Puerto Rico climbs notch in WEF report taking 30th place
September 4, 2013
Puerto Rico climbed one more notch in this year’s edition of the World Economic Forum’s “Global Competitiveness Report,” landing in 30th place among 148 countries around the globe.
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LMM passengers getting easier access to car rentals
September 4, 2013
Starting next month, passengers arriving to Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport will have easier access to car rental companies, which will move their operations to the first level of the multi-level parking facility, Agustín Arellano, CEO of Aerostar Airport Holdings, airport administrator, said Tuesday.
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‘Practical Techie:’ To give or not to give?
September 4, 2013
A merchant must decide nowadays whether providing customers free access to the Web is good for business. Very much so, since connectivity is the backbone of the Internet. Let's look at it this way, our lives revolve around three digital windows: cellphone, computer and TV screens.
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New coaching firm offers ‘creative vision’ to businesses
September 4, 2013
The Coaching Spot, a new company looking to offer Puerto Rico entrepreneurs the chance to rediscover the balance between their professional life and their image by focusing on creating growth opportunities through business development and support, will offer a seminar Thursday on available strategies.
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Polytechnic, Huertas Junior College sign educational pact
September 4, 2013
The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico and Huertas Junior College recently signed an agreement that will facilitate transfers of students enrolled in the latter’s associate degree programs to the former’s bachelor’s degree programs.
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Google exec: Connected consumers expect relevant ads
September 3, 2013
Today’s generation lives in a multiscreen world, where people are connected all day, to the point that they are called “Generation-C,” due to their digital and participatory nature, their link to mobile devices and the type of relationships they develop through the Internet.
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Puerto Rican named to Nat’l Commission on higher ed
September 3, 2013
José Enrique Fernández-Bjerg, president and founder of Kinesis Foundation, recently became the only Puerto Rican appointed to the National Commission on College and University Board Governance, created by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.
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Ashford Presbyterian earns ‘Mentor Hospital’ distinction
September 3, 2013
The Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital, best known as the “Presby,” recently earned the “Mentor Hospital” distinction from the Health Research & Educational Trust, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association, the hospital announced.
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Gov’t to open bids for $62.5M in construction projects
September 2, 2013
In the next two months, the Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority (PRIFA) will open bids for construction projects totaling $62.5 million, agency Executive Director Grace Santana told members of the Association of General Contractors.
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GDB places $400M in Puerto Rico Highway Auth. bonds
August 30, 2013
The Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority closed Thursday $400 million in Bond Anticipation Notes financing with RBC Capital Markets that will benefit both the agency and the Government Development Bank, its Interim President José Pagán said.
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Puerto Rico Treasury collects $495M in July
August 30, 2013
Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta said Thursday the government collected $495 million in General Fund revenue in July, the first month of the current fiscal year.
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Puerto Rico CPA Society, EDB ally to identify financing
August 30, 2013
The Puerto Rico CPA Society and the Economic Development Bank have partnered to, among other things, identify financing sources and services to help promote local products and services companies with the goal of creating jobs and strengthening existing businesses, EDB President Joey Cancel-Planas said Thursday.
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Gov’t, Centro para Puerto Rico join to create 200 jobs
August 29, 2013
The Puerto Rico Economic Development and Commerce Department, Puerto Rico Trade and Export and the Centro para Puerto Rico — headed by former Gov. Sila Calderón — signed a collaboration agreement Wednesday to create of 200 new jobs and develop an incubator for community enterprises in 2014.
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20 women-owned businesses to split $700K from Doral
August 29, 2013
Doral Bank announced Wednesday the 20 winners of this year’s edition of its “Despegue Empresarial” initiative — a component of its Mujeres d Éxito community program — through which it will assign a total of $700,000 to support the professional and economic growth of women in Puerto Rico.
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Univ. of Miami, Pierluisi Foundation team on scholarship
August 29, 2013
The University of Miami School of Business Administration announced an alliance with the José Jaime Pierluisi Foundation to boost the number and amount of scholarships available to participants in the School’s Puerto Rico Executive MBA program.
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