Ports completes $1.4M waterproofing project at Ponce’s Mercedita Airport
August 26, 2021
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority completed rehabilitating the waterproofing system in the passenger terminal of the Mercedita International Airport in Ponce, at a cost of $1.4 million, which was paid for with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds and the agency’s own money. During the passage of Hurricane María in September 2017, the Mercedita Airport […]
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EPA orders co.s to comply with Clean Water Act at construction project in Rincón
August 26, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has taken an enforcement action against two companies, Aurora’s Dream LLC and Bellagio LLC, for stormwater discharge violations of regulations and a permit that serve to reduce pollution from construction runoff. “It is imperative that developers get stormwater permit coverage for construction projects and implement erosion and […]
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Ponce Health Sciences Univ. expands medicine program to St. Louis
August 26, 2021
The Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine announced that the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) — the entity that accredits medical schools in the United States and Canada — approved the expansion of its Doctor of Medicine (MD) program to its campus in St. Louis, MO. This pushes PHSU’s medicine program from 150 […]
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Triple-S Management to go private if sale to FL-based Guidewell closes
August 25, 2021
The $900 million acquisition of Triple-S Management Corp. by Florida-based Guidewell Mutual Holding Corp. will take the Puerto Rican insurer from a publicly traded to a private company, if the transaction is consummated in 2022. During a news conference with reporters a few hours after announcing the all-cash deal, Triple-S Management CEO Roberto García-Rodríguez said […]
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Pharma co. Romark waiting on FDA approval of COVID-19 treatment
August 25, 2021
Research-based pharmaceutical company Romark Global Pharma has completed a clinical trial that showed that a tablet it is manufacturing at its Manatí plant can prevent about 80% of hospitalizations caused by COVID-19 in high-risk patients, company CEO Marc Ayers confirmed. “We submitted data to the Food and Drug Administration in April and we’re now waiting […]
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Practical Techie: The reasons for good artificial intelligence
August 25, 2021
Cyber technology runs on the formidable sap of artificial intelligence (AI). This information revolution stems from an early 20th-century scientific premise that machines can think almost the same as humans, provided they are designed with proper artificial neurons. That is, ultrafast microchips that decode machine language. Recently, AI migrated to web marketing to give greater […]
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Execs. named to positions in entertainment, real estate, automotive sectors
August 25, 2021
This week’s edition of Climbing the Corporate Ladder features new executive appointments across Puerto Rico’s entertainment, real estate, and automotive industries. Ticketera announces high-ranking appointmentsRicardo Aponte-Yunqué, one of the founding partners of Puerto Rican firm Ticketera, announced the appointments of Eduardo Cajina as Chief Operating Officer and Héctor Agosto as Chief Financial Officer. The professionals […]
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Ports gets gets 7 proposals for $130M Aguadilla airport runway project
August 25, 2021
Seven multinational groups submitted credentials for $130 million construction project of the new runway at the Rafael Hernández Aguadilla airport, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority confirmed. “This is the most important and most invested Port Authority project in recent history. We are very happy and excited, since one of these seven multinational groups will carry […]
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Walmart announces flu shots for 2021-2022 season are available in Puerto Rico
August 25, 2021
As part of its commitment to the health and well-being of the communities on the island, Walmart Puerto Rico announced that the annual flu shots for the 2021-2022 season, which is about to begin, are now available in its local pharmacies. “Our customers can take advantage of getting vaccinated against influenza when they visit our […]
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El Yunque National Forest, 5 nonprofits sign MOU for promotional projects
August 25, 2021
El Yunque National Forest and a coalition of five nonprofit organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on several projects that facilitate community empowerment, shared stewardship, conservation, and co-management of natural resources, as well as promotion of tourism and economic activity in the northeast region. El Yunque National Forest Supervisor, Keenan Adams, explained […]
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Skootel offers university students 30% discount to mark 2-yr. anniversary
August 25, 2021
Local company Skootel announced that starting Sept. 15, 2021 it will extend a 30% discount on the cost per minute of travel to university students to mark its two-year anniversary. The discount means that instead of paying $0.28 cents per minute of the rental fee for the scooter vehicles, users would pay approximately $0.20 cents. […]
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Triple-S Management to be sold to GuideWell in all-cash deal worth $900M
August 24, 2021
GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation, a health solutions company and parent of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc., and Triple-S Management Corp. a health care services company in Puerto Rico, announced they will combine to transform the health care experience for their members in Florida and Puerto Rico. Under the terms of the definitive […]
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Fusion Farms vertical indoor aquaponic farm ‘paving way to food security in Puerto Rico’
August 24, 2021
On the western side of Puerto Rico, an innovative agribusiness company with ample growth projections aims to bring about the island’s food sovereignty and security by becoming a reliable source of fresh, nutritious food and eliminating the reliance on sub-par food imports. Fusion Farms, Puerto Rico’s first and only hurricane-protected vertical indoor aquaponic farm developer […]
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Grupo Guayacán opens new application round for I-Corps Puerto Rico
August 24, 2021
Grupo Guayacán is looking for new teams of entrepreneurs for the 13th edition of its idea validation program, known as I-Corps Puerto Rico (I-Corps PR). This program seeks to identify 25 teams interested in conceptualizing and validating the market potential of their business ideas. The teams may be formed by students, professors, researchers, and entrepreneurs […]
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Independent rental property owners, operators launch Viva Puerto Rico alliance
August 24, 2021
Puerto Rico’s short-term rental property owners and operators have come together under the Viva Puerto Rico alliance to unite and represent the segment, organizers said. VPR seeks to “give a voice to its diverse membership by providing formal representation, education, and resources for these types of accommodations — seeking to provide quality hospitality to guests, […]
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