With an investment of $200,000 in infrastructure, technology and equipment, Prime Air Corp., a Puerto Rican company dedicated to air cargo delivery, announced Thursday the launch of new services to handle deliveries for the manufacturing and medical devices industries.
Lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters joined The Mall of San Juan’s retail lineup this week, with the opening of a 10,911 square-foot store that is the first in Puerto Rico, and offers a variety of clothing and merchandise for men and women.
The Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (CofC) unveiled Wednesday its proposal to drive job creation and attract new capital investment to the island called Puerto Rico Empresa Inc., a public-private partnership to promote across-the-board collaboration.
City Sightseeing is rolling out its trademark red, double-decker tour buses in San Juan to offer its specialized “hop-on, hop-off” tours, company and tourism officials announced Wednesday.
Puerto Rico Premium Outlets will have its traditional Labor Day weekend sale Sept. 2-5to mark the end of the summer season, the retailer announces Wednesday.
President Obama’s designation of seven members of the Puerto Rico Fiscal Oversight Board, made in consultation with Republican and Democratic leadership in Congress, was met with support on Capitol Hill and beyond.
President Barack Obama announced Wednesday the appointment of seven individuals to the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, including former Commonwealth administration officials.
Gov. Alejandro García Padilla announced Tuesday the start of the sale of locally harvested rice marking the first time in three decades that Puerto Rico promotes the product commercially. It will be sold under the “Del País” institutional brand.
Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be among the speakers invited to the second edition of the Animus summit, an innovation platform designed to “maximize women's economic and personal development around business, mindfulness, empowerment, and entrepreneurship,” slated to take place Sept. 30 at the Caribe Hilton Hotel.
The Normandie Hotel, opened in 1942 and declared a national historic site in August 1980, has been put up for sale by owners Interra-Sky Normandie for $9 million, this media outlet learned exclusively on Tuesday.
Hidden in a Guaynabo industrial park — and wedged among a department store, an air-conditioning distributor and a manufacturer of industrial equipment — Gustos Coffee Co. runs one of San Juan’s most eclectic coffee shops as well as a roasting plant aimed at satisfying the indulgences of demanding local coffee drinkers
Grupo Guayacán Inc. (GGI) kicked off SPRINGBOARD this weekend, its newest entrepreneurial development offering and the first program in Puerto Rico geared at preparing local start-ups to raise early stage capital in order to grow their ventures, the seed funding firm confirmed.
Oak Leaf Solar X LLC, a Yarotek entity, has installed 2,444 solar panels at Liberty Puerto Rico’s facility in Luquillo, making the provider’s operations more sustainable and “reaffirming the companies’ respective commitments to Puerto Rico and the environment,” the company announced Monday.
In a letter sent to Sen. Orrin Hatch, who chairs the Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico, independent advisory firm Consultiva Internacional presented specific recommendations for economic development that focus on the empowerment of local businesses and leveraging Puerto Rico’s competitiveness in key industries.
HackPR, a nonprofit comprised of students and young professionals promoting the development of technical skills through unconventional teaching methods, will host its 6th annual “hackathon” Sept. 24-25, expected to draw students to work on ideas and projects.
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