Destination Marketing Organizations such as Meet Puerto Rico need to focus their agendas on three specific areas to capitalize on growth opportunities within the travel and tourism industry, an expert in the field said Wednesday, citing the results of a recent study.
Top management changes are in order at some of Puerto Rico’s most prominent businesses, namely an ad agency, a major retailer and a hotel.
Starting today, AT&T GoPhone customers in Puerto Rico will be able to enjoy more flexibility and more value with two new plans available in company-owned retail stores in on the island.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday that the agency is seeking applications for grants that will be awarded to organizations to provide critical financial and technical assistance to recipients to develop and strengthen their capacity to carry out housing, community facilities and community and economic development projects.
Doral Financial Corp. and Puerto Rico government officials were back in the public eye Tuesday, when both parties took to the media to defend their reasons for a collapse in court-ordered negotiations regarding a $229 million tax refund the former is claiming, and the latter rescinded.
Telecommunications provider Claro announced Tuesday the availability of broadband speeds of up to 150 megabits per second to a group of homes in the San Juan metropolitan areas selected to participate in the initial phase of the project.
The International Pharmaceutical Expo’s Life Sciences Innovation Week — an event sponsored annually by the Parenteral Drug Association, focusing on showcasing pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical innovation, technology and knowledge — is slated to take place Oct. 16-18, 2014 in San Juan, organizers announced Tuesday.
Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Alberto Bacó-Bagué spoke Tuesday to business leaders and start-ups at the National Black and Latino Council’s Black, Brown and Green Sustainability Summit about Puerto Rico’s entrepreneurial business growth and idea cultivation.
Global Finance recognized Popular Inc. as one of the “World’s Best Consumer Internet Banks in Latin America” for the fourth time and marking a first, as “Best for Social Media.”
Educated Investor recently awarded transaction processing firm EVERTEC the silver for successfully participating in the Financial Fitness Challenge, an event organized in Puerto Rico by the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions’ Institute for Financial Education in collaboration with the Society for Human Resources Management.
Despite word that court-ordered talks between the government and Doral Financial Corp. had broken down late Friday, representatives from both parties confirmed negotiations are still on the fate of a $229 million tax refund the bank is claiming from the government.
Luca Center and PRSoft have entered into a strategic alliance that provides a 20 percent discount on the 2014 and 2015 versions of software programs PRTax, PRCorp, PRPay, PropTax and PRivu to individuals who sign up for the $299 annual Luca Center membership by Sept. 30.
The Puerto Rico Convention Center ranked 26out of 50 on ConventionSouth magazine’s list of “The South’s 101 Largest Expo Halls” for 2015.
The Economic Development Bank unveiled Thursday an online banking tool that allows its commercial clients to apply for loans and follow through on their applications, becoming the first financial institution in Puerto Rico to offer this type of service.
The Mall of San Juan, Puerto Rico’s newest shopping and dining destination now under construction, donated 75 laptop computers to neighboring Dr. Cesáreo Rosa Nieves School in a brief ceremony that took place Thursday.
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