Growing step by step has set COA Sunglasses on the path to success but it took a campaign on Antrocket.com to get it off the ground.
In line with its stance to protect the environment, and to mark “Environmental Awareness and Reflection” in Puerto Rico via its social responsibility program “Uno con el Ambiente,” FirstBank announced it has entered into a partnership with E-Cycling Puerto Rico Inc., Martin Peña Recicla, and Sun Colors graphic printers, to launch a cell phone recycling initiative.
Since its launch in February 2013, Antrocket.com has raised nearly $100,000 in funds for sundry enterprises, will soon add a new category to its lineup of fundable projects and intends to be a player in equity crowdfunding once the federal law allowing this type of activity is implemented.
The Local Redevelopment Authority for Roosevelt Roads today published a Request for Qualifications seeking potential investors and developers for approximately 3,000 acres of lands and facilities available for a mixed use project with tourist, commercial, light industrial, educational and residential opportunities.
Eleven companies have been selected to participate in Grupo Guayacán’s Guayacán Venture Accelerator, an executive education program designed for growing companies with proven business models, an established clientele, and a management team willing and able to effectively execute, in parallel with the program, the strategies derived from the each of the educational modules.
The Government Development Bank released late Friday the Economic Activity Index for the month of May, which reflected a 1.1 percent year-over-year reduction, slightly lower than the 1.3 percent on record for April.
The U.S. mainland’s three credit ratings agencies showered Puerto Rico with downgrades and warnings of further revisions Friday, upholding a trend that began a day earlier in response to the filing of a bill paving the way for the restructuring of fiscally troubled public agencies.
Shakespeare was right about one who protests too much: When denials are emphatic, it’s probably wise to believe the opposite.
The U.S. Small Business Administration and PathStone have entered a strategic alliance, to aid in fostering small business creation and economic development in various underserved regions of Puerto Rico.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY") has begun seeking nominations for directors to serve on its Board for terms starting Jan. 1, 2015, the agency announced in a letter sent to its members Friday.
Popular Inc. announced Thursday it has agreed to sell $450 million of its senior notes, due in 2019, to pay off its Troubled Asset Relief Program debt with the U.S. Treasury.
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority got a double-whammy from stateside credit ratings agencies, which separately downgraded the agency’s credit a day after Gov. García-Padilla announced a bill paving the way for the restructuring of fiscally troubled public corporations.
Italian restaurant casual dining chain, Olive Garden, will open its first restaurant this Monday in Bayamón, following a $3 million investment.
UBS Puerto Rico has been restructured into two separate divisions and its top management has been reshuffled as part of changes that include the exit of long-time chairman Miguel Ferrer, who will leave his post July 31, a high-ranking executive said Thursday.
The Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport has begun offering wireless Internet service at terminals A, C and D, for which operators will be charging a fee depending on the number of hours passengers need it.
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