EcoEléctrica receives nods for ‘green’ awareness
July 27, 2012
The Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association recently recognized natural gas co-generation plant, Eco-Eléctrica for its leadership in sustainability and commitment to the preservation of Puerto Rico’s natural resources.
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Huellas-Footprints Corp., PRMA ink collaboration agreement
July 5, 2012
To mark its second anniversary, Huellas-Footprints Corp., an organization dedicated to developing corporate social responsibility strategies and creating share value initiatives, recently struck an alliance with the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association to provide its expertise to the trade group.
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PMI jumps to 59.0 in May suggesting manufacturing growth
July 2, 2012
The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for Puerto Rico’s manufacturing sector rose to 59.0 in May, remaining above the threshold value of 50 for the ninth consecutive month, suggesting an expansion in the manufacturing.
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EDB launches credit line program to spur local procurement
June 20, 2012
The Economic Development Bank and the Puerto Rico Industry Investment Board announced Tuesday the start of a financing program to provide credit lines of between $50,000 and $900,000 to local companies seeking to selling products and services to the government but who lack the necessary funds to get the process going.
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PRMA set to elect 2nd woman to preside group in 84 years
May 30, 2012
For the first time in 12 years and the second in its 84-year history, the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association is gearing up to elect Waleska Rivera, president of Danosa Caribbean, to head the trade group during elections slated for this weekend’s annual convention, Executive Vice President William Riefkohl said Tuesday.
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Dominican Republic presidential candidates to headline PRMA convention
May 14, 2012
The Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association will be hosting its 84th annual convention under the “We’re all manufacturers” slogan, adopted to reflect “the multiplicity of industry elements,” said trade group President Pedro Watlington.
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Private-sector group lobbying for PRIPA requests Congressional hearing
March 8, 2012
The private-sector delegation headed by the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association that lobbied in Washington, D.C. last week in favor of the Puerto Rico Investment Promotion Act, asked members of Congress for a public hearing to discuss the effects of the proposal that seeks to jump-start the island’s economy.
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PRMA, trade groups to pick up Section 933A lobbying efforts
February 27, 2012
A delegation composed by members of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association and other trade groups belonging to the Private Sector Coalition is heading to Washington, D.C. this week to meet with 18 Congressional leaders to continue lobbying for the adoption of Section 933A of the Internal Revenue Code.
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PRMA’s plans for ’12: ‘Keep ball rolling’ on key strategies
January 3, 2012
The Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association has mapped out its strategy for 2012, when it aims to keep the ball rolling on several key strategies it set off last year.
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PRMA: 3 measures ‘seriously hurt’ P.R. competitiveness in ’11
December 21, 2011
As 2011 wraps up, the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association — one of the island’s most important trade organizations — took stock Tuesday of the last 12 months, concluding that a trio of major administration-backed measures significantly set back competitiveness by hindering free trade and industrial growth.
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Private sector banding together to propose high energy cost solutions
October 4, 2011
It seems as though everybody is looking for ways to drive down Puerto Rico’s mounting energy costs, which are strangling residential and commercial customers alike every month. On Monday, a large group of private sector representative came together to propose to the governor the creation of an independent body to find solutions in the short, medium and long term to deal with the problem.
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PRMA takes exception to pharma quality study
September 10, 2011
The Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association rejected the conclusions of a study released this week language and cultural barriers among the employees in companies located in Puerto Rico and their stateside counterparts may be risk factors causing quality problems in local plants.
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Treasury collections up 26% in July, manufacturing activity drops below acceptable threshold
September 2, 2011
The public and private sectors released sharply contrasting economic productivity reports Thursday that on the one hand claimed an increase in public revenue collections, while on the other denoted a significant contraction in manufacturing sector activity.
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PRMA lobbies for key labor reform issues
March 9, 2011
The Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association reiterated Wednesday its desire to collaborate with the government and the rest of the private sector to develop and promote measures that stimulate job creation, contribute to Puerto Rico’s economic development and increase worker productivity.
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Private sector calls for ‘credibility reform’
February 17, 2011
If the government truly wants to help the economy move forward, aside from monitoring that all of the recently enacted reforms effectively serve their purpose, it will have to implement what private sector representatives on Thursday called a “credibility reform.”
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