Puerto Rico’s group business for this summer is starting off strong with 47 events, including, conferences, annual meetings and sports activities for this summer season Meet Puerto Rico president Milton Segarra said Tuesday.
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department revealed Monday that it shored up more than $1.3 billion in revenue for the government, but admitted it fell short by $97 million compared to estimates.
Crowley Puerto Rico Services, Inc. announced Monday it “has further solidified its commitment to Puerto Rico” with the execution of a $48.5 million construction contract for a new pier at its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, along with a 30-year lease extension for the property with the Puerto Rico Ports Authority.
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found that security firm Alpha Guards Management failed to protect fair wages and benefits of 650 guards in Puerto Rico, owing them nearly $350,000 in back wages and damages.
Stagione Designs and the Caguas Municipal government announced Monday a sweeping $9.8 million plan to revitalize the town’s urban center, christened as DownTown Caguas.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the agency is making $30 million available to farmers, ranchers, and food entrepreneurs to develop new product lines.
The Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade, in collaboration with the Department of Economic Development and Commerce, have organized the first mission of Spanish investors to visit this island this week, the Puerto Rico government agency announced.
In an age of ever-increasing distractions, quickly creating customer habits is an important characteristic of successful products, said Nir Eyal, the author of "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.”
Rincón Beach Resort, one of the most intimate and serene oceanfront boutique properties nestled in Puerto Rico’s west coast, has become the latest addition to Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ new distinctive Connect hotel collection.
As aptly described in Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs, this late genius of technological innovation was prone to deploying a “reality distortion field” to bend friends, foes and facts alike to his will.
Puerto Rico-based social impact consulting firm Impactivo has been approved for a $14,994 award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (known as PCORI) to support a project on Hispanic Communities Reducing Complications around Pregnancy and Childbirth.
Starbucks Puerto Rico has launched its rechargeable card as part of its “My Starbucks Rewards” customer loyalty program.
CPG Real Estate, the company tasked with developing the upscale Paseo Caribe project in San Juan, announced Wednesday the arrival of high-profile retail tenants, as well as the availability of residences at Bahía Plaza, the newest of the three towers at the complex.
Puerto Rico positioned itself 55th out of 141 of the globe’s most tourist-friendly countries listed in the World Economic Forum’s global Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index released Wednesday.
With an initial investment of some $70 million, the Mennonite Health System will begin construction of the first and only hospital located on the grounds of a golf course in Puerto Rico.
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