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Construction activity continues across Puerto Rico, reflecting higher cement production, increased sales and job growth in the sector, according to government data. (Credit: Mikhail Olykaynen | Dreamstime.com)
Featured, Government
Cement output jumps 45% as construction jobs rise
NIMB Staff December 19, 2025

DDEC reports higher production, sales and employment growth. #NewsismyBusiness

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Ponce Mayor Marlese A. Sifre-Rodríguez after the municipality approved a new ordinance granting a 10% tax incentive to Hecho en Puerto Rico member companies.
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Ponce approves 10% tax break for Hecho en Puerto Rico firms
NIMB Staff December 9, 2025

New municipal incentive supports member companies with reduced operational costs and expanded economic development benefits. #NewsismyBusiness

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Insurance Commissioner Suzette Del Valle-Lecároz speaks during the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce forum on health care system challenges.
Featured, General Biz News
CofC outlines health-sector reforms needed in Puerto Rico
NIMB Staff December 8, 2025

Business and government leaders urge action on payments, rising costs and workforce shortages affecting Puerto Rico’s healthcare system. #NewsismyBusiness

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Carmen Cosme-Pitre is the executive director of One Stop Career, which is marking its 25th anniversary in Puerto Rico.
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One Stop marks 25 years, 80K people served in Puerto Rico
NIMB Staff December 3, 2025

Nonprofit expands reintegration, education and employment services for vulnerable communities. #NewsismyBusiness

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Adriana Pérez and Melanie Filiberti, of Ilumi-Nation Lights Decor, during the EnterPRize Business Competition’s 20th-anniversary awards ceremony.
Featured, General Biz News
Guayacán invests $400K+ in EnterPRize’s 20th cohort
NIMB Staff November 25, 2025

EnterPRize marks two decades by awarding seed funding and supporting 12 emerging Puerto Rico businesses across multiple industries. #NewsismyBusiness

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Eddie W. Alicea-Sáez, CEO of Cooperativa La Sagrada Familia, announcing the launch of the $1 million Puerto Rico Coopera community investment fund in Naranjito.
In-Brief
Sagrada Familia invests $1M to launch Puerto Rico Coopera
NIMB Staff November 24, 2025

The credit union unveils a multisector community initiative and activates a resilience center to drive development across mountain towns. #NewsismyBusiness

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The Puerto Rico Convention Center is located in San Juan’s Miramar district.
Featured, Government
Convention Center marks 20 years, 8K events hosted
NIMB Staff November 19, 2025

The venue celebrates two decades as a tourism and economic engine, launching a campaign that highlights its past, people and next phase of growth. #NewsismyBusiness

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Center for a New Economy President Rosanna Torres discussed how the new Economic Complexity tool will guide Puerto Rico’s long-term development strategy.
In-Brief
CNE launches tool to guide Puerto Rico’s economic growth
NIMB Staff November 17, 2025

The new framework uses Economic Complexity to help the island identify strengths, expand capabilities and set a coordinated development agenda. #NewsismyBusiness

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Emerging markets such as Texas, Moldova and Singapore show how localized exchanges can drive growth — a model Puerto Rico could follow to strengthen its economy. (Credit: Rawpixelimages | Dreamstime.com)
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Texas, Moldova, Singapore: Lessons for Puerto Rico’s financial future
Contributor November 3, 2025

Antonio Santos argues that the island can follow Texas, Moldova and Singapore in building financial independence through local market access. #NewsismyBusiness

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Flanked by Puerto Rico mayors, Gov. Jenniffer González announced her decision to veto House Bill 420.
Featured, Government
Veto of Puerto Rico inventory tax bill sparks islandwide debate
NIMB Staff October 31, 2025

Private sector leaders call it a missed opportunity for reform, while mayors and municipal legislators defend the veto as essential to protect town revenues. #NewsismyBusiness

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Puerto Rico remains trapped in a “The Truman Show”-like cycle, endlessly reliving the same governance failures the Tobin Report warned about, writes Antonio Santos, a hospitality and tourism professional and former House candidate. (Image generated by ChatGPT)
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Puerto Rico’s Truman Show: Stuck in fiscal déjà vu
Contributor October 29, 2025

Half a century after the Tobin Report, Puerto Rico still repeats its fiscal mistakes, writes Antonio Santos. #NewsismyBusiness

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Aire by O:live in Carolina, Puerto Rico, is a 78-room boutique hotel located on the site of the former San Juan Water and Beach Club Hotel.
Featured, Tourism/Transportation
Aire by O:live opens in Isla Verde with $30M investment
NIMB Staff October 28, 2025

Backed by $5.7 million in government tax incentives, the new boutique hotel marks another milestone in Puerto Rico’s luxury tourism growth. #NewsismyBusiness

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From left: Luis B. Méndez del Nido, general counsel of the Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce’s Office of Legal Counsel and Legislative Affairs; agency Secretary Sebastián Negrón; and Ernesto J. Zayas-García, director of the department’s Business Incentives Office, during a press briefing on Act 60 oversight measures in San Juan.
Government, In-Brief
DDEC steps up audits, enforcement of tax incentives
NIMB Staff October 24, 2025

The agency has audited nearly 1,800 decrees in 2025, tightened background checks, and expanded penalties to ensure compliance with Act 60. #NewsismyBusiness

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Benito Antonio Martínez-Ocasio, known by his stage name Bad Bunny, performed a 31-date concert residency in San Juan during the summer.
Featured, Tourism/Transportation
Airbnb reports $560M boost from Bad Bunny residency
NIMB Staff October 21, 2025

More than half a million visitors stayed with 10,000 local hosts across Puerto Rico, generating a record-breaking economic impact. #NewsismyBusiness

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Puerto Rico’s population shift calls for new strategies
Contributor October 21, 2025

Analyst Graham Castillo argues that boosting productivity and innovation — not birth rates — should drive Puerto Rico’s long-term economic growth. #NewsismyBusiness

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