Global business accelerator Parallel18 (P18) announced the start of Pre18, a program dedicated to helping innovative businesses in Puerto Rico, in early stages, with global potential, to reach the market.
Fluor Corporation confirmed that, working under its contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), it has completed a high priority 38kv power line near San Juan.
The Tribune Media Company Charitable Foundation announced it is donating $50,000 to two organizations dedicated to assisting the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico following Hurricanes Irma and María.
The U. S. Small Business Administration Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands district office finalized the third cycle of the federal agency’s Emerging Leaders training series in San Juan, graduating the 20 companies selected for the program, SBA Deputy District Director María de los Angeles de Jesús announced.
After the hit of Hurricane María, the Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit, a program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust in collaboration and by federal grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has joined the reconstruction process of the island with an educational campaign about the correct management of accumulated water, to reduce mosquito breeding sites in the island’s surroundings.
With ongoing negotiations over tax reform, Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Puerto Rico Taskforce sent a letter to Republican leaders in Congress urging the inclusion of tax provisions that will help rebuild Puerto Rico.
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company announced the first phase of its “meaningful travel” campaign with the launch of a series of "Rebuild Days" at multiple attractions — from parks to historic sites — through the end of the year to draw stateside tourist who are seeking ways to make a difference during this time of the year.
Foot Locker will be introducing sneaker donation bins in more than 1,650 of its stores around the globe to provide new shoes to Hurricane María victims in Puerto Rico.
The Santurce apartment complex known as Ciudadela recently got approval from the Federal Housing Administration to finance Phases I & II Buildings, and the completed Towers of Phase III — Towers 600, 700 and 800, developers confirmed.
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis and the Institute for Competitiveness and Sustainable Economics for Puerto Rico called for the Puerto Rico Energy Commission and the federal Fiscal Oversight and Management Board of Puerto Rico to take control of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.
With the aim of being part of the recovery process of university students in Puerto Rico following Hurricane María, the Kinesis Foundation is joining the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) to provide Puerto Rican students the chance to pursue a semester at the stateside university.
As it publicly sets off a strategy to strengthen its control over the management of the Government of Puerto Rico, the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico is asking a federal judge to exempt it from having to render accounts to the people of Puerto Rico with extremely dangerous arguments for transparency.
MMM Healthcare and Plaza Las Américas unveiled Tuesday a new space meant to “energize” mall patrons in the wake of Hurricane María, as part of a philosophy that says that a health plan must offer integrated physical, mental and emotional health care.
An alliance comprised of multiple health insurers, service providers, industry associations and the government of Puerto Rico announced the start of an outreach campaign titled “Visit your doctor today,” which aims to help patients seek preventive care and better manage existing health conditions through regular visits to their primary medical doctors and specialists.
A Florida couple has filed a class action lawsuit against the St. Regis Bahía Beach Resort in Puerto Rico, arising from claims that the resort's employees secretly spied on and videotaped the couple, and other guests, in their private luxury suites. It is asking for $50 million in damages.
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