The U.S. Small Business Administration has selected Fernando Rodríguez, president of Prime Janitorial Corporation, as Puerto Rico’s “Small Business Person of the Year,” the agency’s local officials confirmed Monday.
Birch Communications Inc. announced Monday its recent agreement to purchase select assets and customers of Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. The transaction will also include 20,000 customers in the United States and Puerto Rico.
A delegation of five Puerto Rican startups are participating technological innovation event South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive in Austin, Texas this week, supported by Puerto Rico Trade and Export and the Small Business Administration.
MasterCard Start Path, a global effort to support innovative early stage startups developing the next generation of commerce solutions, is intensifying its search in Puerto Rico.
The Board of Directors of the Federation of Industrial Chambers and Associations of Central America, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico recently made a joint call for governments of the region’s countries to work effectively to reduce energy costs, promote the strengthening of the industrial sector and achieve regional integration.
A former estate that was once part of the former Aguirre Sugar Mill in Salinas will be converted into the Casa Aguirre Bed & Breakfast by a group of young entrepreneurs that aims to highlight the historical, ecological and cultural importance of the southern town.
Looking to build a new “civic infrastructure” for Puerto Rico in the U.S. mainland, a Center for a New Economy will be opening offices in Washington, DC and New York to insert itself in the discussion of fiscal and other issues, the think tank’s President Mike Soto-Class said Thursday.
Parallel18, an international accelerator for high impact innovative enterprises that want to scale their businesses from Puerto Rico, officially announced the 38 startups that will move to the island for five months to accelerate their companies and learn from business and technology experts worldwide.
As it approaches its first anniversary, The Mall of San Juan announced Thursday the addition of four new stores to its retail lineup. Opening soon will be Krispy Kreme, Letran Joyeros, Luis Antonio and Think Big Store.
Very soon, the House Committee on Natural Resources is expected to release draft legislation designed to address Puerto Rico's chronic and serious financial woes.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will host a Destination: HUB event for small businesses at the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Ceiba, Puerto Rico on Mar. 18 at 9:30 a.m.
DDR Puerto Rico is inviting nonprofit organizations to join its Community Day event as a part of the “Juntos por tu Comunidad” (“Together for your community”) program.
House Finance Committee Chair Rafael “Tatito” Hernández proposed Tuesday the full elimination of the value-added tax slated to go into effect on June 1, while unveiling a package of measures that would essentially “re-reform” Puerto Rico’s tax structure to provide balance.
A delegation of 27 Puerto Rican companies will participate in the Expocomer international business fair in Panama through Saturday, to present exportable products and services among distributors, importers, retailers and buyers from Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean.
The lack of available, reliable economic data and a deficiency in transparency from the government are several key factors that must be addressed for Puerto Rico to improve its ranking in an index published annually by The Heritage Foundation, local economists said Monday.
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