The Associated General Contractors’ José Torrens warns that rising prices and stalled permits may hinder recovery. #NewsismyBusiness
He participated in the Puerto Rican Summit XIII in Orlando. #NewsismyBusiness
Organizations Sembrando Sentido and Somos Más put forth four amendments to the 2018 Anti-Corruption Code. #NewsismyBusiness
Initiates networking events as it prepares to take over electrical generation in Puerto Rico on July 1. #NewsismyBusiness
The US Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish standards and procedures to implement and enforce Executive Order 14026 increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors,” signed by President Biden on April 27, 2021. The order includes US territories, namely Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, the agency confirmed. This Executive Order will: — […]
The Puerto Rico Chapter of the Association of General Contractors of America (AGC-PR) recently swore in Alejandro J. Abrams as its president for 2019. In his inaugural message the civil engineer emphasized the importance of strengthening relationships between the private construction sector and federal and Puerto Rico government agencies in charge of managing and administering […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency could assign as much as $30 billion to address damage mitigation work in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane María’s destruction, Alejandro De la Campa, director of the agency’s Caribbean Region II, said.
A cross section of local contractors lobbied Monday at the Capitol for the approval of the bill that would give the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority access to the bond market saying, “a vote against the bill is a vote in favor of a water rate hike.”
NIMB ON SOCIAL MEDIA