After wrapping up 2013 with a 5 percent growth in total sales, the launch of a new line of appliances, and more than 20 new customers and distribution channels added to its portfolio, Electrolux Puerto Rico plans to hold up its business and service model this year with the goal of maintaining its operation as a major hub for the Central America and Caribbean region, company officials said.
The United Group of Automobile Importers, (known as GUIA for its initials in Spanish), predicted Wednesday a stable 2014 for auto sales in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, after wrapping 2013 with virtually flat results.
Car sales dropped 11.3 percent in Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands during December 2013 when 11,024 were sold, which represents 1,408 units less than those sold the same month in 2012, the United Automobile Importers Group (known as GUIA for its initials in Spanish), announced Tuesday. It is the lowest figure for […]
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company recently announced the island has been selected as the number one Caribbean Island in the USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Award Contest.
Puerto Rico Trade and Export Co. Executive Director Francisco Chévere recently met with representatives from several federal agencies in Washington, D.C. to secure technical assistance to boost exports of local goods and services, the agency announced.
Almost exactly a year to the day when Moody’s Investors Service cut Puerto Rico’s credit to Baa3, the New York-based agency placed the island’s general obligation rating on review for downgrade.
The owners of the Taco Maker chain in Puerto Rico are setting their sights on other markets on the U.S. mainland and in Central and Latin America to fuel growth in 2014, when the company also plans to expand on a newly introduced modular restaurant concept they believe is the cornerstone to successfully bucking local economic conditions.
This fall, Congress has an important opportunity to create jobs and grow the economy by passing a long-term, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill.
A day after the Securities and Exchange Commission absolved two of its top Puerto Rico financial advisors of charges of misleading or defrauding customers, UBS Financial Services looked to clear the air with its client base through an extensive letter in which it addressed a number of public allegations regarding its recent business practices.
Puerto Rico’s retail sales were down 3 percent year-over-year in July — the most recent statistic available for the sector — when some $2.94 billion in activity was reported.
Several Puerto Rican government officials will be heading to London this week to promote the island as a potential hub for insurance companies.
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association and the New York Federal Reserve Bank announced Thursday the open call for the fifth edition of the “Puerto Rico Financial Awareness Video Contest 2013.”
AT&T’s diversity, community programs, and work with minority-owned businesses make the company a great place to work according to Hispanic Business Inc., which recently named it the “Best Company for Diversity.”
Startups of Puerto Rico held its first Puerto Rican start-ups presentation to investors in New York City Wednesday, which group officials said expressed an interest in the projects that were unveiled.
FransGlobal, owners of the Taco Maker franchise in Puerto Rico, plans to open two Origami Sushi restaurants on the island in 2014, marking the entrance of the new chain to the island.
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