The Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration recently chose Eniel Torres-Ojeda, president of Productos La Finca Inc., to receive its “2014 Puerto Rico Small Business Person of the Year” award, during the closing ceremonies of Small Business Week on the island.
DDB Latina Puerto Rico/EJE Sociedad Publicitaria recently added the Coca-Cola brand as well as Open Mobile to its roster of clients, after competing successfully for both clients, the agency announced Tuesday.
J. Walter Thompson San Juan, Badillo Saatchi & Saatchi and DDB Latina were the runaway winners of this year’s 32nd edition of the Cúspide Festival, an annual awards competition sponsored by the Puerto Rico Association of Advertising Agencies.
Badillo Saatchi & Saatchi obtained eight Sun awards — one Gold, four Silver and three Bronze — at FIAP 2014, becoming the top winner from Puerto Rico for the second consecutive year at this festival and the second in Ibero America in radio.
The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking nominations for its annual Tibbetts and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Hall of Fame Awards.
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.”
Food manufacturer Productos La Finca Inc. in San Germán will be recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration this year in Washington, D.C., May 15-16, the agency announced Monday.
Royal Isabela — the world-class golf and private membership club on the cliffs of northwest Puerto Rico — was named “Puerto Rico’s Leading Golf Resort” at the World Travel Awards Caribbean and North American Gala.
As part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Excel Awards, the Public Relations Professionals Association (ARPPR) recognized the work performed by public relations practitioners during 2012-2013, during an event held in Dorado over the weekend.
Banco Popular Foundation celebrated the academic excellence and commitment to education of about 100 Puerto Rican students through its Rafael Carrión, Jr. Excellence Awards ceremony held this week.
Puerto Rico’s performance at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity — where it won a record 12 awards for locally produced campaigns — has set the bar high for the advertising industry, which is now looking to position the island at the forefront of global creativity.
The DDB Latina Puerto Rico advertising agency recently nabbed a Gold Lion in the Outdoor category at the prestigious Cannes Lions international creativity festival for the “Last Meal” campaign created for Amnesty International. The agency also received a Silver Lion in the Public Relations category for the initiative “The Morning After Pillow,” for Unilever’s Axe.
Family-owned industry Caribbean Produce has been recognized twice this month as distributor of the year and among Puerto Rico’s 100 outstanding companies, by the Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution Chamber (MIDA by its initials in Spanish), and the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (CofC), respectively.
Luz Burgos Berríos, science teacher at Colegio Radians in Cayey, recently won the Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence, bestowed during a workshop for science teachers and school counselors in Río Piedras.
The Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration honored José A. Irizarry, president of Centro Gomas del Oeste, with the 2013 Puerto Rico Small Business Person of the Year Award, during the closing ceremonies of Small Business Week on the island late last week.
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