The State Department is getting technical assistance from the U.S. Department of Energy to establish a Public Utility Commission in Puerto Rico that would merge the Public Service Commission and the Telecommunications Regulatory Board. The new entity would also regulate the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock told News is my Business.
Venezuelan machine parts manufacturer Industrias GoldPack Inc. has set up shop in Puerto Rico through a $1.2 million investment to establish an operation in a leased building in the eastern town of Yabucoa, company and government officials announced Tuesday.
Puerto Rican consumers who earned the same or less than they did last year are spending more on the food they buy, according to a poll conducted by Professional Market Research.
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