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Entrepreneurs and government officials from Florida and Puerto Rico gathered for the Orange County D4 Business Journey 2025, held at the Guidewell Innovation Center in Lake Nona.
From left: United Retailers Association President Ramón Barquín and Puerto Rico Retailers Association President José González.
Puerto Rico United Retailers Association President Ramón Barquín and Orange County District 4 Commissioner Maribel Gómez-Cordero sign the renewed agreement to support Puerto Rican entrepreneurs in Central Florida.
From left: Ramón C. Barquín, president of the United Retailers Association, and Gilberto J. Marxuach-Torrós, president of Sacred Heart University, sign the agreement.
Puerto Rico’s inventory tax is a municipal tax on the value of a business’s inventory, including raw materials, finished goods and supplies. (Credit: Korn Vitthayanukarun | Dreamstime.com)
Puerto Rico United Retailers Association (CUD, in Spanish) President Ramón Barquín is opposing legislation to reduce the size of permit-exempt business signs. (File photo)