Walmart Puerto Rico confirmed it has raised $400,000 in donations the annual campaign to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network and its partner hospital on the island, the San Jorge Children’s and Women’s Hospital. The campaign had the backing of associates in Walmart, Sam’s Club and Amigo Supermarkets stores in Puerto Rico. “We’re very proud of […]
For the third consecutive year, Chocolate Cortés and Susan G. Komen are back together in the fight against breast cancer, the most diagnosed cancer on the island and the one that most affects Puerto Rican women. “Our goal is to create awareness about breast cancer in each household that Chocolate Cortés is consumed,” said Ignacio […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $600,494 to assist rural businesses to create job and increase economic opportunities in Puerto Rico, the agency confirmed. The funds are being provided by USDA, Rural Development, through the Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG). “These grants are strategic investments in nonprofits entities that support rural businesses and they […]
Romark, a research-based pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and delivery of innovative new medicines, primarily in the field of infectious diseases, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given its approval to the production of ALINIA, at its Manatí plant. The $80 million, state-of-the-art facility opened a little more than a […]
The main challenge facing the healthcare system for many years, both in the continental United States and Puerto Rico, is the reality that existing technology platforms used to handle patient information do not communicate with each other. They hold information hostage with proprietary programming interfaces to the detriment of patients and the overall healthcare system. […]
Financial institution Oriental recently awarded $91,000 in scholarships to 21 college students as part of its institutional scholarship program for children of employees. The scholarships are aimed at students in the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and business administration. “This year things have been different for everyone, as a result of COVID-19 we’ve had […]
The Puerto Rican Association of Shopping Centers issued a statement regarding the government’s new Executive Order 2020-062, saying that while “thankful” that it did not call for a full shutdown of the economy, it anticipated that the new restrictions will “have an effect on the sales of small and medium-sized businesses, many of which are […]
A report released by professional services firm Aon plc, confirmed that during the first quarter of this year, the property insurance market reflected a trend of rising rates and more cautious underwriting by most insurers. The first quarter of 2020 represented the 10th consecutive period of increases in property rates, according to the “2020 Property […]
Nonprofit organization Direct Relief confirmed it has committed more than $3 million in Puerto Rico during the past five months due to the emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “In our ongoing commitment to facilitate medical access in Puerto Rico to those most in need, and even more so in the face of the Covid-19 […]
On Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane María made landfall on Puerto Rico, causing widespread devastation. This disaster not only impacted residents of the island, resulting in increased net out-migration from Puerto Rico to other parts of the United States, but also the quality of data typically used to measure migration patterns. During 2018, people began to […]
For the second day this week, a delegation of White House officials hosted by Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González toured several pharmaceuticals and aerospace companies on the island, in an effort to lure new business for the economy. The goal is to show the island’s “capacity and infrastructure to host multinationals, showing the diversity […]
With a $200,000 investment and the creation of 15 new jobs, Prime Restoration Services has opened an operation in Puerto Rico, becoming the first company on the island to provide specialized services in response and immediate restoration to natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, fires and pandemics. In addition, it offers the industrial sector, consultancy […]
For the fourth year in a row, Liberty Puerto Rico has received the 2020 Speedtest Award as Puerto Rico’s “Fastest Fixed Network,” the company announced. Liberty won the title this year with a Speed Score of 52.94, which is well above Liberty’s 47.08 Speed Score last year and that of other internet service providers on […]
Facing the “new normal” that exists in Puerto Rico, as the island navigates through the COVID-19 pandemic, buffet restaurant chain Sizzler is shifting its business model by adding a menu of foods for sale by the pound, as well as new family combos, both available only to take away or for delivered through mobile platforms […]
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico has assigned $10 million to the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources for technological upgrades for a system that is decades old. Agency Secretary Carlos Rivera-Santiago confirmed that the upgrade to a new data system to process unemployment information and payments will begin this […]
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