T-Mobile 600 MHz Extended Range LTE now live in 900+ sites, coming to P.R.
June 7, 2018
T-Mobile has lit up 600 MHz Extended Range LTE technology in more than 900 cities and towns across 32 states, offering T-Mobile LTE coverage into 120 places, and will deploy the same advanced coverage in Puerto Rico in the fall, executives announced.
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Executive appointments at Triple-S, DMO, Evertec
June 7, 2018
This edition of Climbing the Corporate Ladder highlights the appointments of four top executives in the insurance, tourism and technology industries.
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P3 Authority opens call for feedback on PREPA transformation
June 6, 2018
The Puerto Rico Public Private Partnership Authority announced the start of the process to solicit market feedback in connection with the proposed transformation and modernization of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.
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Economists, execs agree repealing Law 80 will create new jobs in P.R.
June 6, 2018
Executives, heads of private trade organizations and economists expressed their support of House Bill 1634, which proposes the repeal of Law 80, during the second day of public hearings at the Puerto Rico House of Representatives.
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Walmart investing $10.8M to remodel Ponce, Bayamón stores
June 6, 2018
Walmart Puerto Rico announced plans to remodel its stores in Baramaya in Ponce and Bayamón, at a cost of $10.8 million.
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P.R. businesses looking for market opportunities in DR
June 6, 2018
Puerto Rico Trade and Export will be participating in a multi-sector trade mission to the Dominican Republic June 5-8, along with a delegation of 15 Puerto Rican companies.
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P.R. hurricane survivors have until June 18 to apply for FEMA aid
June 6, 2018
Survivors of Hurricanes Irma and María in Puerto Rico have until June 18 to apply for individual or family assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA announced.
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2 US firms that helped with power restoration in P.R. get awards
June 6, 2018
The Edison Electric Institute presented ITC Holdings Corp. and WEC Energy Group with special recognitions.
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P.R.’s economic activity shows slight uptick in April
June 5, 2018
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index, released by the Economic Development Bank, reached a level of 119.9 in April 2018.
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P.R. nonprofits partner to provide solar energy to primary health clinics
June 5, 2018
The Puerto Rico Community Foundation and the Puerto Rico Primary Health Association formalized an alliance to provide solar energy systems to primary health clinics — 330 Centers — to be overseen by the latter nonprofit.
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Oriental launches commercial credit online platform for SME’s
June 5, 2018
Oriental Bank has launched a new digital platform that seeks to make it “fast and easy” for small and medium-sized Puerto Rico businesses to apply for and manage commercial credits through the life cycle of their relationship.
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CBP in P.R., USVI ‘ready for summer travel,’ despite hurricane recoveries
June 5, 2018
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said its operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are “ready to secure and facilitate travel for thousands of passengers departing to and arriving from international destinations.”
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Walgreens offering FedEx Express services at 107 P.R. stores
June 5, 2018
Drugstore chain Walgreens announced that FedEx Express package pickup and drop-off services are now available at 107 of its locations in Puerto Rico, as part of the growing FedEx OnSite network.
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Expert: Labor reform, expanded tourism would steer P.R. economy forward
June 4, 2018
The Puerto Rican economy would get a full point of economic growth with proper labor market reforms, and would largely benefit from an expanded tourism industry, which currently represents 6 percent of the island’s GNP.
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MCS joins ‘Casa Segura, Puerto Rico Recovery’ campaign
June 4, 2018
Insurance company MCS has joined the “Casa Segura, Puerto Rico Recovery” educational campaign, under the slogan: “Educate yourself, get ready and act."
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