Connect 2021 conference to gather 3,500 attendees in P.R.
June 10, 2019
Connect 2021 will be held in Puerto Rico, bringing together more than 3,500 planners, suppliers and other industry leaders for three days of networking, face-to-face meetings, education, receptions and more. Also, it is expected to generate approximately 10,000 room nights on the island, organizers said. “We’re thrilled to host Connect 2021 and have the opportunity […]
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New head of PRMA wants to ‘insert manufacturing back into gov’t discussion’
June 6, 2019
Although he has been in his new post as president of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association for less than a week, Carlos Rodríguez already has a number of goals he wants to accomplish during his tenure. First on the list is re-inserting the manufacturing sector in the government discussion. “There was a time when we […]
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Vieques Air Link invests $800K to expand flights to St. Thomas by year’s end
June 6, 2019
Local airline Vieques Air Link, which has been connecting Puerto Rico to the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra for 10 years, will begin flying to St. Thomas for the first time starting later this year. Carlos Rodríguez, president of the company, confirmed that two new Cessna 402 aircraft were purchased for $800,000 in preparation […]
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Town of Naranjito to receive $300K EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant
June 6, 2019
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency selected 149 communities across the country including the Municipality of Naranjito to receive funding for brownfield site revitalization to help local governments redevelop vacant and unused properties, transforming communities and local economies. The mountain town will receive a $300,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant to assess sites for hazardous substances and petroleum […]
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Gasoline retailers to take battle against Costco gas station to P.R. Supreme Court
June 6, 2019
The years-long battle the local Gasoline Retailers Association has waged against the permit process allowing Costco Wholesale to build a station in Carolina took a new turn Wednesday, when the trade group said it will scale its complaint to the Puerto Rico Supreme Court. Costco first applied for a permit to build a gas station […]
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Op-Ed: Hurricane season is here. Are you ready?
June 6, 2019
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season began June 1. With natural disasters and extreme weather on the rise, it’s critical to be prepared and ready to respond. That’s why Eli Lilly and Company and two disaster relief organizations — Healthcare Ready and Direct Relief — are working to help people prepare for disasters and ensure medicines […]
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SBA launches 5th annual ‘Growth Accelerator Fund’ competition
June 6, 2019
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the fifth round of its “Growth Accelerator Fund” competition to recognize the nation’s most innovative accelerators, including incubators, co-working startup communities, or other similar models, to compete for cash prizes of $50,000 each for a total of $3 million. “Accelerators provide invaluable resources to small business startups, such as […]
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FirstBank giving away 2K fruit and native trees in islandwide campaign
June 6, 2019
Continuing with its commitment to reforest Puerto Rico, FirstBank and its program “Uno con el Ambiente” returns with its reforestation tour, “Crece Verde.” In this new edition, 2,000 fruit and native tress will be distributed in 10 branches throughout the island, the financial institution announced. Alexis Molinares, renowned ecologist and project consultant will provide guidance […]
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Guardian Insurance named ‘Caribbean Insurer of the Year’ 2019
June 6, 2019
Guardian Insurance Co. has nabbed the “Caribbean Insurer of the Year” award from Global insurance and reinsurance industry magazine, “Reactions,” which announced the winners of its 2019 Reactions Magazine Awards late last month in Miami. The local company was recognized by a panel composed of tier-one reinsurers, brokers and other market insiders, among hundreds of […]
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$120M Hyatt Regency Coco Beach Resort to open in the fall
June 5, 2019
The former Gran Meliá Puerto Rico Hotel has been acquired by a trio of companies that will reopen in the fall as the Hyatt Regency Coco Beach Resort, government and company officials announced. The hotel will operate as The Resort at Coco Beach, a Hyatt affiliated hotel, from July 2019 until the renovation is completed […]
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PREPA pushes back against court-agreed document turnover, defendants say
June 5, 2019
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority attempted to go back on the agreement it had reached with nonprofit organization CAMBIO and the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) to deliver public documents related to utility’s, as well as electrical system data, by June 7, the nonprofits said. Six days after making this commitment, […]
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Study: 33% of P.R.’s 18+ population faces ‘food insecurity’
June 5, 2019
About 33% of Puerto Rico’s population aged 18 and older are at risk of facing food insecurity, according to the findings of the Puerto Rico Food Security Survey released by the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics. Similarly, 21.7% of those interviewed said in the 12 months prior to the study, there were times when they […]
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Op-Ed: An inclusive census
June 5, 2019
The Constitutions of the United States and Puerto Rico require a decennial census that serves to update the geographical design of the electoral districts that make up the legislative bodies, the so-called electoral apportionment or redistribution. This process aims to make each district represent a similar number of people, to avoid concentrating political power in […]
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Berklee in P.R. awards $1.52M in financial aid in its 25th edition
June 5, 2019
The Berklee in Puerto Rico educational program concluded its 25th edition with its graduation concert and ceremony, held at the Plaza at Popular Center in Hato Rey. This year, 23 program students were admitted and received a total of $1.52 million in financial aid, the nonprofit said. “This year’s edition was the largest in the […]
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ICSE promotes discussion of reconstruction of P.R.’s energy grid at annual meeting
June 5, 2019
The Puerto Rico Institute for a Competitive and Sustainable Economy (ICSE) participated for a third time in the Annual Meeting of the Center for Research and Regulated Industry (CRRI) of Rutgers University, held May 30-31. The CRRI was founded in 1977 at Rutgers University. It aims to further the study of regulation by researchers in […]
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