By Eliván Martínez MercadoCenter for Investigative Journalism Hiring a law firm that charges up to $1,245 per hour. The outsourcing of foreign companies such as Alumbra, from Colorado, which has billed as much as $1.3 million in a single month for plans to transform the energy system without having gone through a competitive process. This […]
Department of Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Cidre urged Puerto Rican businesses and self-employed individuals to participate in the second round of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, which so far has approved $88.4 million in loans. In a report issued late Monday, the federal agency confirmed it has given its support […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected Walgreens to provide a limited number of COVID-19 vaccinations across 15 states and jurisdictions — including Puerto Rico — as part of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. Vaccinations will begin in stores Feb. 12 to eligible […]
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced it has posted a funding notice for its National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI), to farmers, ranchers and private forest landowners interested in improving water quality and aquatic habitats in priority watersheds with impaired streams. Details of the initiative can be found on the Grants.gov website and is […]
Healthcare provider Med Centro recently invested about $1 million in a new mobile medical unit, to deliver services to patients in the Coamo-Salinas area of the island, company Executive Director Allan Cintrón-Salichs said. This vehicle joins the fleet of four units that the institution already owns, equipped with technology and everything necessary to offer primary […]
Anthem Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement with InnovaCare Health, L.P., to acquire its Puerto Rico-based subsidiaries, including MMM Holdings, LLC and its Medicare Advantage plan MMM Healthcare, LLC as well as affiliated companies and Medicaid plan. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “We are pleased to expand Anthem’s commitment […]
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has awarded a $44.1 million contract to Framingham, Mass.-based Perini Management Services Inc. to repair and renovate the historic San Juan Custom House, the company announced. Perini Management Services Inc. is a subsidiary of Tutor Perini Corp., a civil, building and specialty construction company. The San Juan Custom House, […]
As part of the “systematic and complex” handover of procedures of Puerto Rico’s maritime transportation service, HMS Ferries announced the start of the process to transition operations on the Cataño-San Juan ferry route. “During the Transition Phase, we will be working on the systematic transfer of the maritime transportation service in Puerto Rico. During this […]
The Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources is seeking an IT Solutions provider, to develop a new customizable online platform that “supports all functions and processes” of the agency’s unemployment insurance benefits program. The solution must include unemployment tax, benefits payments, and case management features, the agency said in a press release announcing […]
The Puerto Rico Manufacturing-Purchasing Managers Index showed an increase to 51.8 in December, surpassing the threshold level of 50 and suggesting an expansion in the manufacturing sector with respect to the previous month. The manufacturing sector has shown sustained improvement for the past few months, after experiencing one of the most significant drops due to […]
Technology company Everynet BV announced its partnership with IoT Managed Services provider Ready Wireless LLC to provide ready-to-market IoT solutions in Puerto Rico powered by Everynet’s carrier-grade national network. The partnership seeks to innovate on several aspects of companies’ business flows and day-to-day activities in most of the industries in Puerto Rico, like supply chain, […]
Very few Web users are really aware of how their personal data is being used by the myriad internet platforms that we interact with regularly in our digital society. To create awareness about this issue, every year, at the end of January, the world commemorates Data Privacy Day hoping to empower individuals and companies to […]
La Comprita and UBER Eats announced the launch of a new service that will allow local consumers to order some 500 grocery products for same-day delivery starting this week. The new delivery service’s fee will be waived for the first two weeks, company officials said. The new service, La Comprita Express, is set to deliver […]
The Arecibo Savings and Credit Cooperative (known as CooPACA in Spanish) has started to receive loan applications for the reopened Payroll Protection Program (PPP) that is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The credit union is also processing applications for forgiveness of first round of PPP loans, it confirmed. CooPACA has already processed 250 […]
Global professional services firm Aon plc has launched Aon Architect Solution, aa tool that simplifies the process of designing employee benefits programs and the development of employer contribution strategies, taking into account the employer financials and the perception of its employees. The new tool available in Puerto Rico helps employers balance their company’s financial goals […]
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