SME Digital Forum slated for April 27
April 19, 2017
The Sales and Marketing Executives Association is gearing up to present the most important digital marketing event on the island with visiting international and local experts on April 27, the trade group announced Tuesday.
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Pazos FBO rebranded as Jet Aviation San Juan
April 19, 2017
Jet Aviation and the San Juan-based Pazos FBO, located at the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport, recently signed an FBO management agreement to be managed by Jet Aviation and rebranded as Jet Aviation San Juan, company officials announced Tuesday.
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P.R. social media expert to speak at Expomarketing
April 19, 2017
Puerto Rican Social media expert Celeste Martínez will be one of the speakers at the 10th edition of EXMA (EXPOMARKETING), Latin America’s largest marketing event to be held in Bogota, Colombia in May.
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Lendreams reopens microloan program for women
April 18, 2017
Nonprofit organization Lendreams announced Monday the reopening of its Microfinance Program, designed to encourage self-employment among low-income women or to create employment opportunities for low-income people.
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Claro unveils ‘My First Smartwatch’ for children
April 18, 2017
Telecommunications carrier Claro unveiled Monday a new concept called “My First Smartwatch,” a device that will allow parents to have communications with their small children at all times.
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MCS Classicare awarded for online service excellence
April 18, 2017
MCS healthcare company announced Monday its MCS Classicare web page is the only one in Puerto Rico with the Medicare WebWatch national certification.
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Sacred Heart supports entities focusing on innovation
April 18, 2017
Four educational entities specializing in the areas of robotics, programming and 3D production are partnering with Sacred Heart University’s Innovation and Collaboration Center-Neeuko to spread innovation among students and professionals.
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7 P.R. TV stations to go off-air following FCC auction
April 17, 2017
Seven television stations operating in Puerto Rico will go dark following a recent spectrum auction by the Federal Communications Commission that generated more than $44.7 million for the properties.
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T-Mobile picks up 45% of all low-band spectrum
April 14, 2017
T-Mobile confirmed Thursday it successfully won 45 percent of the low-band 500 MHz spectrum auction conducted by the Federal Communications Commission, covering 100 percent of the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico.
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Payless ShoeSource closing 12 stores in PR; 389 in total
April 14, 2017
Payless ShoeSource is closing 389 underperforming stores in the United States — including 12 in Puerto Rico — providing “a rare opportunity for savvy shoppers to snap up footwear for the whole family at liquidation prices,” the company said Thursday.
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Op-Ed: First public hearing on debt audit: Will it happen?
April 14, 2017
Imagine that the Puerto Rico Commission for the Comprehensive Audit of the Public Credit is operating and that it calls for public hearings.
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P.R. organizes 1st ever trade mission to Chile
April 14, 2017
The U.S. Commercial Service is actively recruiting for its inaugural trade mission to Chile, April 25–27, the entity announced Thursday.
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EPA orders improvements at Toa Alta landfill
April 13, 2017
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday ordered the Municipality of Toa Alta, along with current and past operators of the Toa Alta Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, to take immediate actions to address conditions at the landfill that may present potential threats to human health and the environment.
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P.R. exec. in New York Fed community advisory group
April 13, 2017
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York launched Wednesday the Community Advisory Group (CAG), composed of leaders of nonprofit and community organizations from throughout the Federal Reserve’s Second District.
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CBP: ‘Knowing what to expect makes travel easier’
April 12, 2017
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers process more than five million individuals in a year arriving from international destinations at all ports of entry in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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