The Puerto Rico Agriculture Department and the Education Department have reached an agreement through which public school lunchrooms will serve locally harvested products when students return to the classrooms in August, the agencies announced. The contract represents some $30 million in annual purchases that will benefit some 300 farmers, News is my Business confirmed. Funding […]
Local franchisee RB’s Puerto Rico officially opened the first Arby’s— a US-based drive-thru sandwich chain — on the island, in the mountain town of Cayey, where it is generating 40 new jobs. Company officials refrained from revealing the investment made in the new 2,600 square-foot restaurant that will feature Arby’s iconic sandwiches, wraps, sides, and […]
The USDA Rural Development Puerto Rico has invested $357.6 million to support 3,025 families and individuals to buying their first home on the island during Fiscal Year 2021, the agency’s Acting State Director for Puerto Rico, Luis R. García, confirmed. The agency invested $349.2 million through its Loan Guarantee Program and $8.4 million in Direct […]
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