U.S. Dept. of Labor recovers $14.3M for hurricane recovery workers in P.R./USVI
September 26, 2018
WHD has also undertaken significant outreach activities to educate employers and employees about compliance with federal wage laws, as part of its ongoing hurricane response efforts.
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2nd edition of ‘Hackea por Una Causa’ focuses on supporting nonprofits, communities
September 26, 2018
This year, “Hackea por Una Causa” will have three main challenges.
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Starbucks to donate $1.7M+, 2M seeds to help rebuild P.R.’s coffee industry
September 24, 2018
The island’s coffee industry valued at $100 million before the hurricane, suffered a destruction of nearly 20 million coffee plantations, resulting in $18 million in damages.
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Housing and Urban Development, P.R. ink $1.5B disaster recovery grant agreement
September 21, 2018
The signing of the grant agreement now paves the way to speed recovery dollars needed to restore damaged and destroyed homes, businesses and infrastructure.
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Skechers delivers 15K pairs of shoes to children still in need in P.R.
September 21, 2018
With recognition that Puerto Rico remains in need of many essentials a year after Hurricane Maria devastated the territory, Skechers USA Inc. has donated 15,000 pairs of new shoes to children on the island.
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P.R’s tourism execs say sector will rebound, grow as it recovers post-Hurricane María
September 20, 2018
During this episode of "Dollar$ and $ense," Puerto Rico Tourism Co. Executive Director Carla Campos and Discover Puerto Rico CEO Brad Dean offer their predictions for the upcoming high season and the first half of 2019.
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Study: P.R. faces ‘major’ challenges to achieve post-recovery economic growth
September 20, 2018
In its analysis of the “Balance of the Economy Post Hurricane María,” the firm stated that while the economy has rebounded, the expected real growth in Gross National Product will be temporary.
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Unidos por Puerto Rico distributes nearly $38M for relief, recovery initiatives
September 20, 2018
Unidos por Puerto Rico has awarded $37.9 million in funds to 193 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to support relief and recovery efforts for hurricanes Irma and María, the entity announced.
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MCS Foundation launches new fundraising campaign to mark María’s 1-yr. anniversary
September 20, 2018
MCS Foundation announced the start of a new fundraising campaign: “Puerto Rico. A Million Reasons to Believe."
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EPA regional admin. to visit P.R./USVI on anniversary of Hurricane María
September 18, 2018
On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane María’s landfall in the Caribbean, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Pete Lopez will meet this week with commonwealth, territory, and local partners.
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FEMA Awards $49M to P.R. Emergency Management Agency, PREPA, Río Grande
September 18, 2018
To date, the FEMA Public Assistance program has obligated nearly $3.7 billion in total funding to municipalities and government agencies.
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FEMA’s ‘Hub of Philanthropic Engagement’ seeks to raise $200M for P.R.’s recovery
September 17, 2018
Recovery from disasters on the scale of hurricanes Irma and María requires resources that exceed government capabilities.
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Aerostar invests some $70M in LMM airport in post-María repairs
September 14, 2018
Aerostar Airport Holdings, operator of the Luis Muñoz María International Airport in San Juan, confirmed it has invested close to $70 million to repair Puerto Rico’s main air traffic hub.
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U.S. Census: 97K people emigrated from P.R. to the US in ’17
September 14, 2018
The Survey’s statistics refer to the information collected during calendar year 2017 and includes social, economic and housing data for Puerto Rico and municipalities with a population of 65,000 people or more.
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National Science Foundation grants $1.5M to UPR for ‘Rise Up’ project
September 14, 2018
The University of Puerto Rico has received nearly $1.5 million from the National Science Foundation to launch a five-year project called “Rise Up,” which will bring together three of its campuses to seek solutions to certain problems that came up after Hurricane María.
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