Home goods retailer Anna’s Linens, which made its debut in Puerto Rico a little more than three years ago, has begun its going-out-of-business sale as part of a company-wide bankruptcy proceeding.
Truenorth Corporation announced it has won the 2015 International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners LATAM Cloud Partner of the Year Award.
Puerto Rico businesses are “aware about the need to protect their most important assets” should some natural or induced event arise that could affect their operations, a study released Thursday by Aon plc, a risk management, brokerage, reinsurance, and human resources consulting and outsourcing services firm.
Dozens of key Hispanic business leaders from New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico gathered in New York this week for the first “Puerto Rican & Hispanic Business Summit” to discuss common business opportunities and challenges.
The Ritz-Carlton, San Juan announced Thursday it has been officially certified as a “Green Hotel” by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, the government agency responsible for tourism regulations and green lodging sponsored programs dedicated to the Caribbean.
More than 70 volunteers in San Juan took part in the 10th annual Global Community Day, held by Citi, joining more than 75,000 participants in 487 cities spanning 93 countries and territories who engaged in service activities to benefit their local communities.
Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla on Wednesday toured the San Juan port zone where marine cargo company Sea Star Line will invest $400 million to integrate two new cargo ships into its service and make terminal improvement to accommodate increased activity.
The U.S. Small Business Administration this week published a final rule for the microloan program that provides more flexibility to SBA non-profit intermediaries, expands the pool of microloan recipients, and increases accessibility in SBA programs.
The Puerto Rico Government Development Bank released Monday its latest liquidity report showing the agency had $777.8 million left as of May 31, representing a 24 percent drop from the $1.02 billion it had in April.
Forty-four Puerto Rican entrepreneurs will receive more than $500,000 in crowdfunding and grants to jumpstart their businesses as a result of their participation in Hit3001.com, a 12-episode reality TV program turning up-and-coming business leaders into hits.
Reliable Auto held its 12th annual golf tournament, raising $258,000 that were donated by the Reliable Foundation to 16 Puerto Rico nonprofit organizations that work with children, homeless people and pressing social needs.
Christie’s International Real Estate has included Puerto Rico’s high-end real estate market in the third edition of its annual research that examines the world’s top cities for prime property. This is the first time the island is featured.
Following an announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in May, the Commodity Credit Corporation announced that all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. may apply for up to $100 million in grants under the Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership.
The Community Investment Fund, launched last November with an initial $500,000 contribution from its founder, the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, has more than doubled its capital base to $1.1 million in investments from the private sector, the nonprofit announced Thursday.
Viandharina, a new agro-industrial company based in Salinas, has opened for business in the south following a $1.6 million investment in a plant that seeks to substitute imports of several Puerto Rican food staples, including sweet and green plantain and breadfruit “tostones.”
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