Public and private sector representatives broke ground Wednesday on what will be Puerto Rico’s first Starwood Aloft Hotel Marriot in Ponce. The property will entail a $13.5 million investment, officials said.
Ponce-based Vassallo International Group, which manufactures, distributes and sells more than 6,000 different products for a wide range of applications and industries, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing nearly $9.8 million in debt.
The Episcopal San Lucas Hospital in Ponce unveiled Tuesday a $2.5 million investment in its facilities, where it added a new Fetal Medicine Center, an Intermediate Emergency Room Unit, as well as new nuclear equipment.