The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded more than $1.7 million for the repair of regional airports throughout the island. The funds are destined for permanent repairs in the airports of Aguadilla, Ceiba, Culebra, Mayagüez and San Juan (Isla Grande), the federal agency confirmed. The Puerto Rico Ports Authority has reported that passenger split among […]
After months of trying and deep negotiations, the US Senate negotiating committee unveiled the long-awaited $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill Sunday night. The expectation is for the Senate to pass the bill by the end of this week. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) introduced the package for consideration, and in all likelihood, lawmakers will […]
The University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón announced today the start of the Campus Development Plan as part of a $58.6 million Infrastructure Revitalization Project included in the university’s Permanent Improvement Program. The vision of the campus recovery project was presented by Rector Miguel Vélez-Rubio, and Architect Jennifer Lugo-Cardona, director of the Office of Physical […]
The Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Services (PRITS) office has opened a Request for Information process to review and evaluate entities that are interested in providing innovation and technology services to any local government agency. The RFI will allow the agency to evaluate potential candidates that could later be added to the PRITS Registry of […]
Onuvo, a Puerto Rico-based managed service provider, has been named as one of the world’s best in the 2021 Channel Futures MSP 501 rankings, for the second year in a row, company officials confirmed. For the past 15 years, MSPs from around the globe have submitted applications to be included on this definitive listing. The […]
Urban Edge Properties announced that it has signed an agreement for Sector Sixty6 and Golden Corral to open its next location at Las Catalinas Mall in Caguas in 2022. Repurposing a 122,000 square foot former Kmart, the new venue will activate empty space “with a dynamic use that adds visual excitement to the property and […]
Gov. Pedro Pierluisi offered a detailed breakdown of the use that will be given to some $4 billion allocated to the Puerto Rico under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. During a news conference — and flanked by Secretary of State Omar Marrero, Treasury Secretary Francisco Parés and Office of Management and Budget Executive […]
This week’s edition of Climbing the Corporate Ladder includes several executive appointments across a broad range of industries, namely tourism, health insurance, and travel. BluHost names new all-female sales and marketing staffBluHost announced the appointment of five executive women to fill different positions within its sales and marketing departments for Hyatt Place, Hyatt House and […]
Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines announced 15 new nonstop routes, including three-times weekly service between Jacksonville International Airport in Florida and San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM). The airline is also expanding significantly in Miami with nine new routes, including its first-ever service to Aruba, along with flights to the Turks & Caicos. “We’re […]
Andersen Global is extending its reach into the Puerto Rican market with a collaboration agreement with San Juan-based law firm Casillas, Santiago & Torres, LLC (CST Law). Founded in 2011, CST Law is a full-service firm focusing on business and commercial law with capabilities in corporate, tax, commercial and employment law litigation, real estate, immigration, […]
The Bahía Beach Resort & Golf Club in Río Grande announced the integration and opening of the Trackman Range technology that allows golfers and amateurs to go from practicing using eight points to capture ultra-precise information on their shots, to accessing a series of games, or playing virtually on another course with Virtual Golf software. […]
The Puerto Rico Department of Housing announced the opening of the Investment Portfolio for Growth Program (IPG), which is receiving applications to grant up to a maximum of $50 million in low-interest, long-term, partially forgivable loans. IPG has an allocation of $800 million in CDBG-DR recovery funds and is pursuing the island’s economic revitalization on […]
Business accelerator Startup.pr has opened a call for local innovators with technology-based projects to apply to the sixth edition of its Pre-Seeding Program by Aug. 8. Winning participants will receive training, prototype design consultancy services, and $5,000 each, said Amaury Malavé, Innovation and Technology Complex director. Six early-stage technology projects will be selected for this […]
It has been recommended many times but nothing is official. We see it happen practically all the time, all over the internet, and of course, its spinoff, the web. I’m talking about having a single use of an official language throughout our digital world. A lingua franca, a universal language that gives the web great […]
The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for Puerto Rico’s manufacturing sector decreased for the fourth consecutive month to 53.3 in June, according to a report produced by the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association and the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics. The PMI has sub-indexes — employment, production and new orders — all of which were above the […]
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