Once a vigorous part of the economy, Puerto Rico's construction sector remains mired at its lowest point in more than a decade with little hope of improvement in the next year, when activity is expected to stay at its present level of under $2 billion, said a spokesman for the industry.
Small business owners across the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico are preparing for the most important shopping day of the year, “Small Business Saturday,” an event sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
A year after its establishment, the Medical Tourism Corp. has spearheaded Puerto Rico’s efforts toward the fulfillment of specific projects that are generating an immediate economic impact for the sector, the entity’s Executive Director Francisco G. Bonet said Thursday.