The U.S. Small Business Administration honored Tijuana’s Bar and Grill founder Alexander Gómez with the Puerto Rico Small Business Person of the Year Award, SBA District Director Yvette T. Collazo has announced.
Econo, a local supermarket chain founded in 1970, is investing $90 million in a new state-of-the-art Distribution and Services Center located in the northern town of Canóvanas, slated to open in 2020 in time for the company’s 50th anniversary.
Automaker Hyundai de Puerto Rico announced the arrival of a new CEO for its brand in Puerto Rico, Tatsuo Takahashi, who takes over the reins of the operation as new and redesigned vehicles are introduced into the lineup.
The MCS Foundation announced it succeeded in reaching its new goal of $1.5 million, which was raised as part of the "Green for Puerto Rico" campaign launched in September 2017.
Evertec, a technology and transaction processing company, announced the annual launch of the “2018 Evertec Scholarship Program.”
Liberty Business was chosen by MB Sports and Major League Baseball, producers of the recently celebrated 2018 Puerto Rico Series, to provide all the necessary communication services to during the event.
Future Farm and KOM-Agro will conduct this new business venture as co-owners of Natural Health Solutions, LLC.
The Puerto Rico Planning Board is requesting public comment on FEMA’s updated flood maps, which reflect new information and lessons learned from the widespread damage caused by Hurricane María.
Puerto Rico’s “visitor economy” may represent a greater economic impact than tourism statistics alone suggest, so there is a need to design a measuring mechanism to produce a “sustainable, growing cluster of industries that drive further development and growth.”
A decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide a $238 million grant for permanent repairs to the U.S. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority is “credit positive” for the authority, Moody’s Investors Service said in a new report.
OutBack Power Technologies, Inc., a distributor of battery based renewable energy systems, announced that its Energy Express mobile training van will be embarking on a two-week tour of Puerto Rico, May 7-18.
In shelving its review of the economic viability of a proposed natural gas import complex off the south coast of the island, the Puerto Rico Energy Commission last week took a policy step in the right direction.
Puerto Rico Restaurant Week will return for its 7th edition, June 1-10, giving foodies the opportunity to visit restaurants of their choice and taste a variety of menus at fixed and affordable prices.
The USDA is accepting applications for grants to use broadband e-Connectivity to improve access to health care and educational services in rural communities.
Startup company WeClub, a platform that allows companies to connect with their customers in a simple and effective way, will debut in Puerto Rico next week, as part of Small Business Month.
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