Anna’s Linens heads west with store in Mayagüez
December 7, 2012
Anna’s Linens announced that, after the favorable reception it has had since entering the local market, the retailer decided to open its sixth store in Puerto Rico ahead of schedule. The new 15,000-square-foot store — the home goods retailer’s largest store in Puerto Rico — is located at the Mayaguez Mall, at Borders’ former location, and it required an investment of approximately $900,000. The store is scheduled to open its doors Dec. 13.
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$23M in green energy projects financed in Mayagüez region
September 10, 2012
The public and private sectors have pumped more than $23 million into renewable and energy efficiency ventures in the Mayagüez region over the past three years, financing green energy projects for 2,344 homes and retroffiting of efficient lighting and air conditioning systems in area businesses, Energy Affairs Administration Interim Executive Director Juan Carlos Díaz said.
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Mayagüez to host 3rd edition of Green Energy Business Conference
August 20, 2012
The town of Mayagüez will host this Friday an event to generate awareness and educate on solar energy and energy efficiency. The "Green Energy Business Conference – The Solar Challenge" conference will gather academics, green energy industry professionals and businesspeople interested in developing renewable energy and energy conservation projects in their facilities.
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Bumble Bee assets going up for auction
August 8, 2012
Three months after announcing its decision to leave the island after 50 years of operations, Bumble Bee has hired San Diego-based Heritage Global Partners to auction off the assets of the former plant in Mayagüez, on Sept. 12 and 13. The sale will be conducted over the phone and online.
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Bumble Bee closing Mayagüez plant after 50 years, leaving 260 jobless
May 1, 2012
The Bumble Bee tuna cannery in Mayagüez will be closing its operation after 50 years of doing business in Puerto Rico, leaving about 260 people jobless, News is my Business learned.
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IABPR, OPC blast Mayagüez social media monitoring measure
February 21, 2012
The presidents of the Puerto Rico Interactive Advertising Bureau and the Overseas Press Club added their voices to the growing chorus of criticism against the measure the Mayagüez municipal government approved last week to monitor social media networks to track those expressing disapproval of his administration’s work.
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Grupo Triple-S inaugurates new $4M service center in Mayagüez
February 17, 2012
Grupo Triple-S opened recently opened a new service center in Mayagüez that will allow the company to expand operations in the area and offer all products from its health, life and property business lines. The company invested $4 million in the new 8,200 square-foot facility located on PR-114 close to the Mayagüez Mall.
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Eagle Industries adding 300 jobs, pumping $1.8M into local operations
August 29, 2011
Eagle Industries is spreading its wings in Lares, with the addition of 300 new jobs through a planned expansion that will result in retaining the same number of workers at its Mayagüez operation, government and company officials said Monday.
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