DirecTV Puerto Rico recently launched a new corporate initiative dubbed “The Forum,” through which it will donate airtime to 20 nonprofit organizations, so they can promote their causes, needs, fundraising events and achievements, company officials said.
Two private health care providers in Ponce and Juana Díaz recently announced major investments to upgrade their medical facilities serving Puerto Rico’s southern region.
Liberty Puerto Rico signed an agreement for with Para La Naturaleza.
Puerto Rican technology firm LabInfo Systems recently launched a new mobile application that allows patients to receive lab test results via email, or see those results on a mobile device, eliminating the need to go back to an office for the information.
The Center for Integrity and Public Policy (CIPP), a nonprofit that promotes government transparency, open access to data, and greater citizen engagement, unveiled Thursday the Municipal Financial Health Index, a new tool to analyze and compare the financial health of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities.
The Highways Authority will invest $254.6 million in federal funding on 53 road infrastructure projects that should be awarded in June 2016, agency Executive Director Carmen Villar announced Thursday during a meeting of the Associated General Contractors, Puerto Rico Chapter.
Two months after the U.S. Navy officially turned over the former Roosevelt Roads hospital and grounds, the Redevelopment Authority for the property is seeking Requests for Proposals from companies interested in leasing and operating the facility.
The advances of the latest 3D technology, three-dimensional impressions and their impact on dental and medical services, will be presented at the 1st Annual Caribbean 3D Printing Conference, an event hosted by the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, Nov. 11-13.
Employers in all industries and sectors will be able to take in college students for a three-month internship, through Universia Puerto Rico’s “Fogueo Laboral” program, which recently received a $210,000 investment for scholarships.
The Government Development Bank has contracted New York-based Bondholder Communications Group, LLC to develop a communications database of information regarding bonds issued by the government and their value, a report by the Center for Investigative Journalism released Wednesday confirmed.
In recent months, the private sector has continued to buckle the unemployment trend by announcing executive appointments across a number of industries.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is investing $3.7 million to help rural families repair and rehabilitate their homes across 46 states and Puerto Rico, where 10 towns will equally split $120,280.
Puerto Rico Government Development Bank President Melba Acosta confirmed Tuesday that the agency will not be publishing the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report on Oct. 30, as it had announced earlier this year it would do.
Puerto Rico’s tourism and business offer will have a special place with the opening of a new interactive space at the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico office in Manhattan, Economic Development and Commerce officials announced Tuesday.
First BanCorp., parent company of FirstBank Puerto Rico, on Monday reported net income of $14.8 million for the third quarter of 2015, or $0.07 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $34.1 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2015 and net income of $23.2 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2014.
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