With the participation of important international players in the fields of technology and computing and chief information officers from Latin America and the U.S. mainland, the government announced Tuesday the upcoming third edition of the Tech Summit, slated for May 13.
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport officials, along with partners Hugo Neu Environmental, announced Tuesday the launching of “Green Airport, an initiative that promotes public awareness of the importance of recycling in Puerto Rico.
The Associated General Contractors of America, Puerto Rico Chapter, in coordination with the Department of Education will conduct the annual closing of its “Build Up!” and “On Site!” programs May 12, when some 300 children and 50 adults from island public schools will gather.
Aon plc, a risk management, brokerage, reinsurance, and human resources consulting and outsourcing services firm, is inviting students to participate in its call for the Aon Scholarship Fund for Talented Students through the Puerto Rico Community Fund (FCPR, by its Spanish acronym). The outreach effort closes May 1, 2015.
The heads of the island’s two largest banks took turns in recent days expressing their concerns about the current fiscal scenario and whether political leaders are willing to make the right decisions to put Puerto Rico’s economy back on track.
The Radisson Ambassador Plaza Hotel & Casino San Juan will be closing its doors April 29, citing failed attempts to sell the property during the past year.
Greenbriar Capital Corp. announced Monday its partnership with Atherton Pacific Green of Newport Beach California for engineering, procurement, and construction of the 100 MW "Smart Grid" Montalva Photovoltaic Solar Project in Puerto Rico.
Transaction processing company EVERTEC Inc. announced Monday a new merit and needs based scholarship program, designed to recognize and reward Puerto Rico students who have demonstrated academic success, as well as significant accomplishments in community service.
Going into its eighth year of negative growth, Puerto Rico needs to become accountable for its “sad state” of internal affairs and make a number of necessary decisions to recover growth in fiscal years to come and put an end to the prevailing sense of crisis, said economist firm H. Calero Consulting Group in the most recent edition of its internal publication “Pulse.”
The U. S. Small Business Administration Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands district office recently kicked-off the first ever Emerging Leaders training series on the island and announced the participants selected for the Class of 2015.
Nine Guaynabo schools recovered 110 tons of recyclable materials as part of the “Earth Recycling Challenge,” a contest organized by Hugo Neu Environmental in partnership with the town of Guaynabo and the Environmental Awareness Foundation.
Sacred Heart University recently received a $38,000 contribution from AT&T to support 31 undergraduate scholarships for students with satisfactory academic performance, financial need, and a demonstrated commitment to their careers will be able to participate.
Looking to promote local economic development and job creation, Puerto Rican company Restaurant Operators Inc., announced it is looking to fill 250 slots at its second Olive Garden restaurant expected to open this summer in San Patricio Plaza in Guaynabo.
The University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez and Ahkeo Holdings LLC, a Puerto Rico based conglomerate focused on renewable energy solutions, recently partnered to establish the island’s first Microgrid Power System Laboratory to develop electrical redistribution options that can either run independently of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and within the network connection, if necessary.
U.S. Congress is still “weighing the merits” of H.R. 870, known as the Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act, as momentum builds from outside groups for and against the measure that would authorize the island’s government to restructure its fiscal obligations under Chapter 9 of the U.S. bankruptcy code.
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