Looking to educate and raise awareness of the importance of Puerto Rico’s Tourism’s meetings and conventions sector, which drives the local economy generating $100 million annually in direct visitor spending, Meet Puerto Rico has created and unveiled the muevetuisla.com website.
Saying that venture accelerators “are spawning thousands of companies every year,” Ken Kay founder of San Juan Tech Meetup announced the group will be hosting a forum titled “What is a Venture Accelerator?” this Thursday, starting at 6 p.m. at the Capitol.
Puerto Rico Planning Board President Luis García-Pelatti told lawmakers over the weekend that the island will experience negative economic growth of 1.3 percent and 4.2 percent, respectively in Fiscal 2015 and 2016, when the scenario is looked at from a pessimistic point of view.
Did you know that if you turn off the tap while brushing your teeth you could save up to three gallons of water? Did you know that leaks can waste the average household 10,000 gallons of water per year?
TripAdvisor, the social network to hotels, most outstanding restaurants and attractions worldwide, recently awarded a “Certificate of Excellence” to the Casa Bacardí Visitor Center in Cataño, the distillery announced.
Motorambar in Puerto Rico, which is celebrating 50 years of doing business on the island, recently celebrated the second edition of its Motorambar Charity Golf Tournament, through which it collected $40,000 that were donated to local nonprofit Hogares Rafaela Ybarra.
Aerostar Airport Holdings, operators of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, on Thursday marked the facility’s 60th anniversary, emphasizing its important role in Puerto Rico’s development, infrastructure and competitiveness.
During the opening day of its annual convention Thursday, the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association delivered a list of recommendations — including cutbacks, government restructuring and fiscal measures — to administration officials, in hopes of doing its part to help the island pull out of its economic crisis.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency State Executive Director Juan M. Ortiz-Serbiá announced Thursday that the agency has made available financial assistance to eligible Puerto Rico’s citrus growers for the removal of trees afflicted with “Huanglongbing” (HLB, also known as citrus greening) and for replanting groves with new healthy stock.
Puerto Rican company Sabrina Bottling Group is expanding its operations in Luquillo to increase its production of handmade sangria on an industrial scale, company officials, accompanied by Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company representatives, announced Thursday.
Gustos Coffee Co., a specialty coffee roasting plant in San Juan, announced this week it is expanding its presence at Pueblo Supermarket stores, offering a number of new products.
Puerto Rico’s wireless sector has been stagnant since 2011, with five carriers fiercely competing for their wedge of a market that reflects an 89 percent penetration rate — well below many jurisdictions in the Americas.
By 2020 there will be 1 million more computing jobs in the United States than students graduating in those fields, the latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement with F&R Contractors Corp. and F&R Contractors LLC (F&R) to settle the companies’ alleged violations of requirements to control pollution from stormwater discharges.
Toyota Foundation is giving students interested in careers related to the environment until June 5 to apply for financial aid offered through its university scholarship program, which awards up to $2,500 to those eligible.
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