In the two years since the government passed Laws 20 and 22, some 900 companies have gotten decrees and generated more than $1.4 million in economic activity in Puerto Rico through new operations and exports, a study revealed Tuesday by the Economic Development and Commerce Department showed.
U.S. Small Business Administration head María Contreras-Sweet was in Puerto Rico Monday to announced a series of initiatives to spur the island’s economy and create jobs.
A recent study by Universia shows that 39 percent of Puerto Rico’s youth and student population is looking to improve their salaries, while 23 percent are looking to get promoted.