Government grants $103M in small biz loans
March 20, 2012
Gov. Luis Fortuño announced Monday the government has granted $103 million in loans through programs run by the Economic Development Bank, under the “Because You Can” initiative that caters to small- and mid-sized businesses and pursues job creation and economic activity.
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Fortuño presses Obama for creation of Section 933A
January 18, 2012
Gov. Luis Fortuño urged Pres. Barack Obama Wednesday to include Puerto Rico in its new national economic plan, stressing that “Puerto Rican jobs are U.S. jobs.”
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Mandatory cargo inspections turn up drugs, no guns
January 10, 2012
Nine months after the Puerto Rico Port Authority launched mandatory cargo inspections at the maritime facilities in San Juan, some 43,000 containers have been processed turning up “substantial drug shipments” but no illegal firearms, Gov. Luis Fortuño said Monday during a tour of the facilities.
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