Barra de Quesos, specialty cheese eatery, tapas bar to open in San Juan
June 18, 2019
Puerto Rico’s first specialty cheese eatery and tapas bar, Barra de Quesos will open this week in the Miramar sector of San Juan, after a $250,000 investment. Owner Lila Avalo, who is a chemical engineer and life-long cheese enthusiast, said the new 1,700 square-foot restaurant will create 15 direct and about 40 indirect jobs. In […]
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Guayacán Venture Accelerator reaches 100 participants in P.R.
June 18, 2019
Grupo Guayacán Inc. (GGI) announced the start of the 11th edition of the Guayacán Venture Accelerator (GVA), its business development program for established companies in search of new growth opportunities. The class of 2019 includes 11 companies and a nonprofit organization, for a total of 12 participants representing a wide variety of industries in Puerto […]
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AT&T invests some $350M in 3 years to boost P.R. networks
June 18, 2019
AT&T has invested nearly $350 million in its Puerto Rico wireless and wired networks during 2016-2018, the company announced The investments boost reliability, coverage, speed and overall performance for residents and businesses. The carrier has also improved critical services that support Public Safety and first responders using the FirstNet communications platform. In 2018, AT&T made […]
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Hydroponics farm expands operations with $250K gov’t investment
June 18, 2019
Agriculture Secretary Carlos Flores announced the recent expansion of the F&F Hydroponics agricultural project in Ciales, with a contribution of $250,000 from the agency’s Farm Investment Program, adding 13 new jobs to the agricultural region of Utuado. The project that specializes in growing a variety of the “salanovas” lettuce variety in structures featuring a controlled […]
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Burlington opening store at Plaza Las Américas in the Fall
June 18, 2019
Empresas Fonalledas announced that Burlington Stores will open a new store this fall, at the former ToysRUs location at the entrance of the Plaza Las Américas mall. The 60,000 square-foot store will be Burlington’s 12th location in Puerto Rico. Burlington’s updated store design will allow for a “fresh, simple and attractive shopping experience for customers, […]
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Ford Motorcraft announces competition for auto mechanics students
June 18, 2019
Ford Motorcraft, with the support of its authorized dealers, Alcalde Auto Parts and The Parts House, announced a competition for auto mechanics students, to continue contributing to the development and education of students in Puerto Rico’s automotive industry. The “Motorcraft Challenge,” whose open call is June 17-20, consists of two stages, in which participants will […]
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Nuestra Escuela Students create new space for agricultural production
June 18, 2019
Students of the alternative and personalized education organization, Nuestra Escuela in Caguas, over the weekend began an agricultural project at a farm in the mountain town of Orocovis. A group of students and teachers that founded Nuestra Escuela and members of the Toro Negro community, started the sowing of some 5,000 sweet potato seeds, which […]
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New car sales skid 3.1% in May, as demand for vehicles drops
June 17, 2019
New car sales in Puerto Rico reflected a drop in May, when a total of 8,865 units were sold, representing a 3.1% drop in comparison to the 9,152 units sold during the same month last year. Statistics released by the United Automobile Importers Group (known as GUIA for its initials in Spanish,) also said the […]
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JLL report says P.R.’s hotel industry rebounding after back-to-back challenges
June 17, 2019
Following the negative impact caused by the events of the past few years — the Zika virus scare in the Caribbean and Hurricanes Irma and María — Puerto Rico’s hotel industry is facing a wide range of opportunities for development and growth. That was the main conclusion reached by JLL Research in its “Hotel Destinations […]
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36 Puerto Rican companies to participate in upcoming pre18 accelerator program
June 17, 2019
Parallel18 (P18), a global business accelerator operating since 2015, announced the selection of 36 Puerto Rican companies that will participate in its pre-acceleration program, pre18. The companies will be part of a 12-week training curriculum, and each will receive a $20,000 grant for their projects. This initiative that was created after Hurricane María to support […]
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JetBlue Foundation enlightens students about aviation careers at LMM Airport
June 17, 2019
The JetBlue Foundation, in collaboration with the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals, recently sponsored a visit by ACE Academy students to the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan to introduce them to available aviation careers. Students from different regions of the island visited JetBlue’s Carolina operations from June 10-14. The initiative introduces aviation […]
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P.R. housing market on the mend after Hurricane María
June 14, 2019
Puerto Rico’s housing market improved between 2017 and 2018, after recovering from the impact of Hurricane María, showing a 78% increase in new homes sale and an 17% increase in previously owned homes, a study by the Estudios Técnicos research firm showed. However, despite the current improvement, Puerto Rico’s housing market will have to create […]
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Community Health Centers were lifesavers after hurricane, but gov’t didn’t count on them
June 14, 2019
By Mc Nelly TorresCenter for Investigative Journalism Three days after Hurricane María, Isolina Miranda stared in disbelief at what was left of the two-story building where a community health center once stood in the heart of San Lorenzo, a town of 37,000 people in the eastern central region of the island. Miranda is the executive […]
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PRIDCO reaches deal to restructure $165M in debt with bondholders
June 14, 2019
The government of Puerto Rico announced it has entered into a restructuring support agreement for $165 million in Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company debt with GoldenTree Asset Management, holder of over two-thirds of the agency’s outstanding revenue bonds. The RSA contemplates a financial restructuring of the PRIDCO Bonds through a Qualifying Modification under Title VI […]
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Dept. of Agriculture to require expiration date for imported, local egg starting in July
June 14, 2019
With the consensus of the island’s organized egg production sector, Agriculture Secretary Carlos Flores-Ortega, signed a new administrative order to require that all local and imported egg containers carry an expiration date effective July 1, 2019. At present, the imported product only contains the date when the eggs were packaged, with no expiration date for […]
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