The Expedia group, one of the world’s leading travel companies, reported Wednesday that travel demand to certain Caribbean destinations has continued to increase on Expedia group sites.
Three out of four households in Puerto Rico, or 74.9 percent, confirmed in a study that they made charitable donations in 2014, a high rate of giving, especially compared to similar data in the U.S., which shows 55.8 percent of mainland U.S. households giving to charity in 2013.
Spotery, a Puerto Rican-startup and the only one representing Latin America in the “Startups Residence Program” in San Francisco, will present its tech platform during Friday’s demo day session, the company announced Wednesday.
Oriana Energy LLC, a subsidiary of Sonnedix Group, in partnership with Yarotek, announced Tuesday it has commenced energization of the $160 million Oriana Solar Farm, a 45MW AC (58 MW) solar power plant in Isabela.
Through a joint partnership, San Juan-based The PRISA Group and Peachtree Hotel Group have begun development of three, select-service hotels in Florida, the companies announced Tuesday.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday it has reached an agreement with Total Petroleum Puerto Rico Corporation to settle the company’s alleged violations of requirements to control pollution from stormwater discharges at its Guaynabo Bulk Fuels Terminal.
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. has added Popular Inc. to its KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking as part of an index rebalancing for the third quarter of 2016, the Puerto Rico-based bank announced Tuesday.
The seven-member Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico is expected to meet sometime next week for the first time since being constituted by President Obama to address the island’s economic crisis, Richard Ravitch, who will represent the Commonwealth’s governor in the body, said Monday.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday the availability of $6.6 million for Puerto Rico water and waste infrastructure programs that will benefit several towns as well as the Roosevelt Roads Redevelopment Authority, which is getting the bulk of the assignment.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Donations Acceptance Program (DAP) announced Monday its upcoming Fiscal 2017 large-scale proposal submission period, open to port operators and government entities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Saying the island’s tourism sector is the “first industry to come out of recession,” Puerto Rico Tourism Co. Executive Director Ingrid Rivera said the work done over the past three-and-a-half years would result in record-breaking numbers by year’s end.
With an investment of more than $800,000 and the creation of 25 direct jobs, Venezuelan entrepreneur Jesús Roldán-Díaz will open the newest Red Mango restaurant of the chain on Sept. 17.
At a cost of $1 million, Guaynabo Mayor Hector O’Neill recently inaugurated a state-of-the-art community health center (known as a CDT by its initials in Spanish) to better serve the town’s Amelia sector population.
Three of Puerto Rico’s main banks — Banco Santander Puerto Rico, Popular Inc. and FirstBank Puerto Rico — banks can absorb further asset quality stress resulting from Puerto Rico’s recession for at least two more years, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report released Thursday.
Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR), the largest network of Puerto Rican scientists in the world, will launch today its #ConCienciaPR campaign to raise funds that will help the organization to expand its programs for students and educators.
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