Telecommunications provider Claro unveiled Thursday MobileIron’s Cloud Connected service, which offers protection and control to any mobile device used within an organization, whether company or employee-owned.
Several high-ranking FirstBank executives are getting significant pay raises this year, through a combination of cash and stock, according to a filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission this week.
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Executive Director Juan Alicea outlined Wednesday a strategy the agency has set off to reduce the cost of electricity on the island to 16 cents per kilowatt-hour in five years by diversifying fuel sources for power generation.
InterContinental Hotels Group announced Wednesday the opening of the first Holiday Inn Express hotel in the Condado area of San Juan.
Executives have been named to top positions in Puerto Rico government agencies and private-sector companies across a spectrum of industries.
Looking to kick off this year’s Earth Month celebration, Aerostar Airport Holdings on Wednesday donated 50 buoys and 50 anchors to fisherman's cooperatives in Piñones, Las Margaritas and La Coal in San Juan, a contribution worth about $10,000, company CEO Agustín Arellano said.
The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking nominations for its annual Tibbetts and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Hall of Fame Awards.
Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy filings jumped by 10 percent year-over-year in March, when 1,007 cases were filed. The bulk of the cases belonged to the Chapter 13 category, which allow individuals to reorganize their finances.
Puerto Rican rum distiller Destilería Serrallés Inc. will increase its rum production in Puerto Rico, adding up to 8 million proof-gallons in the next 3 years, company and government officials announced Tuesday.
The on-location production for Universal Cable Productions’ ““Royal Pains”” television series, currently in its sixth season on USA Network, wrapped this week in Puerto Rico, after four weeks of pre-production and eight days of shooting in several locations across the island.
Puerto Rico’s Purchasing Managers Index for the manufacturing sector increased to 52.8 in February, vaulting over the 50-point threshold after two consecutive months of falling short, the report released Tuesday by the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics revealed.
Constructora Santiago II Corp., a federal construction contractor in San Juan, will make a lump sum payment of $40,000 to three female carpenters who were allegedly sexually harassed, retaliated against and denied regular and overtime work hours comparable to those of their male counterparts.
The Puerto Rico Products Association announced Tuesday this year’s “Quality Excellence Awards” winners, who represent “the best of the island’s products and services, professionalism and contributions.”
In a bid to usher in Spring, Meet Puerto Rico has launched its new “Escape the Meeting Blah!” campaign, which rewards meeting and incentive industry planners for booking groups at member hotels and resorts in Puerto Rico between April 1 and May 30, 2014.
Representatives from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization are visiting Puerto Rico this week to provide technical assistance to help island officials produce statistics on education funding and expenses that are standardized and comparable with those of other countries and jurisdictions.
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