USACE to solicit $5B contract for Puerto Rico power system stabilization
June 7, 2023
The multiple award task order contract aims to address electric grid needs after years of infrastructural challenges and natural disasters. #NewsismyBusiness
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FEMA obligates $8.1M+ to repair roads damaged by Hurricane Fiona
May 31, 2023
The FEMA Public Assistance program provides applicants with federal grants for permanent work through reimbursement. #NewsismyBusiness
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Interamerican University gets $10M to assist in environmental justice funding
April 13, 2023
The institution will help communities access federal funds to address such issues as pollution, infrastructure challenges and energy costs. #NewsismyBusiness
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FEMA allocates $8.2M to rebuild sanitary pipelines between Carolina and Loíza
March 23, 2023
The project is 20% complete and the work is expected to be finished by the third quarter of this year.
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Housing Dept. loaning up to $100M for infrastructure risk management projects
February 20, 2023
The application and program guidelines are available on the agency’s website.
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Op-Ed: November is ‘Critical Infrastructure Month’
November 10, 2022
A failure in our critical infrastructure can have a devastating effect.
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Puerto Rico water utility announces $130M in new project bids
August 8, 2022
The projects will benefit thousands of families living in 19 towns.
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PRASA opens bidding cycle for $86M in infrastructure upgrade projects
June 6, 2022
The scheduled projects will benefit families in Toa Alta and Guánica.
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PRASA to invest $51.5M in infrastructure projects in 9 towns
April 13, 2022
The projects will open for bids, the agency confirmed.
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San Juan to invest $210M over 36 months to revitalize infrastructure
December 14, 2021
San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero unveiled a lofty agenda to develop and revitalize the city’s infrastructure, investing $210 million over the next 36 months. The works will be developed through grants obtained from the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), CDBG-DR funds under the City Revitalization program, as well as local funds, […]
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PRASA opens bid for 11 infrastructure projects worth $176M
November 8, 2021
The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) will open bids for 11 infrastructure projects in December, whose total investment approaches $176 million, government officials said. The list of projects includes improvements to the raw water intake located in the Río Grande de Añasco, the completion of the rehabilitation of the Cidra dam, the design […]
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Op-Ed: Why President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill falls short
August 5, 2021
After months of trying and deep negotiations, the US Senate negotiating committee unveiled the long-awaited $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill Sunday night. The expectation is for the Senate to pass the bill by the end of this week. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) introduced the package for consideration, and in all likelihood, lawmakers will […]
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Roosevelt Roads to undergo $50M infrastructure upgrades before seeking master developer
May 13, 2021
The former Roosevelt Roads Naval Base, which has been in the hands of the Puerto Rico government for about eight years, will undergo a $50 million infrastructure upgrade in preparation for the selection of a master developer for the property, News is my Business confirmed. Nilda Marchán, executive director of the Local Redevelopment Authority for […]
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico needs to stop spinning infrastructure wheel and aim for implementation
February 10, 2021
When Ricardo Rosselló assumed the governorship on Jan. 2, 2017, he immediately signed an “Infrastructure Reform,” declaring a state of emergency regarding the island’s infrastructure and activated an expedited protocol for the development of projects. He also created an interagency group to coordinate said projects. At that time there was talk of the creation of […]
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Op-Ed: Now is Puerto Rico’s chance to rebuild resilient infrastructure
September 24, 2020
Infrastructure is at the top of our minds year-round in Puerto Rico. We’ve witnessed how failures in our infrastructure impacted our public health and safety after Hurricanes María and Irma tore through our hometowns in 2017. In this decade alone, we’ve experienced multiple infrastructure-related crises produced by extreme drought, poor drinking water/reservoir management, solid waste/landfill […]
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