Liberty sponsors 5th annual ‘First Lego League’ championship
March 14, 2018
Liberty Puerto Rico is again sponsoring the First Lego League International Robotics Championship, which kicks off March 17, 2018 at noon at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in Miramar.
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Congressional committee digs into corruption allegations against PREPA
March 13, 2018
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources sent a letter to the interim executive director of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) asking for further information related to recent allegations of corruption and mismanagement of power restoration operations on the island.
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Overton’s owner to open store in P.R., announces it via Twitter
March 13, 2018
Marcus Lemonis, chairman of Illinois-based Camping World Holdings, announced via Twitter on Monday that the company will open an Overton’s store in Puerto Rico, “as promised.”
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Tijuana’s Bar & Grill Corp. chief named P.R.’s ‘Small Business Person of the Year’
March 13, 2018
Alex Gómez, president of Tijuana’s Bar & Grill Corp. has been named Puerto Rico’s Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the agency announced.
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Study: P.R. stands out as 3rd choice for U.S. mainland homebuyers
March 13, 2018
Puerto Rico ranks 3rd in the top 30 locations that U.S. mainland residents look up online when they think about buying a second home, according to a study by real estate firm Point 2 Homes.
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P.R. Tourism Co., National Park Service join to restore Paseo La Princesa
March 13, 2018
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company and the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) joined efforts to create a task force to assess and restore the most beloved promenade in Puerto Rico, El Paseo La Princesa, which was impacted by the immense waves created by the recent nor-easter storm.
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FirstBank partners with P.R. Convention Center for customer discounts
March 13, 2018
FirstBank, the second leading financial institution of Puerto Rico, is reasserting its commitment to the island’s economic growth by formalizing a strategic alliance with the largest and most technologically advanced meeting complex in the Caribbean, the Puerto Rico Convention Center.
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CienciaPR receives $186K grant to promote science education post-María
March 13, 2018
Nonprofit Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR), in collaboration with Yale University, received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to encourage Puerto Rican students to explore, present, and implement scientific solutions to the challenges created by hurricanes Irma and María.
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Peninsula, a luxury 18-story residential condominium rising in Condado
March 12, 2018
The former mansion that once housed a Chilli’s restaurant in the Condado area of San Juan has been razed to make way for an 18-story residential building called the Peninsula.
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CBP completes construction of $6M San Juan laboratory
March 12, 2018
A ribbon-cutting ceremony last week at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Center here marked completion of construction on a $6 million build-out project to relocate the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) San Juan Laboratory.
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P.R.’s Camarero Racetrack signs long-term contract with Sportech Racing and Digital
March 12, 2018
Sportech Racing and Digital, a division of Sportech PLC based in New Haven, CT, has entered into a new long-term contract with Puerto Rico’s Camarero Racetrack for totalizator services and web and mobile pari-mutuel betting platforms.
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P18 announces 40 co.’s that will participate in the Pre18 preparatory program
March 9, 2018
Business accelerator Parallel18 (P18), announced that 40 local companies were selected to enter the pre-18 preparatory program that begins in April and will grant $20,000 in funds, among other benefits, for the development of their businesses.
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Colmena66 hosts 10 women-led entrepreneurial organizations
March 9, 2018
Colmena66 marked International Women’s Day by noting the importance of female entrepreneurship, noting its network includes 10 business-building organizations that support women in Puerto Rico.
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P.R. Vector Control Unit unveils mosquito-control strategy
March 9, 2018
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust held its first Open House for the Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit (PRVCU) to present its strategy for the integrated management of vectors, and also highlight the projects the initiative has undertaken since its creation in September 2016.
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Health group stresses importance of FCC’s Lifeline program to P.R./USVI
March 9, 2018
The National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved, in cooperation with HIMSS and HX360, hosted the "Leveraging Health IT to Address Health Disparities: A Leadership Conference", which brought together national leaders who discussed how to leverage the Federal Communications Commission’s Lifeline program, as part of a disaster preparedness-and-response network.
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