In an effort to strengthen its commitment to support students heading toward a career in the industry of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), Evertec announced the 6th edition of its scholarship program. This year, the company hopes to help students continue their bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in universities island wide, executives said. Applicants […]
Before occupants return to a building that has been vacated for a significant period of time, building owners, managers and operators should complete a variety of pre-return checks, tasks, and assessments to ensure a healthy and safe environment, and to guarantee the continuity of operations. On this next phase of recovery, companies should focus on […]
Puerto Rican company Bon Bini Bakery, manufacturer of traditional sweets, has achieved a 35% increase in its annual sales and plans to continue expanding its manufacturing capacity and variety of products, driven by Walmart Puerto Rico’s support, it confirmed. Miguel Cruz, owner of Bon Bini Bakery that he started with his wife, Cristina Vélez in […]
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico announced it authorized a $185 million short-term liquidity facility to help Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities offset the timing of expected receipt of property tax revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The facility would be made by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to the Municipal Revenue Collection […]
Puerto Rican companies interested in strengthening their product to reach the market or increase their sales have the chance to apply to parallel18’s pre-accelerator program, pre18, which will run for 12 weeks starting in November. The program –– whose last call received more than 250 applications –– was founded in 2017 as part of the […]
Self Learning Solutions Tech (SLSTECH), a Puerto Rican firm specializing in distance learning courses, will offer mandatory courses on protection against COVID19 to reopen businesses, locations and offices free of charge through May 31, it announced. “We’re contributing to a safer reopening by certifying employers free of charge so that they can restart their businesses,” […]
The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Alliance (APT, in Spanish) delivered 4,450 masks to the Puerto Rico Police, in an effort to contribute to their protection in the midst of the pandemic caused by COVID-19. Enrique Ortiz de Montellano, secretary of the APT and CEO of Claro Puerto Rico, and Pedro Andrés, past president of APT and […]
Recognizing the atypical times that the world and Puerto Rico are experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Puerto Rico Products Association will hold its annual convention on May 15, using virtual tools. The event will start at 8 a.m. Friday, when the trade group that oversees the “Made in Puerto Rico” brand, will elect […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3, announced the obligation of more than $47 million in additional funds for 131 projects during the first week of May. The Humacao Campus of the University of Puerto Rico, 26 parks and community centers from the of Sports and […]
The Puerto Rico Tourism Alliance denounced that the efforts to reopen the industry “lack a defined strategy that guarantees a successful and safe return,” after months of a stand-still of the tourism sector due to the health crisis caused by COVID-19. The Alliance said July would be the right time to lift social distancing restrictions […]
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust’s Resiliency and Business Innovation program has designed a curriculum on “Resilience for Businesses,” it announced. The initiative run with funds from the Economic Development Agency (EDA i6), is being done jointly with George Mason University — Center for Resilient and Sustainable Communities and Echar Pa’ Lante. “Building […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced people worldwide to apply social distancing, which translates into drastically reducing the level of social and economic activity, as well as bringing to light the positive impact that this situation has had on the environment, including the oceans. To raise awareness of this reality, the Marine Environmental Society announced the […]
The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics unveiled a new tab on its website gathering data and information related to the impact of COVID-19 in Puerto Rico and in other jurisdictions around the world. Executive Director Orville M. Disdier said the goal is that the information that several organizations on this subject have been producing can […]
Gloria Marti, president of animal welfare nonprofit Save A Sato, has received a $10,000 grant from the Petco Foundation and Victoria Stilwell, which are honoring “Unsung Heroes” for their lifesaving efforts on behalf of animals. Marti is now in the running for the national “Unsung Hero” award by Petco Foundation to potentially earn an additional […]
Guardian Systems, a Puerto Rican startup dedicated to creating artificial intelligence and analytical video platforms, announced the launch of a new application, True Checkpoint, that enables companies to control access of employees and visitors who are potentially infected with COVID-19 or other contagious diseases. The mobile app and web administrative platform takes a photo of […]
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