’s holiday season. Reopening activities will take place all weekend and include the traditional lighting of the Christmas tree, musical presentations and special promotional events, mall officials said.
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New president, CFOs named at MCS
November 16, 2012
Looking to reinforce its local leadership, Medical Cards System Inc. CEO Jim O’Drobinak announced the promotions of David Scanavino to president of the MCS Advantage Inc. subsidiary, David P. Schaffer, to CFO of MCS Life Insurance Company and MCS Health Management Options; and José Aponte, to CFO of MCS Advantage Inc.
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Puerto Rico, USVI car sales remain flat in October
November 16, 2012
Auto sales in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands totaled 8,343 units for the month of October, remaining pretty much flat in comparison to the same month last year, the United Automobile Importers Group known as GUIA announced Thursday.
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MasterCard, Plaza Las Américas to host shopping night
November 16, 2012
This year’s holiday shopping season will kick off early for MasterCard credit and debit customers, who will get a chance to participate in a special shopping event at the Plaza Las Américas mall Nov. 19, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
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Popular Auto names its 1st woman president
November 15, 2012
Sylvia M. López-Cartagena, an 18-year veteran at Banco Popular, has taken over the helm of its Popular Auto subsidiary, becoming the first woman to head the car loan operation since its establishment in 1990.
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