Op-Ed: ‘No hay trabajo in Puerto Rico!’
August 22, 2016
For the past 3½ months I participated as part of a recruitment team for a major company located in Hato Rey as the pre-employment evaluator for communication competency of candidates.
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Aon Hewitt opens 200 new jobs in P.R.
August 1, 2016
Aon Hewitt, the global talent, retirement and health solutions business of Aon plc, announced that it has more than 200 positions for full-time client services representatives for its call center in Puerto Rico.
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Missouri’s Nesher Pharmaceuticals returns to recruit in P.R.
June 16, 2016
Nesher Pharmaceuticals (USA) LLC, a generic manufacturing pharmaceutical company, is returning to Puerto Rico for the third time to interview experienced candidates for new positions in the areas of Operations, Quality and, R&D for its manufacturing facilities located in St. Louis, MO.
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Florida launches app to connect job seekers-employers
June 15, 2016
Florida workforce development officials have launched the Employ Florida Mobile app, which gives Florida job seekers instant access to thousands of job openings across the state.
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OMB: Paying GO debt in full in ’17 could imply layoffs
May 31, 2016
If the government of Puerto Rico were to pay the full amount due next year in GO debt would require laying off more than 3,400 public workers, among other adjustments.
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MER Group opens $12M ship recycling facility in Ceiba
May 26, 2016
The Marine Environmental Remediation Group, flanked by Puerto Rico government officials, announced Wednesday the agreement to establish a new ship recycling facility in the marine port of the former Roosevelt Roads U.S. Naval Base located in Ceiba.
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P.R.’s agriculture sector bright spot in local economy
April 4, 2016
Mired in recession and awaiting a fix for its huge debt crisis, Puerto Rico has one bright spot in the local economy: Agriculture.
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Nesher Pharmaceuticals to recruit in P.R. Mar. 18-19
March 8, 2016
Nesher Pharmaceuticals LLC, a generic manufacturing pharmaceutical company will be returning to Puerto Rico to interview experienced candidates for 15 new positions in the areas of quality, R&D, manufacturing, quality control and R&D Laboratories for its manufacturing facilities located in St. Louis, MO.
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Impact of 900 co.’s under Laws 20/22 pegged at $1.4b
January 27, 2016
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.
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SBA announces funding package to spur P.R. economy
August 18, 2015
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.
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Puerto Rico youth pursuing better salaries, promotions
July 9, 2015
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.
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USDA opens call for rural economic development funding
July 7, 2015
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for loans and grants to support business expansion create jobs and increase economic opportunities in rural communities.
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Universia survey: Job opportunities are off the island
May 4, 2015
A recent survey conducted by the Universia-Trabajando.com Labor Community revealed that more than half, or 69 percent, of respondents from Puerto Rico believe that there are more job opportunities outside the island.
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Olive Garden to hire 250 for San Patricio restaurant
April 27, 2015
Looking to promote local economic development and job creation, Puerto Rican company Restaurant Operators Inc., announced it is looking to fill 250 slots at its second Olive Garden restaurant expected to open this summer in San Patricio Plaza in Guaynabo.
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Planning Board OKs $3B in location consultations in ’14
February 23, 2015
The Puerto Rico Planning Board informed that at the end of 2014 it had approved 52 location consultations, representing a future investment of $3 billion and the potential to create 25,000 jobs.
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