The most recent edition of Aon Hewitt’s 2015 Trends in Global Employee Engagement report showed that 82 percent of Puerto Rico employees show on-the-job engagement, driven by factors such as recognition, career opportunities and salary.
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association inducted its first two members from Puerto Rico this week during an event led by the organization’s CEO, William Kelly.
Grupo Guayacán Inc. and Codetrotters Academy were among the 80 winners of the second annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition announced Tuesday by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The mountain town of Orocovis will become home to the future Nayara Toro Verde Hotel, a project that represents a $6 million investment and the arrival of the Nayara luxury hotel chain, exclusive until now to Costa Rica, the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. announced Tuesday.
Investors in Puerto Rico debt got double-whammied by the island’s government Monday, which missed a $58 million debt payment as it had predicted it would, and separately told creditors it has temporarily suspended monthly deposits to its General Obligation (GO) bonds redemption fund.
Texas-based Gila LLC, has been awarded an Electronic Toll Collection System operations and maintenance contract for the toll roads owned and operated by the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority and Autopistas Metropolitanas of PR, known as Metropistas.
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust has partnered with Grupo Guayacán, Inc. to extend its joint I-Corps Puerto Rico program — a customer discovery boot camp for entrepreneurs looking to build and develop scalable business models — during fiscal year 2016.
Puerto Rico’s economic crisis, layoffs and company closures appear to have sparked an entrepreneurial spirit among young people, who, according to a recent poll by Universia and Trabajando.com, confirmed an interest in starting a business.
The USDA announced the availability of loans to build broadband in rural areas, along with changes to the program required by the 2014 Farm Bill.
Looking to serve demand by vehicles and fleets making the conversion from gasoline or diesel to propane gas, Puma Energy will launch a pilot program later this month to begin offering propane gas at two of its service stations, company CEO Víctor Domínguez said.
Puerto Rico’s economic activity registered a year-over-year decrease of 0.4 percent, and a month-over-month reduction of 0.3 percent, according to the latest index released by the Government Development Bank Thursday.
Puerto Rican company Caribbean Biotechnologies Inc. was recently granted approval by the Ministry of Health of Haiti to conduct clinical studies to test its new technology for the instantaneous detection of Tuberculosis in patients, in partnership with International Child Care's Grace Children's Hospital in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
First BanCorp, the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico reported Wednesday a net loss of $34.1 million for the second quarter of 2015, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared to net income of $25.6 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015 and net income of $21.2 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2014.
To commemorate its 20 years in the city of San Germán, German company Fresenius Kabi will invest about $10 million in technology and automation of its manufacturing operations in three years, Eric James, CEO of parent company Fenwal International Inc., said Wednesday.
Since its launch in 2011, the Nissan Juke has stood out from the crowd with its fiercely sculpted headlights and hood, muscular lines, hidden rear door-handles and fluid rear-hatchback design.
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