AbbVie pumping $30M into Barceloneta plant expansion
March 19, 2015
Global biopharmaceutical company AbbVie announced Wednesday the expansion of its Barceloneta plant, at a cost of $30 million, to add to Puerto Rico’s capabilities as a manufacturing destination for biotechnology.
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209 companies join Lufthansa’s business supply chain
March 4, 2015
Some 209 companies, mostly local small and medium businesses that took part in a meeting with Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico late last year, have identified opportunities with the firm and its project in Aguadilla, the government announced Tuesday.
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Prouty to greet Site Selectors Guild at annual conference
February 4, 2015
Investment magnate Nicholas Prouty, founder and CEO of Putnam Bridge, will deliver the official welcome message during the opening event of the 2015 Site Selectors Guild Annual Conference on Feb. 24 in San Juan, the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company and the Site Selectors Guild announced Tuesday.
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‘I-Corps Puerto Rico’ mentorship program takes off
February 2, 2015
In its quest to assist entrepreneurs parlay their ideas into successful businesses, Grupo Guayacán has teamed up with the Georgia Institute of Technology for “I-Corps Puerto Rico,” a program offering mentorship and training over the next five weekends.
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Military clothing manufacturer Raine opens in Mayagüez
January 12, 2015
Raine de Puerto Rico, a subsidiary of Indiana-based Raine Inc., has established new operations in Mayagüez, through a $920,000 investment that will create 10 jobs, company and government officials announced.
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Puerto Rico’s 1st IT sector study reveals growth potential
November 18, 2014
Puerto Rico’s information technology industry generated nearly 3,000 jobs this year, split among 55 of the largest companies doing business on the island.
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Olein Recovery Corp. expands Puerto Rico operations
September 17, 2014
Puerto Rican oil recycling company, Olein Recovery Corp., announced Tuesday expansion plans that call for a $2 million modernization of its laboratory and production lines, which will add 50 new jobs.
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PRIDCO in Brazil for Iberoamerican Economic Congress
September 2, 2014
With a business development agenda in hand, Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company Executive Director Antonio Medina-Comas will participate this week in the Iberoamerican Economic Congress taking place in Sao Paulo and Brasilia, in Brazil.
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Annual Interphex expo slated for Oct. 16-18 in San Juan
August 27, 2014
The International Pharmaceutical Expo’s Life Sciences Innovation Week — an event sponsored annually by the Parenteral Drug Association, focusing on showcasing pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical innovation, technology and knowledge — is slated to take place Oct. 16-18, 2014 in San Juan, organizers announced Tuesday.
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Puerto Rico to host ’15 Site Selectors Guild conference
August 13, 2014
The Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company and the Site Selectors Guild announced Tuesday that Puerto Rico has been selected as the host city of the 2015 Site Selectors Guild Annual Conference.
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PRIDCO seeks RFPs to run sugarcane harvest project
May 7, 2014
The Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company is seeking an operator for the second and third phases of the recently launched sugarcane harvesting project, opening a call for Request for Proposals on Tuesday.
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‘Rums of Puerto Rico’ gets new brand identity
May 5, 2014
Backed by a market study that measured the level of recognition on the origin and other attributes of rum, the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company and its Rums of Puerto Rico program, unveiled a new uality seal that, for the first time, will uniformly identify rums manufactured locally.
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Honeywell Aerospace to open new $35M high-tech lab
April 23, 2014
Honeywell Aerospace announced an agreement with the government to establish a new $35 million electromagnetic compatibility and environmental test laboratory in the mountain town of Moca.
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Destilería Serrallés expanding production in next 3 years
April 2, 2014
Puerto Rican rum distiller Destilería Serrallés Inc. will increase its rum production in Puerto Rico, adding up to 8 million proof-gallons in the next 3 years, company and government officials announced Tuesday.
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2 UPR-Mayagüez students to participate in IBM contest
March 26, 2014
Two information technology students from the University of Puerto Rico’s Mayagüez Campus will join a select group of competitors from 23 countries around the globe that will take part in the IBM Master the Mainframe World Championship a first-of-its-kind, premiere enterprise computing competition.
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