Opportunity Zones will ‘encourage long-term investments’
December 17, 2018
The Council is chaired by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson and comprised of 13 federal agencies, including the Small Business Administration.
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Red Ventures, Forward787 announce 2nd cohort of leadership accelerator program
December 14, 2018
The application deadline is Jan. 17 to select the second group of participants from Puerto Rico and the diaspora.
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Parallel18’s Gen5 DemoDay showcases 28 local, int’l startups
December 14, 2018
Startups from Puerto Rico, the U.S. mainland, Argentina, Ecuador and Colombia presented concepts to experienced investors in search of a boost to their ideas.
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6 P.R. co.’s selected as food and beverage incubators
December 14, 2018
The participants will now receive technical support and mentoring in food and beverage production.
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Grupo Guayacán celebrates end-of-year event with nearly $450K in prizes
December 14, 2018
The ceremony was held at the Puerto Rico Museum of Art and included more than 350 attendees.
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USDA launches new program to create high-speed internet e-connectivity in rural areas
December 14, 2018
Telecommunications companies, rural electric cooperatives and utilities, internet service providers and municipalities may apply.
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P.R. Convention Center to invest $5.7M in capital improvements
December 13, 2018
The announcement was made during the re-inauguration of the Convention Center’s emblematic terrace, which also received a face-lift.
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Op-Ed: Statistical independence as an antidote to mistrust
December 13, 2018
To ensure that the Institute had freedom of action and was truly autonomous, the Institute’s law created a Board of Directors.
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Claro employees donate $35K to 7 P.R. philanthropic entities
December 13, 2018
A panel of judges selected the seven winners from 45 entities that were nominated. Each will receive a $5,000 donation.
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Encanto Restaurants Inc. joins Uber Eats to broaden reach in P.R.
December 13, 2018
The availability of the group of restaurants began in the San Juan metropolitan area.
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538 private-sector companies in P.R. will not pay Christmas bonus
December 12, 2018
The list of companies that will not pay the bonus as established by law included private schools, restaurants and professional practices.
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Pharma Consulting marks 15th anniversary, expands into cannabis industry
December 12, 2018
Currently, the company is addressing the field of equipment and process validation consultancy in medicinal cannabis laboratories and harvests.
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P.R. Emprende inaugurates Entrepreneurship Center
December 12, 2018
Twenty participating companies, which represented the island’s food and beverage industry, locked down 125 virtual appointments to market their products to potential off-island clients.
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70 entrepreneurs graduate from FirstBank’s 1Éxito program
December 12, 2018
The INprende team found that more than 90 percent of the businesses presented opportunities for improvement in the areas of marketing and finances.
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P.R. presents ‘specific challenges’ for upcoming 2020 Census
December 11, 2018
Mario Marazzi, economist and member of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee discusses the mechanics of the 2020 Census.
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