Parallel18 Ventures co-invests in startups Quiena, Abartys Health
May 14, 2018
The Puerto Rico's Science, Technology and Research Trust will invest $225,000 through the follow-up fund Parallel18 Ventures in InsureTech startup Abartys Health and FinTech startup Quiena, the nonprofit confirmed.
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P.R. economic activity shows 2.6 percent drop Y-O-Y in March
May 11, 2018
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index, released by the Economic Development Bank, reached a level of 119.3 in March.
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SPECIAL REPORT: The toll of the media’s neglect of P.R.
May 11, 2018
Jacqueline Capó walks through Calle del Cristo, paved with blue cobblestones like the other main streets of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico — a city that looks like it came off a Paul Signac painting.
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P.R. DMO recruiting for some 20 key posts in the organization
May 11, 2018
Puerto Rico DMO CEO Brad Dean said the entity is recruiting personnel in key areas — representing about 20 jobs — that will help market and sell the island generate economic growth and jobs in industries related to leisure tourism, meetings and business events.
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PR Wireless to unveil productivity solutions at CIO&IT Leadership summit
May 11, 2018
PR Wireless — the parent company of Open Mobile and Sprint in Puerto Rico — will participate in today’s CIO & IT Leadership Conference, to present productivity solutions offered through its Sprint Business division.
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Liberty P.R. expects to have ‘full connectivity’ by June; lost $45M in revenue post-storms
May 10, 2018
Liberty Puerto Rico has restored 80 percent of its infrastructure, ravaged by Hurricanes Irma and María last September, and expects to be fully back online by June, after investing $130 million in repairs.
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Rosselló, Airbnb CEO launch initiative to drive tourism to P.R.
May 10, 2018
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló traveled to California to Airbnb’s headquarters to announce, flanked by Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, a new partnership to drive tourism to the island and support the region as it builds back after Hurricane María.
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Futurologist Nikos Acuña heads list of SME Digital Forum speakers
May 10, 2018
Under the slogan “Bringing Data to Life,” the Sales and Marketing Executives Association will hold its annual Digital Forum, May 17 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, featuring local speakers as well as from the U.S. mainland and Latin America.
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1st Int’l P.R. Clinical Research Summit draws 200+ attendees
May 10, 2018
The Puerto Rico Clinical Research Summit 2018, held in San Juan for the first time, successfully gathered more than 200 key stakeholders, including patients, representatives of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Yale University among others.
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AutoZone opens $1M ‘Mega Hub’ store in Carolina; 1st outside U.S. mainland
May 10, 2018
Retail and wholesale auto parts and accessories distributor, AutoZone, has opened a $1 million “Mega Hub “ store in Carolina, marking a first of its kind for Puerto Rico.
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Hospital Pavia Hato Rey inaugurates $250K Behavioral Medicine Clinic
May 10, 2018
The Hospital Pavia Hato Rey announced the opening of a Behavioral Medicine Clinic in Hato Rey, which features an intensive outpatient program as part of its offering.
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Triple-S reports $3.9M in net income in 1Q18
May 9, 2018
Triple-S Management Corporation announced its first quarter 2018 results, which net income of $3.9 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $4.3 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, in the prior-year period.
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Puerto Rico Comic Con to generate $2.5M in economic activity May 18-20
May 9, 2018
The Puerto Rico Comic Con, slated to take place May 18-20 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, is expected to generate some $2.5 million in economic activity.
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EIS Consulting Group opens Ponce office, creates 20 jobs
May 9, 2018
With the creation of 20 new jobs and betting on entrepreneurship and on strengthening existing businesses on the island Enterprise Improvement Solution Consulting Group, recently opened an office in Ponce.
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Green Spirit Industries finishes building medicinal cannabis clinic in Hato Rey
May 9, 2018
Green Spirit Industries Inc. announced that it has completed construction on another of its five previously announced medicinal cannabis dispensary locations in Puerto Rico.
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