Dorado Beach takes ‘Best Achievement in Design’ award
August 16, 2013
International luxury travel network Virtuoso announced the winners of the 2013 “Best of the Best” hotel awards at its 25th annual Virtuoso Travel Week conference held in Las Vegas this week.
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Puerto Rican Telephone workers affiliate with OPEIU
August 16, 2013
The Independent Telephone Workers Union, a 2,000 employee bargaining unit employed by Claro Puerto Rico known as the UIET, has voted to affiliate itself with the Office and Professional Employees International Union. The new group will be known as OPEIU Local Union 1971.
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Ponce Pontifical Univ., SBA partner to help small business
August 16, 2013
Looking to strengthen small businesses growth in Puerto Rico, the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce and the U.S. Small Business Administration have partnered to exchange information and support resources in favor of the sector.
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5 Puerto Rico farms get $208K for solar energy projects
August 15, 2013
Four Puerto Rico farms will receive about $160,000 combined to develop on-site photovoltaic solar systems to slash their energy bills through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which is authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill, the agency announced.
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Puerto Rico Telephone seeking sanctions against OneLink
August 15, 2013
Puerto Rico Telephone has asked a federal judge to impose a penalty against OneLink Communications in the latest chapter of a legal battle unleashed about two years ago when the San Juan operator tried to block the telephone carrier from breaking into the island’s cable market.
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Doral Financial loses $10.4M in 2Q13
August 15, 2013
Doral Financial Corporation, which has operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland, reported Wednesday a net loss of $10.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013.
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Puerto Rico highway 22 ‘dynamic toll lane’ opens today
August 15, 2013
Starting today users driving along Puerto Rico highway 22, commonly known as the José De Diego Expressway, will be able to use the new dynamic toll lanes that will run between the Buchanan and Toa Baja toll stations, operator Metropistas said.
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Lexus grants 3 emerging Puerto Rican artists $9K each
August 15, 2013
The Lexus Grants for Artists Program bestowed a total of $27,000 in grants split equally among Puerto Rican artists Julio E. Amill-Martínez, Tari Beroszi and Omar Velázquez-Román to support their emerging careers.
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Puerto Rican chefs to take part in Miami culinary fest
August 15, 2013
Four renowned Puerto Rican chefs have been invited to take part in this weekend’s “Pilón, Caldero y Fogón” culinary fest in Miami, organizers said Wednesday.
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Triple-S Salud, Jovet together in ‘Hablemos de Salud’
August 15, 2013
Triple-S Salud and veteran journalist Carmen Jovet have joined forces to produce “Hablemos de Salud,” an hour-long, weekly television program focused on promoting health and wellness in Puerto Rico.
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Doral Financial informs SEC of delay in 2Q13 report
August 13, 2013
Doral Financial Corp. informed the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday that it was unable to timely file its report for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 because of “a delay in the preparation of its unaudited consolidated financial statements for such quarter.”
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‘Practical Techie’: A new business model for newsprint
August 13, 2013
A common diatribe these days is that the Internet has broken the newspaper business model.
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Puerto Rico engineers trade group elects new president
August 13, 2013
Engineer Edgar I. Rodríguez-Pérez became the new president of the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico, succeeding Angel González-Carrasquillo, who will conclude his two-year term on Aug. 30th.
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Puerto Rico Tourism Co. revisiting casino rules
August 12, 2013
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company’s Gambling Division is revisiting casino regulations in response to hoteliers who have spent the better part of the last year lobbying for amendments to temper the rules to current economic conditions and provide more flexibility they say would prevent a wave of casino closings.
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Former Martha Stewart exec opening San Juan store
August 12, 2013
Aaron Stewart, a former high-ranking executive at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, is set to make his debut in retail with the upcoming opening of a home goods store in San Juan.
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