Management shakeup at MCS, Juliá out
December 13, 2011
Three high-ranking executives — President Julio Juliá, Mark Rishell and Javier Magriná — have left Medical Card Systems Inc., the company’s board of directors announced Tuesday.
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Historic newspapers, photos salvaged from former SJ Star building
December 13, 2011
Nearly 50 years of Puerto Rico’s history captured in print and photographs that had been stored in the library of the former The San Juan Star newspaper in Guaynabo are being pulled out of the building this week by a brigade from the University of Puerto Rico.
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Pepin’s, Lupi’s, Waterfront restaurants up for sale
December 13, 2011
Three popular eateries in the Isla Verde/Piñones area — Pepin’s Café & Tasca, Lupi’s Mexican Grill & Sports Cantina and the Waterfront Restaurant — are for sale, News is my Business has learned.
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Dish Network interested in partnering with T-Mobile, if AT&T deal falls through
December 13, 2011
As AT&T’s proposed acquisition of rival T-Mobile USA virtually unraveled Monday after a federal judge granted a request to delay the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust case, an unlikely third party announced its interest in partnering with the latter carrier if the deal ultimately falls through, Bloomberg reported.
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Exotericapr.com joins e-commerce sector in time for holidays
December 13, 2011
Exotericapr.com a new online lingerie store launched by a Puerto Rican entrepreneurial couple recently opened its virtual doors to the world, the company announced.
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EDB OKs $1M in self-employment loans in Vieques, Culebra
December 12, 2011
The Economic Development Bank this week marked the end of the first phase of the Vieques and Culebra Tourism and Commercial Development Loan Program, which has already approved $1 million in loans that have created 74 new jobs split between the two island municipalities.
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Wireless carriers block prepaid phone registry bill
December 9, 2011
The four largest wireless carriers serving the island banded together Thursday to express their concern over House Bill 1956 that seeks to create a registry of prepaid phone numbers in an attempt to keep track of the devices that have become a conduit for criminal activity.
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Ford’s ‘Operation Goodwill’ drives more than $100K in charitable giving
December 9, 2011
Ford Motor Co.’s “Operation Goodwill” this year donated more than $100,000 to help local organizations and community drive their health, environmental protection and education initiatives, including Nuestra Escuela, Sapientis, Hispanic College Fund, San Juan Community Library, Centro para Puerto Rico, Susan G. Komen/Race for the Cure, American Cancer Society and “Ready, Safe, Drive.”
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Puma Energy picks up Chevron assets in P.R., USVI
December 8, 2011
Puma Energy announced Thursday it has agreed to acquire Chevron’s fuel marketing and aviation businesses in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Advia Network launches online media buying service
December 8, 2011
Under the slogan “Network Power,” online media buying company Advia Network unveiled its service through which customers have access to simultaneous advertising space in multiple local media outlets.
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Airline executives land in SJ for annual convention
December 8, 2011
Network Latin America, a leading airline market two-day networking event for industry professionals from across Latin America, the Caribbean and the U.S. mainland, is holding up its three-day convention in Puerto Rico this week. The first-ever event is expected to inject more than $315,000 into the local economy, Economic Development and Commerce Secretary José Pérez-Riera said Wednesday.
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Star Alliance, GHA launch Facebook contest for trip around the world
December 8, 2011
Global Hotel Alliance, the world largest alliance of independent hotel brands, is teaming up with Star Alliance to launch the “Global Pursuit” competition, giving participants a chance to win a round-the-world adventure for two – including business class flights and luxury hotel accommodations.
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Heineken launches limited edition bottles representing 140-year history
December 8, 2011
Heineken, the renowned Dutch beer that has been a global favorite for more than 140 years, recently unveiled a new package that represents the history of the iconic brew. Th "Heineken Limited Edition 4-pack" contains four aluminum 16-ounce bottles, each with its particular history and captures Heineken’s past, present and future.
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Guayama energy plant named among ‘dirtiest’ in nation
December 7, 2011
AES Puerto Rico LLC in Guayama has been included among the dirtiest power plants in the nation that “continue to generate a disproportionate amount of toxic pollutants – including arsenic, chromium, hydrochloric acid, lead, mercury, nickel, and selenium,” a new analysis by the Environmental Integrity Project released today showed.
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4th Firehouse Subs location opens in San Patricio Plaza, 8 in the pipeline for ’12
December 7, 2011
The fourth location of the Jacksonville-based Firehouse Subs restaurant chain is officially opening for business on the second level of the San Patricio Plaza mall in Guaynabo today, keeping up an aggressive expansion that will extend well into 2012.
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