Puerto Rico’s agricultural industry is preparing to receive more than $2.6 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience of Puerto Rico, or COR3, to continue recovery after Hurricane María. The sector lost 40% of its infrastructure following the 2017 storm. Among the obligations is $1.4 million to repair the […]
A $12-million expansion plan is underway for Ron del Barrilito, to increase production and exports, said Eduardo Bacardí, sales and marketing director for producer Edmundo B. Fernández Inc. The investment will help increase production volume by 400%, he said. “This expansion phase takes us to a higher level by increasing our production, storage, and aging […]
At a cost of $517,043 in federal and agency-generated funds, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced the acquisition of a new fleet of 17 vehicles for several operational areas, agency Executive director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz announced. Noting that the agency had not made a considerable investment in new vehicles since 2002, Pizá-Batiz said the Ports […]
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