Subway opens 8 local shops featuring ‘Metro Décor’
September 3, 2014
Following a $200,000 investment, the Subway restaurant chain recently opened eight stores in Puerto Rico under the new “Metro décor” prototype, whose goal is to provide a nicer ambiance for customers while responding to public preferences and current industry trends, company officials said Tuesday.
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4 entities short-listed for Roosy Roads development bid
September 2, 2014
Local Redevelopment Authority for Roosevelt Roads, known as LRA for short, announced Sunday that four entities to move on to the final round of the process to choose a master developer for the former naval base in Ceiba.
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PRIDCO in Brazil for Iberoamerican Economic Congress
September 2, 2014
With a business development agenda in hand, Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company Executive Director Antonio Medina-Comas will participate this week in the Iberoamerican Economic Congress taking place in Sao Paulo and Brasilia, in Brazil.
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USDA opens dairy farm risk management program to P.R.
September 2, 2014
USDA Puerto Rico Farm Service Agency Executive Director Juan Ortiz-Serbiá, announced that starting today, island farmers can enroll in the new dairy Margin Protection Program. The voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides financial assistance to participating farmers when the margin — the difference between the price of milk and feed costs — falls below the coverage level selected by the farmer.
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Guayacán hosts book signing event with John Mullins
September 2, 2014
Grupo Guayacán recently hosted a book-signing event marking the the release of London Business School Professor John Mullins’ new book, “The Customer-Funded Business: Start, Finance or Grow your Company with your Customers’ Cash.”
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Kevane Grant Thornton integrates Rodríguez & Luis CPAs
September 2, 2014
Effective this week, the team of former Rodríguez & Luis CPAs, a firm with more than 15 years of experience providing particularly advisory and tax services, is joining Kevane Grant Thornton, adding technical experience and expertise to its workforce.
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NSU striving to become learning ‘gateway’ to Americas
August 29, 2014
Nova Southeastern University President George L. Hanbury, on hand for the official inauguration of the college’s new regional campus in Puerto Rico, said Thursday among the institution’s goals is becoming a “gateway to Central and South America for education and the health sciences.”
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COSSEC adopts tech strategies, investment tools
August 29, 2014
The Corporation for the Supervision and Insurance of Puerto Rico Cooperatives, known as COSSEC in Spanish, has adopted a new policy of modernization, innovation and technology to facilitate information between co-ops and the government, President Daniel Rodríguez-Collazo said Thursday.
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Ferry operator opens sales offices inside Walmart
August 29, 2014
America Cruise Ferries, the company offering maritime connections between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, announced Thursday it has opened sales branches at the Walmart stores in Carolina and Santurce.
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Sprint nixes fees on int’l Wi-Fi calling to P.R., U.S., USVI
August 29, 2014
Sprint will begin offering international Wi-Fi calling back to the United States at no additional cost starting with an over-the-air software update to Samsung Galaxy S 4 with Sprint Spark, rolling out now, the company announced Thursday.
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DMOs must ‘focus agendas’ to capitalize on global trends
August 28, 2014
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.
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Ad agency, retailer, hotel name executives to top posts
August 28, 2014
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.
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AT&T GoPhone launches new smartphone rate plans
August 28, 2014
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.
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USDA opens call for grants to boost rural area economies
August 28, 2014
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.
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Doral, gov’t prolong public war of words over tax dispute
August 27, 2014
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.
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