In the wake of the 2017 hurricanes, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing emergency assistance to dairy operators in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. USDA is preparing for signup to begin Oct. 21, 2017, the agency announced.
United for Puerto Rico, a private nonprofit created after Hurricane Irma, announced the award of $481,000 in funds to four local nonprofits.
Three weeks after Hurricane María had heavily devastated the island of Puerto Rico, Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico (LTPR) redelivered their 100th heavy maintenance check for Spirit airlines, the launch customer for the facility, the company said.
A group of business organizations in Puerto Rico’s entrepreneurial ecosystem have joined forces to launch "Raise Your Business PR" campaign to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of all business sectors to take the necessary actions after the impact of Hurricane María.
Employees or self-employed individuals — who lost their livelihood as a direct consequence of Hurricane Irma or Hurricane Maria — may be eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA).
With the goal of multiplying international aid that can contribute to the island’s relief and recovery after Hurricane María, DDB Latina Puerto Rico created the “Puerto Rico Recovery Index,” a website that brings together fundraising efforts and other initiatives being carried out locally and abroad.
Empresas Fonalledas and its affiliated group of companies in Puerto Rico have pledged more than $1 million in cash and other assistance to support recovery efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane María.
Liberty Puerto Rico and the government announced Wednesday an alliance through which the private company will provide free WiFi Internet to residents in towns with limited internet access.
Taubman Centers Inc., owners of The Mall of San Juan, announced the shopping center will reopen at 11 a.m. Oct. 19. The center has been closed since Sept. 19 due to the impact of Hurricane María.
Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón is moving ahead with her agenda to “continue bringing together federal resources through each agency and through Congress” for Puerto Rico’s ongoing post-Hurricane María recovery efforts.
Over the next several months, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Department of Energy, and private industry will unite to restore emergency power to Puerto Rico’s electric grid, which was heavily damaged by hurricanes Irma and María, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said.
On Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane María, a powerful Category 4, hit the island of Puerto Rico causing catastrophic effects. It’s a humanitarian crisis that is very close to home — here at AllTheRooms, our CEO Joseph DiTomaso is half Puerto Rican.
National Airlines, an air carrier specializing in custom transportation needs for corporations and government entities, announced that its 747-400 freighter fleet has operated 13 flights transporting 2.7 million pounds of aid to Puerto Rico and delivered goods to areas most devastated by Hurricane María.
Monsanto Company is continuing its support of disaster relief efforts in Puerto Rico by donating $250,000 to Centros Sor Isolina Ferré, a social services agency which provides assistance to communities located near the company’s Monsanto Caribe site in Juana Díaz.
Manufacturing operations — including pharmaceuticals and medical device makers — have not given notice of plans to leave the island despite the hardship conditions Hurricane María left in its wake, Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy said Monday.
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