The Department of Economic Development and Commerce and the Municipality of Ponce inaugurated the Research and Technology Development Center in Ponce to promote the development of student research projects in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. “We celebrate that a project that began taking shape last year is now a reality, we’re joining […]
The Celebrity Summit cruise ship made its first visit to the Port of Ponce, bringing 2,216 passengers and 984 crew to the southern town. Its stop pumped $158,000 to the port, and $438,000 to the island’s overall economy given its use of the San Juan pier as its homeport, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said. […]
With the creation of 20 new jobs and betting on entrepreneurship and on strengthening existing businesses on the island Enterprise Improvement Solution Consulting Group, recently opened an office in Ponce.
The Serenade of the Seas, a cruise ship run by Royal Caribbean, made its first visit to the Ponce Port Thursday, carrying some 4,000 passengers who were expected to inject some $500,000 to the town and the region, government officials said.
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.
The Ponce Health Sciences University, a fully accredited U.S. medical and health sciences university provides the highest quality graduate education programs available in medicine, clinical psychology, biomedical sciences, and public health, announced Tuesday the groundbreaking expansion of a 6,000 sq. ft. state-of-the art neuroscience research facility.
Triple-S recently opened a new $4 million service center in Ponce that will allow the company to expand operations in the area and offer all products from its health, life and property business lines under the same roof. “The new Ponce service center is part of a strategy to make available to plan members and […]
Following an investment of some $40 million, the renovation of the Plaza Del Caribe shopping center is nearing completion, mall officials said Wednesday.
Systemax Inc., parent company of Tiger Direct technology and computer goods retailer, announced Wednesday it will be closing 31 of its 34 stores to focus on other revenue channels, leaving just one surviving location in Puerto Rico.
More than a decade and hundreds of millions of dollars later, the Port of the Americas Authority board of directors announced Wednesday the selection of Portek International Private Limited to direct the operations and development of the much delayed structure in Ponce.
The Centro Madre Dominga Casa Belén in Ponce received a $20,000 donation from the Monsanto Fund to install a new computer system to provide training to the participants of the Center and optimize its administration, the entities recently announced.
Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla submitted nominations to the Senate designating three new directors to the Ponce Port Authority, La Fortaleza announced Tuesday.
Pet specialty retailer Petco opened its second store in Puerto Rico last week, at the Ponce Mall.
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