Scotiabank de Puerto Rico recently granted $5 million in financing to Auxilio Mutuo Hospital to help purchase special Variam Medical Systems equipment for the institution’s radiotherapy center.
Oriental Bank’s business banking unit recently granted a $3.5 million loan to Bearco LLC (Bodegas Españolas Argentinas Corp.), one of the companies owned by CC1 Puerto Rico.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking applications from lenders for loan guarantees to finance rural rental housing tapping into a $150 million fund available for this program, agency Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday.
Two major Puerto Rico banks, Banco Popular and Oriental Bank, announced Monday the closing of two significant loans that will move forward projects that will benefit the economy and the community.
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico recently approved $2.5 million in financing to Rincón Health Center Inc. for the construction of the Costa Salud community health center in the western municipality of Rincón.
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico announced Tuesday it has approved a $40 million credit line for the construction of the San Fernando de la Carolina hospital in Carolina, a project the municipality announced late last year.
San Juan's expanding gourmet coffee service sector suddenly got more interesting with the entry of a Utah-based franchise with an eye catching name, a world-class product, and big plans for Puerto Rico.
Banco Popular recently awarded $14 million in financing to float the future “Salud Eterna” project in Humacao, a complex that will house several medical offices as well as an assisted living facility for the elderly.
Banco Santander Puerto Rico recently awarded $9.3 million in financing for the development of the San Germán Surf and Fun Waterpark planned for that municipality.
The Puerto Rico Minority Business Development Agency recently bestowed its “Capital Access” award to the Economic Development Bank for the various programs the agency has developed to meet the financial needs of many sectors of the island’s economy.
The Economic Development Bank approved a $2.5 million rescue loan to spare the Ocean Marina Blue Shopping Center, the only strip mall in Puerto Rico’s coastal town of Loíza, owned by siblings and built in 2008.
The Puerto Rico government is reviewing a request by one of the island's main hotel operators to restructure the loan that helped pay for the renovation of two landmark hotels: La Concha Renaissance Resort & Casino, currently in operation, and the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel, which shut down 15 years ago and reopens on Tuesday in a phased manner.
Viaja Puerto Rico, an online magazine that promotes internal tourism, received a $3,500 micro-loan through the Fondo Doral program that grants financing to nonprofits serving low-income women.
Reliable Auto, a financial services institution with $342 million in assets, is marking its 25th anniversary in Puerto Rico, where it has experienced steady growth by adapting to the market.
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank has approved $33 million in loans to island farmers since the current administration took over in 1999, agency President Ivonne Otero said Thursday.
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