Information technology firm Columbus Business Solutions has teamed up with the Polytechnic University to provide scholarships to engineering or computer science students, to help them cover their tuition fees and offer internships to help them get real work experience.
Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta released Thursday preliminary revenue numbers for December, totaling $913 million, up by $190 million, or 26 percent, compared to last year.
National University College is investing a total of $12 million to fund the expansion of its Ponce, Río Grande, and Bayamón campuses, as part of a five-year strategic plan to provide better facilities for students and increase the number of enrollments.
Sporting goods retailer Sports Authority announced Thursday it will be hiring 200 people for the company’s two newest locations in Plaza Las Américas and Plaza Carolina, which are set to open in early April 2014.
Driven by a drop in payroll and the implementation of a fiscal improvement program at the Education Department, the Office of Management and Budget said Wednesday that Puerto Rico’s expenses so far this fiscal year are under budget and reflect a 6 percent year-over-year decline.
The Workforce Development Administration and the Office of Youth Affairs announced Wednesday a joint initiative that will provide $25 million to create and retain jobs for employees between 18 and 29 years old.
Ciencia Puerto Rico, an online network designed in 2006 to connect people interested in science and Puerto Rico, has been profiled in the prestigious scientific journal PLoS Biology as a model to link scientists from groups traditionally underrepresented in science and increase their visibility and ability to reach out to their communities.
If you like to take photos, or are an image reticent biz person, do try to see the light on Instagram for 2014.
Miami-based online publication Caribbean Journal recently ranked Seaborne Airlines in 6th place in its list of the top 21 storylines to watch in 2014. The past year has been a busy one for the regional carrier, which last month announced the move of its headquarters from St. Croix, to San Juan in the first quarter […]
DDB Latina Puerto Rico and its media division, PHD, won the Cristal award, equivalent to a gold medal, at the Cristal Festival global media creativity and innovation competition, for the “Last Meal” campaign.
Sacred Heart University’s Institute of Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Citizenship of will host the dialogue "Toward a social market economy: A conversation with Jeff Furman," on Jan. 10 at 10 am, at the School of Business Administration amphitheater.
Puerto Rico’s retail sales were down 1.6 percent year-over-year in September — the most recent statistic available for the sector — when some $2.84 billion in activity was reported.
The Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority’s high level of indebtedness — estimated at $4.2 billion — and whether it has repayment capacity, could make it an “easy target” for credit ratings agencies, local analyst firm REOF Capital concluded in a recently released report.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York will launch its “Survey of Consumer Expectations” next week, to provide timely information about consumer expectations and behavior through three categories: inflation, labor market and household finances, the agency announced Tuesday.
Bankruptcy filings were up 26 percent year-over-year in December, when a total of 1,044 cases were filed, according to preliminary figures released Monday by research firm Boletín de Puerto Rico.
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