Passenger traffic at Puerto Rico’s main air hub, the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM), bounced back in May, when it exceeded pre-pandemic results for the same month in 2019. In its most recent monthly report, Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR), the parent company of Aerostar — which operates the LMM — disclosed that the […]
As it happens, endings are always beginnings. I say this amid the highly anticipated intelligence report by the Pentagon on UFO sightings or strange encounters by the US military. This report is scheduled to be released by June 25. But, according to senior administration officials briefed on the report’s findings, the inexplicable may remain the […]
Wovenware, a nearshore provider of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital transformation solutions, announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued it Patent No. 11,024,032 B1. The patent addresses the company’s system and method for generating synthetic overhead imagery based on cluster sampling and spatial aggregation factors of existing data-sets. Wovenware uses the patented […]
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it is accepting Fiscal 2021 applications for grants to create a revolving loan fund to build and improve water and wastewater disposal systems in rural areas. The USDA is making funds available through the Water and Wastewater Projects Revolving Funds Program, said Luis R. García, acting state […]
Dairy producer Suiza Dairy announced an expansion of its manufacturing plant in Aguadilla to add new state-of-the-art equipment to integrate new products, company executives said. The new products are the result of a two-year expansion at Suiza Dairy’s Aguadilla plant, known as Planta Vida, where in 2019 it unveiled a $42 million upgrade. Since then, […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority has opened a Request for Qualifications process to find candidates to rebuild the 11,700-foot Runway 8-26 at the Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla, a $90 million project to be paid for with federal funding. In an interview with News is my Business, Ports Authority Executive Director Joel Pizá-Batiz confirmed that […]
Acai Express announced plans to significantly expand its locations in Puerto Rico during 2021, to more than double the number of units operated under the brand at the beginning of last year. The company started 2020 with a total of 20 locations. The local franchise has already opened 31 locations in Puerto Rico with the […]
[COMMENTARY] The poor condition of Puerto Rico’s electric grid is common knowledge. After Hurricane María struck in 2017, many communities lost power for months. This long outage led to almost 3,000 deaths and an exodus of residents. Still recuperating from the aftermath of María, the southern part of the island was hit by a major […]
During the past 12 months, I have observed unexpected reactions and behaviors in our people, which may indicate signs of an anti-tourist sentiment with some racist overtones. While there are reports of irreverent and reckless behavior from young African American visitors, our expressions and comments on the news and social media have gone far beyond […]
The Parador Boquemar hotel in Cabo Rojo is launching the first phase of a $150,000, six-month remodeling project that will be ready by year’s end, property officials announced. So far, 20 of its 75 rooms have been upgraded, as the property gets ready for “a great number of people during the summer, owner Ángel Rodríguez […]
Retail Value Inc., owner of El Señorial Plaza in San Juan, announced it closed the sale of the shopping center on June 3, for $20.4 million. The buyer was undisclosed, and RVI said the sale amount is “prior to closing costs, prorations and other closing adjustments.” The company used the net proceeds to repay mortgage […]
There are currently 168 projects underway to rehabilitate the areas and structures that were affected by the 2020 earthquakes along Puerto Rico’s southern region, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said. Projects include allocations for the municipalities of Mayagüez and Ponce. About $185,000 from the agency are earmarked to repair the Castilo Serralés, the Salazar […]
In an effort to continue promoting the reactivation of the economic activity generated by the tourism sector, the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. unveiled a multi-pronged advertising and marketing plan to promote domestic tourism under the VoyTuristeando brand. During a presentation to mayors, directors of municipal tourism offices and members of the local tourism industry gathered […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: This sponsored post is brought to you by Porsche Center Puerto Rico. The third “Porsche NEXT Digital Innovation Forum” will be held June 9, at 7 p.m. at Porsche Center Puerto Rico and can be seen on the Splash virtual platform and Facebook Live (@PorscheCenterPuertoRico). The German sports car brand is committed to […]
Allied Universal, a Santa Ana, CA-based security and facility services company, is seeking to hire 100+ security professionals in Puerto Rico. The company is hosting hiring events on June 5 and June 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following five locations: Plaza del Norte in Hatillo; Plaza del Sol; Plaza Río Hondo; […]
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