The sector sees educational growth but struggles with declining employment and trade deficit, according to the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics. #NewsismyBusiness
Gener8tor, MECA International Art Fair (MECA), the Museum of Art and Design of Miramar (MADMi), and LA-X announced the availability of an Emergency Response Program for Puerto Rico’s creative professionals, consisting of a one-week virtual agenda designed to help artists, musicians, designers and other creative professionals identify, understand and secure resources to withstand the crisis […]
The “Puerto Rico Creative Industries Report 2017” confirmed that most establishments (59.3 percent) were characterized by belonging to the category of having one to four employees.
The facility will span 180,000 square feet and will feature five sound stages, administrative offices, conference rooms, post production and editing rooms, fitting rooms and a film school.
Looking to spur the growth and creation of creative industries, and small and medium businesses with export potential, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló on Wednesday announced the opening of the “Creative Matchmaking” call.
Creative industries — those dedicated to design, arts, media and services — generate nearly 70,000 jobs and $10 billion for the Puerto Rican economy, representing about 5.7% of sales generated by all companies on the island, the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute disclosed in a recent report.
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla signed Tuesday Senate Bill 655, which establishes public policy for promoting and giving stimulus to creative industries, conceives the Creative Industries Advisory Board and assigns $1 million to Puerto Rico Trade and Export to oversee those tasks.
Senators Ramón Luis Nieves and José Nadal-Power announced Tuesday the filing of Bill 655 to promote "creative industries" in Puerto Rico, as a means of creating jobs and wealth.
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