Although the island’s economy is facing one of its most difficult moments, it is still possible to weather the storm with proper financial planning, executives from Banco Popular’s securities and insurance divisions said Thursday.
During its first year as a new player in Puerto Rico’s casual-dining segment, Olive Garden in Bayamón has reportedly generated sales of more than $8 million, franchisee Restaurant Operators Inc. said Thursday.
Plaza Del Caribe, MasterCard, the Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank, the Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company, and the Chamber of Commerce of the South are joining forces to launch business competition “Travesía al Éxito Empresarial” in search of new entrepreneurs in the island's southern region.
Virtual reality, creative technologies, three-dimensional animation, game technology, real-time animation, innovation and vision are some of the elements that will be available at Sacred Heart University’s new Studio for Creative Technologies, which will open in August, school officials announced Thursday.
Just a few months after its Mar. 26 grand opening in Puerto Rico, The Mall of San Juan has introduced eight new stores, the majority of which are exclusive to the market.
Expedia Inc., in partnership with Airlines Reporting Corporation and other organizations, released the findings of a study on air travel trends that concluded, among other things, that travelers to San Juan — from North America and Europe — will save an average of 18 percent, up to $484, on their trips booked between June and September 2015.
Caribbean Trading Co., a souvenir and specialty gift shop in Río Grande, announced Tuesday it has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award.
The Senate approved Monday Bill 1256, which proposes overhauling energy subsidies and obliges the government to pay its debts to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.
Is our current political status limiting our economic potential? That was the controversial question that was asked during last year’s ALPFA Puerto Rico’s marquee event, when a panel of five senior executives from the corporate, nonprofit and entrepreneurial sectors answered questions about our island’s most pressing problem: How to stop the infamous “brain drain.” It […]
Careers Inc. is "kidnapping" executives for the 15th edition of the "Careers Most Wanted Executives Safari Edition" to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a hearing for June 11 to review the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to close 16 of 24 field offices, including the one in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico is moving quickly to position itself as a leading medical tourism destination in the Caribbean and Latin America, looking to become the preferred choice of potential patients from the U.S. mainland.
Just shy of six months after announcing its intentions, Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC confirmed Wednesday the closing of the acquisition of Puerto Rico Cable Acquisition Company Inc., which does business on the island as Choice Cable TV.
The Casa Bacardí Visitor Center and entrepreneur Julio Canales announced Wednesday the upcoming opening of Georgina Cocina Local, an eatery located on the premises of Bacardí rum distillery in Cataño.
The José M. Berrocal Institute for Economics and Finance, a subsidiary of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico, this week welcomed 28 talented college students to its 13th internship program, which will provide them a professional development opportunity in the different government agencies.
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