The Local Redevelopment Authority for Roosevelt Roads announced Thursday that eight groups submitted their statement of qualifications in response to a Request for Qualifications published in June seeking developers for some 3,000 acres of land at the former naval base in Ceiba.
The Local Redevelopment Authority for Roosevelt Roads today published a Request for Qualifications seeking potential investors and developers for approximately 3,000 acres of lands and facilities available for a mixed use project with tourist, commercial, light industrial, educational and residential opportunities.
The Puerto Rico Statistics Institute is calling all entities involved in research and development activities to participate in the Science and Technology Research and Development Survey, which provides for the collection of data on R&D resources earmarked for the island, a key indicator of the knowledge economy, agency Executive Director Mario Marazzi said.
Puerto Rico Lands Authority Executive Director Luis Rivero-Cubano recently told members of the Associated General Contractors that there are plenty of business opportunities for the sector to develop residential, tourism and commercial properties throughout the island.
The second edition of Puerto Rico’s biggest student-run hackathon, “HackPR,” took place over the weekend in Mayagüez, allowing technology amateurs and professionals showcase their skills before big name companies like Microsoft and Google, and also to local start-ups that are in the lookout for new talent that can satisfy their technological needs.
Ciudadela de Cayey, a $200 million outlet mall that, if built, would be a third of the size of Puerto Rico's largest mall stands to dramatically alter the physical and economic landscape of the town of Cayey but the ambitious project has raised bitter opposition and is currently stalled due to a lawsuit over the permitting process.
Construction will resume on a project announced in October 2007, known as the Science City in Río Piedras, to provide Puerto Rico with the infrastructure to compete globally in the research industry and the development of new cancer treatments, Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla said Wednesday.
For years, Puerto Rico has had a long-standing reputation for being a mecca for manufacturing and production for major companies who flock to this Caribbean island in search of talented workers and tax benefits.
The Municipality of Guaynabo is setting aside $85 million to build a 200-room hotel adjacent to the Mario Quijote Morales Coliseum, Mayor Héctor O’Neill told this media outlet last week.
The Caguas municipal government and its business development support office, PromoCaguas, announced Wednesday the start of the second edition of the “Caguas Compite” microenterprise incubation program.
Barbados, an island highly dependent on tourism, is reeling under continued economic difficulties in Europe — its main tourism market — as well as a pending hike in the U.K. airline passenger duty and several violent attacks against British nationals.
The Private Sector Coalition unveiled a strategic plan Wednesday that includes “concrete proposals” to draw attention to unattended sectors and make way for new development standards and job creation to stimulate the economy in the short and long term.
Two years after breaking ground, government officials said Monday the first phase of the ambitious $525 million Bahía Urbana redevelopment project will be completed by summer.
The Puerto Rico Land Authority will preserve 1,000 acres of wetlands as part of an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The wetlands, which help prevent flooding and pollution of rivers, lakes and streams, to be preserved under the settlement are mostly in Loíza, and will now be protected from future commercial and industrial development.
As part of the activities it has scheduled for Architecture Week, the Puerto Rico School of Architects and Landscape Architects will sponsor a pair of workshops Friday that are open to experts and the general public interested in the development of the island’s urban environment.
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