Plaza Loíza embraces technology with new website, boosts delivery options
April 15, 2021
Facing a market increasingly anchored in technology, Puerto Rican supermarket chain Plaza Loíza has launched a new website, in addition to strengthening its alliance with delivery platform, RONPON. The initiative responds to trends among consumers, who are increasingly turning to technology to make purchases from the safety of their home. “For more than 30 years, […]
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$15M Aloft Ponce opens, adding hotel rooms to Puerto Rico’s southern region
April 14, 2021
Four years after breaking ground in Ponce, Aloft Hotels will open this month its 152-room property that “embraces a bold and savvy design looking to attract music enthusiasts and travelers who love open spaces,” company officials said. The investment for the hotel, which is part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 hotel brands, is estimated […]
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Students promote training, economic dev’t for domestic violence survivors
April 14, 2021
One of the factors that influences the cycle of gender violence is the lack of economic resources. Financial dependence and the feeling that without the aggressor it would not be possible to live fully, lead the victim to stay in this cycle. Aware of this serious reality, the Enactus team of Columbia Central University created, […]
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Practical Techie: FBI warns of weird videoconferencing hack
April 14, 2021
Cyber criminals have no limits to their evil and no lack of creativity, either. A year after the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic a weird, malicious form of cyber kidnappings is occurring in the unlikeliest of venues: the virtual classroom. The bad guys call their villainy “zoom-bombing.” A recent announcement by the FBI alerted unsuspecting internet users […]
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Distrito T-Mobile announces tiered pre-opening, inauguration of Lupe Reyes restaurant
April 14, 2021
After a year of evaluation and adapting to the pandemic, the Distrito T-Mobile entertainment complex, announced a tiered pre-opening that will start with the inauguration of Mexican restaurant Lupe Reyes. The eatery is already open to the public, with other openings in the coming months, said Distrito T-Mobile General Manager Gabriel De Cárdenas. “In 2020 […]
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Kill Bill, Wovenware partner to streamline payments plugin development
April 14, 2021
Kill Bill, the open-source billing and payment platform and Wovenware, a provider of custom AI and software engineering solutions, have announced a partnership to streamline the development of new plugins for the Kill Bill open-source platform. The partnership enables companies to optimize the capabilities of the Kill Bill platform to better meet their customers’ payment […]
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MCS marks ‘Patient Day’ by celebrating members it has supported post-hospitalization
April 14, 2021
Healthcare company MCS marked this year’s Patient Day celebration, on April 11-12, by sending its representatives to visit more than 800 of its members hospitalized at more than 60 network hospitals, following all COVID-19 security protocols, to distribute literature and other educational materials to help them have greater control over their health. Through the initiative, […]
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‘Boricua, keep it up’ campaign promotes preventive measures to contain spread of COVID-19
April 13, 2021
Triple-S launched the “Boricua, keep it up,” a media campaign that urges the public to continue observing preventive measures to control the spread of COVID-19. “Since the start of the pandemic, Puerto Rico responded quickly and effectively. Now, in light of the sudden increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations after Holy Week, we decided we […]
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Aerostar spends $2M to beef up security at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
April 13, 2021
Aerostar Puerto Rico, which operates the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, signed an agreement with the Department of Public Security and the Puerto Rico Police Bureau to reinforce its security by adding state agents, through an investment of about $2 million. Aerostar CEO Jorge Hernández said the company will pay the government of Puerto Rico […]
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DDEC to offer workshop on how to sell products and services to Ft. Buchanan
April 13, 2021
The Puerto Rico Federal Contracting Center (FeCC) under the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC, in Spanish) will host a virtual workshop titled “How to sell products and services to Ft. Buchanan,” the first in a series of Federal Matchmaking 2021 events. The series is a cycle of business roundtables and workshops that seek […]
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Distrito T-Mobile in Miramar to host job fair today
April 13, 2021
Entertainment venue Distrito T-Mobile in the Miramar sector of San Juan will be hosting a job fair today, seeking to fill hundreds of positions across multiple concepts, including restaurants, a concert hall and other attractions. The job fair will take place today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., when participants will find stations for the […]
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USDA seeks applications for distance learning, telemedicine grants
April 13, 2021
The US Department of Agriculture has opened a new round of applications for Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) program grants to help provide educational and medical services in rural areas. The DLT program helps fund distance learning and telemedicine services in rural areas to increase access to education, training and health care resources that are […]
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Puerto Rican retailer La Hacienda opening 2 stores in SJ; US market on the horizon
April 12, 2021
La Hacienda, a local family-owned business established in 1979, is in expansion mode with plans to open two stores in the San Juan metro area in coming weeks and crossing the Atlantic into the US mainland in coming years to continue fueling its growth. In an exclusive interview with News is my Business, La Hacienda […]
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University of Puerto Rico gets $213K grant to support entrepreneurs crippled by COVID-19
April 12, 2021
The University of Puerto Rico’s (UPR) Center to Foster Innovation and Commercialization, known as I+CARE program, has received $212,828 from the Economic Development Administration’s “Scaling Pandemic Resilience Through Innovation and Technology” (SPRINT) Challenge, the federal agency announced. The UPR will get another $53,281 in local matching funds, the EDA announced. The I+CARE program “will adapt […]
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American Red Cross Puerto Rico launches long-term earthquake recovery program
April 12, 2021
The American Red Cross Puerto Rico Chapter, along with Esperanza para la Vejez, Sage Puerto Rico, Cooperativa de Farmacias Puertorriqueñas (COOPharma) and the Coordinadora Paz para la Mujer is kicking off its long-term recovery program for the southwest municipalities that were affected by the earthquakes last year. Esperanza para la Vejez and Coopharma will deliver […]
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