V. Suárez takes over distribution of MillerCoors brands
August 18, 2011
Three years after Molson Coors Brewing Co. and SABMiller PLC combined their U.S. and Puerto Rico operations into MillerCoors, the company has reached an agreement to consolidate the distribution of its brands through V. Suárez & Co., executives announced Wednesday.
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Colorado’s Chamber of the Americas plans trade mission to P.R.
August 18, 2011
The Chamber of the Americas, a nonprofit organization based in Colorado, will be sponsoring a trade and development mission to the island next month, when it will offer a series of seminars on how to do business in Puerto Rico, the organization announced.
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NOAA assigns $585K to operate Jobos Bay reserve
August 17, 2011
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded $585,000 in federal funding to recruit security and specialized staff to operate the Jobos Bay Estuarine Research Reserve, Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner in Washington, D.C, Pedro Pierluisi, said Wednesday.
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Menchie’s frozen yogurt shop to open in P.R.
August 17, 2011
Puerto Rico’s frozen yogurt market is about to get a bit more crowded when California-based Menchie’s introduces its creamy delights at its first local shop slated to open before year's end in Guaynabo, News is my Business has confirmed.
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BPOP marks 3 decades of service in USVI/BVI market
August 17, 2011
Banco Popular is launching today a yearlong celebration of its 30th anniversary of operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where it began doing business in 1981 through the acquisition of the assets of the Royal Bank of Canada.
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Former PRT exec Escudero named new TRB member
August 17, 2011
Gloria Escudero-Morales, sister of Port Authority Executive Director Alberto Escudero, has been named associate member of the Telecommunications Regulatory Board, succeeding outgoing member Vicente Aguirre-Iturino, News is my Business has learned.
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McNeil recalls 2.5M Tylenol product packages
August 16, 2011
For the fifth time this year, McNeil Consumer Healthcare has announced a recall of its consumer products, this time collecting 2.5 million packages of a Tylenol product that may have been produced at its Johnson & Johnson plant in Las Piedras, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Doral spreads its wings in Manhattan, doubles office space
August 16, 2011
Doral Financial Corp. is moving on up in Manhattan, with the recent renewal of its eight-year lease for office space on Fifth Avenue, and the addition of an additional 14,500 square feet in the same building at 623 Fifth Ave., between East 50th and East 51st streets, Crain’s reported Tuesday.
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Fitch affirms ratings on UBS, BPOP managed funds
August 16, 2011
Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings on Thursday reviewed and affirmed the ratings assigned to $691.8 million in notes and stock issued by 12 Puerto Rico Investors Tax-Free closed-end funds advised by UBS Asset Managers of Puerto Rico.
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No island is an island! IPTV technology overdue
August 16, 2011
I have been following the recent and somewhat confusing discourse on why Claro should be granted an IPTV license. I am surprised at the “turtle-like” speed by which the Telecommunications Regulatory Board is handling this issue.
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AT&T mulls divesting $8B in properties, T-Mobile P.R. could fetch $300M-$500M if sold
August 16, 2011
It has been nearly a month since the Federal Communications Commission stopped the clock on its 180-day timeline to approve the proposed $39 billion AT&T acquisition of rival T-Mobile.
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Eagle’s plane-pulling charity event raises $48K for muscular dystrophy
August 16, 2011
Two-dozen companies came together last week to participate in American Eagle’s traditional “Jala Jala” (Pull Pull) charity fundraiser, which this year collected $48,000 to be donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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e-Health Connectivity Expo to explore virtues of medical records
August 15, 2011
Are you one of those people who, when you get sick, cringe at the thought of spending an entire day going from specialist to specialist, hauling a pile of papers and X-rays documenting your medical history and test results, just to find out what your health issue may be?
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INTENE looks to brand 10-town region it represents
August 15, 2011
The Northeastern Technological Initiative, known as INTENE, is looking to establish a marketing identity for the 10-town region it represents through the recent launch of the “Name the eastern tourism region” campaign. The effort is one component of a multi-pronged plan the nonprofit group has to boost economic activity along the island’s northeastern flanks.
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2,100 librarians descend on S.J. metro area for convention
August 13, 2011
Some 2,100 members of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions from more than 120 countries will be in San Juan for a five-day convention that is expected to pump $2.8 million into the local economy, the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau said Friday.
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