The U.S. Small Business Administration’s 7(a) Loan Program reached another lending record in FY 2014, SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet announced Thursday.
The Puerto Rico Technoeconomic Corridor in Mayagüez has been selected to receive more than $7 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Labor to join the effort to help curb long-term unemployment.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday a round of funding to strengthen markets for specialty crops, such as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, horticulture and nursery crops, which will benefit Puerto Rico with a $524,511 grant to the Agriculture Department.