FirstBank employees deliver supplies to Cataño, Comerío homes
January 3, 2018
Motivated by a commitment to help communities most affected by Hurricane María, a group of FirstBank employee volunteers organized a collection of more than 1,500 non-perishable items which they distributed to homes in Comerío and Cataño.
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Stateside power co’s to deploy 1.5K workers to PR in Jan.
December 27, 2017
Several investor-owned electric companies that are members of the Edison Electric Institute will deploy nearly 1,500 additional restoration workers and support personnel to Puerto Rico in early January to accelerate ongoing power restoration efforts across the island, the EEI said.
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Solar provider Sunnova sends scathing letter to PREPA for blocking recovery
December 22, 2017
Sunnova Energy Corp., which provides distributed, residential solar power in Puerto Rico, delivered a letter to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) blasting it for its “continued inaction and reluctance to work cooperatively with Sunnova.”
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Colmena66 reports 15K+ biz connections in 1st ‘Impact report’
December 22, 2017
Colmena66 — an initiative of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust — in its first year has signed up more than 200 organizations in its network dedicated to building and strengthening Puerto Rico’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, according to the results of its first Impact Report.
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Molina Healthcare employees skip holiday party, donate event funds instead
December 22, 2017
Molina Healthcare Inc. skipped its annual corporate holiday party, and instead opted to donate the funds set aside for the event to Unidos por Puerto Rico to continue helping Hurricane María victims in Puerto Rico, company President Carlos Carrero confirmed.
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Saks Fifth Avenue will provide tentative reopening date to court later this month
December 21, 2017
Luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue agreed to provide the San Juan Superior Court a “non-binding reopening target date” of its store at The Mall of San Juan by Dec. 29, this media outlet learned.
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FEMA: More than $870M provided to PR hurricane survivors
December 21, 2017
More than $870 million in federal funds has been provided to Puerto Rico survivors of Hurricanes Irma and María, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said.
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Study: Hurricane María unmasks PR’s poverty, whose face is female
December 19, 2017
When Hurricane María hit Puerto Rico it uncovered the poverty that exists in the island, which makes it the poorest United States jurisdiction.
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U.S. Secretary of Labor visits PR, USVI to survey recovery efforts
December 19, 2017
U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta visited Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this past weekend to meet with senior officials managing the recovery efforts and to inspect Job Corps centers damaged during hurricanes Irma and María.
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Starbucks opens 1st new store in PR since Hurricane María
December 19, 2017
Starbucks Puerto Rico recently celebrated the opening of its 25th location on the island, a new café on the Metropolitan University (UMET) campus in Cupey, which is part of the Ana G. Méndez University System.
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MMM delivers hope, joy, food thru ‘We walk together during Christmas’ tour
December 19, 2017
MMM Healthcare’s parent company in the United States, InnovaCare Heath, and its employees, is delivering hope, joy, food and other basic needs to organizations and communities around the island through it’s “We walk together during Christmas” tour. MMM will visit diverse communities in Puerto Rico.
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Ford completes its ‘Ruta Solidaria’ outreach tour
December 18, 2017
Ford wrapped up its “Ruta Solidaria” tour in Canóvanas this weekend, as part of its collaborative efforts to help Puerto Rico regain its footing after Hurricane María.
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Moody’s: Recovery prospects for PREPA bondholders down to 35% after storms
December 15, 2017
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders can expect to recover about 35 percent of their investments due to the business disruption and costs, as well as lost revenues related to damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and María, Moody’s Investors Service predicted in a report released Thursday.
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Liberty: Rebuilding network will pave way for new services at same rates
December 14, 2017
Liberty Puerto Rico — like countless companies across the island — has spent the better part of the last three months picking up the pieces of its network that Hurricane María destroyed, en route to restoring services and laying the groundwork for new offerings.
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PR Tourism Co: Dec. 20 marks 3 mo’s. post-María, milestone in island’s comeback
December 13, 2017
Dec. 20 will mark three months after Hurricane María clobbered Puerto Rico, but the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. said it will mark the island’s “comeback” just in time for the holiday season.
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