LeadPivot, a division of Puerto Rican firm Birling Capital, has developed ImmunitaPass Events, an application that allows identifying vaccinated participants of indoor events, such as a recent Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (CofC) luncheon. As the COVID-19 pandemic is contained, many organizations are conducting indoor events. The ImmunitaPass safety and risk control software fully identifies […]
The word “optimism” was repeated a number of times during the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce’s presentation of the 2021 studies establishing the level of confidence by local entrepreneurs and consumers. In both cases, the research concluded that there are high expectations for improved economic conditions moving forward. While economic analysis firm Estudios Técnicos prepared […]
The Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (CofC) will offer new, discounted access to executive education and part-time MBA programs in collaboration with Babson College to promote the entrepreneurial development of the Puerto Rico business community. Babson College is the leading institution for entrepreneurship, preparing and empowering entrepreneurial leaders to navigate change, accommodate ambiguity, surmount complexity, […]
Discover Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (CofC) signed a collaboration agreement to create new alliances with local organizations, bridging sectors of the economy, representatives confirmed. The organizations will work together to spread the message of efforts underway, “strengthening each other as links in the same economic chain,” they said in a […]
The Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce has presented a proposal that lays out recommendations to implement “effective and efficient” COVID-19 contact tracking methods that would replace the manual efforts the island’s government has performed so far. To achieve that, the CofC headed the creation of an advisory group of experts in the areas of health, […]
In an effort to learn how the COVID-19 crisis affected its membership, the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce and Inteligencia Económica have launched an initiative to measure the effects of the economic crisis created by the pandemic and the government-mandated curfew. Several economists have estimated the effect of the pandemic on the Puerto Rican economy […]
The request that Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration to restrict flights in and out of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, could have a negative impact on commerce and the loss of more than 600,000 private sector jobs. Citing U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures, CofC President José E. […]
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently selected Miguel Vargas, executive director of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, to take part in its Chamber of Commerce ‘Committee of 100.’ He is one of five private-sector leaders recently inducted to advise the U.S. Chamber’s board of directors, enhance lobbying and coalition work, recommend programming, and strengthen […]
The Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce and investment and business firm, Birling Capital Advisors, LLC, have signed a collaboration agreement to promote among the trade group’s membership and the local business community the importance of investments. Birling Capital Advisors, chaired by Francisco Rodríguez-Castro, offers advisory and corporate finance services focused on the needs of institutional, […]
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A number of civic and professional organizations that met during the 10th Annual Puerto Rican Summit held in Orlando, Florida May 17th, 2019 agreed to endorse U.S. House of Representatives Resolution 683, the Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy Disclosures Act of 2019 that establishes conflict of interest disclosure provisions. Representatives of the Puerto Rican Chamber of […]
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