The FEMA Public Assistance program provides applicants with federal grants for permanent work through reimbursement. #NewsismyBusiness
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Guidance will be offered at the free Mayagüez event to entrepreneurs seeking to start or expand their businesses.
The project should be completed by 2024.
The money is earmarked for repair work and improvements to structures of the Mayagüez Airport.
The new property adds 51 new hotel rooms to the western region known as Porta del Sol.
The event will take place at the Palacio de Recreación y Deportes Wilkins Vélez-Ramírez.
VITA Center services will run through April 18, 2022.
LAJ Investment & Management, a recently created family business based in Mayagüez, has just launched its first product called Chupalitos, while announcing plans to $600,000 through the end of the year to move to a larger production facility. Chupalitos are a sorbet-like frozen treat, based on a family recipe. The frozen desserts are sold in […]
Uber Eats’ new General Manager for the Uber Eats Andean and Caribbean region, Mauro González, announced that among his first commitments on the job are to “reactivate and grow” the island’s economy. As part of the announcement of his appointment, González confirmed that Uber Eats will be available soon in town of Mayagüez. The upcoming […]
The Puerto Rico Public Housing Authority recently inaugurated the first Technological Educational Center (CET, in Spanish) at the Mar y Sol residential complex in Mayagüez, following a $46,000 investment, agency officials announced. “Mar y Sol has a large number of residents who will benefit greatly from this educational center. We want our future leaders to […]
With the aim of promoting economic development in the western part of Puerto Rico, the United Retailers Association (CUD in Spanish) inaugurated its first satellite office to offer direct services to small- and mid-sized businesses (SMEs) in Mayagüez. “With this satellite office, small and medium entrepreneurs will have direct and personalized access to business training. […]
Puerto Rican development firm EJ Global Investment announced the start of construction of what will be the TRYP by Wyndham hotel in the town of Mayagüez, at a cost of $6.8 million. The new 50-room hotel will generate about 40 new jobs and is slated to open in November 2021, company executives Eric Ruiz-Colón and […]
Franky Suárez-Caro, a 30-year-old entrepreneur announced the opening of a second location of its Migas restaurant on Route 2 in Mayagüez, for which he invested $100,000. The opening, he said, responds to “the constant and ongoing support from coffee lovers and diners from the southwest and across the island.” The new 1,300 square-foot casual dining […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced the start of some $7.4 million in runway pavement improvements at the Eugenio María de Hostos regional airport in Mayagüez. Ports Authority Executive Director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz said the agency maintains a pavement inspection program at all airports under its jurisdiction, according to standards established by the Federal Aviation […]
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