Suzuki del Caribe is looking to reinvent itself by expanding into the distribution of marine products out of its new 30,000 square-foot warehouse at located at the Sabana Gardens Industrial Park in Carolina.
Two restaurant chains, IHOP and Pizza Hug, have opened new locations at the Plazoleta del Cantón in Bayamón, operators announced separately on Tuesday.
Assured Guaranty Municipal and National Public Finance Guarantee, two bond insurers with exposure to Puerto Rico, recently received AA+ Stable Outlook ratings from Kroll Bond Rating Agency, which gave them favorable grades despite their risk.
TransCita, a company that provides transportation to health providers, announced the launch of its new program “TransCita Asiste,” directed at all Puerto Rico co-op’s and associations.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for loans and grants to support business expansion create jobs and increase economic opportunities in rural communities.
Two significant problems Puerto Rico is currently dealing with — a significant migration and a government cash crunch — will limit economic growth for at least five years, local economist firm H. Calero Consulting concluded in the most recent edition of its “Pulse” publication.
The Palmas del Mar Homeowners Association recently inaugurated a $227,000 photovoltaic project, the first at Palmas del Mar, which will supply the electrical needs of it’s main building, an 11,000 square-foot facility.
During the first five months of 2015, Nissan has held on to second place among Puerto Rico’s automakers, with sales of 3,294 cars, representing a 10.3 percent market share, the company said.
Puerto Rico bonds have historically been well-received at issuance as they are triple tax-exempt, offering an alternative to investors that are free from local, state and U.S. federal taxes.
Island bankruptcy cases for the month of June were up 3 percent, with total liquidation cases filing leading the pack, a preliminary tally from Boletín de Puerto Rico released Wednesday showed.
This year marks UPS’s 30 years of operations in Puerto Rico, where it has achieved sustainable growth and shown a “commitment to service excellence on the island,” company officials announced Wednesday.
The Expedia group, one of the world's leading travel companies, announced this week the opening of its first local Puerto Rico office in San Juan.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck announced Wednesday that the agency has selected nonprofit PathStone Corp., to receive $192,300 to provide green job training in Puerto Rico.
To celebrate Discovery Channel’s Shark Week 2015, Liberty Puerto Rico will hold Blood for Sharks,” a blood drive campaign to benefit the Puerto Rico Blood Bank at Río Piedras Medical Center on July 2-3, the company announced.
FirstBank and Gustazos.com, an online platform that sells group discount offers, recently joined forces to provide additional benefit to the bank’s customers in the form of credit card points.
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