Johnson & Johnson granted this year a total of $80,000 in scholarships to 50 nursing students at the University of Puerto Rico as part of a donation program designed to build capacity in the health system.
Johnson & Johnson is expanding its presence in Puerto Rico through a $226.5 million investment that will improve its two plants in Gurabo and operations in Manatí and San Lorenzo, and add 308 new jobs to its payroll, company and government officials announced Monday.
More than two years after running into some serious production troubles at its Las Piedras plant, McNeil Consumer Healthcare announced Tuesday it will layoff 225 people as it focuses on complying with correcting deficiencies detected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.