A dispute involving money and the terms of a lease has unraveled a long-standing business partnership in San Juan's food industry and in its aftermath, a popular restaurant will split into two distinct eateries separated, as Berlin once was, by a wall.
On its first trip to the market in over a year, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority completed a $673.1 million municipal bond deal.
Puerto Rico Treasury Department officials confirmed Wednesday that the agency is still reviewing 7 percent of all tax returns claiming a refund.
Franchising is a job booster in Puerto Rico and a local firm is planning to expand its training program to four different venues islandwide this month in a move to foster this type of entrepreneurship, News is my Business has learned.
JetBlue Airways announced Wednesday the start of Bags VIP, a new concierge service option, provided in partnership with Bags, Inc. offering hand-delivery of a customer's checked luggage from the arrival airport to any doorstep at their destination for a fee. The option is available seven days a week, including holidays.
Banco Popular Foundation celebrated the academic excellence and commitment to education of about 100 Puerto Rican students through its Rafael Carrión, Jr. Excellence Awards ceremony held this week.
The announcement by Hilton Hotels & Resorts that San Juan’s iconic Condado Plaza hotel would no longer fly the Conrad flag — adopting the Hilton name instead — represents a brand shift for the property that may not be as business-as-usual as it seems.
EVERTEC Group LLC and Virtual Computing Environment announced Tuesday the introduction of the VBlock, a technological platform that provides all the necessary components to facilitate the virtualization of company’s data center, minimize risks, as well as the complexity and the implementation time of new projects.
Walmart Puerto Rico has reached an agreement with agribusiness Gargiulo Farms in Santa Isabel, to buy more than 9,000 pounds of pineapples weekly, “reaffirming its commitment to the island’s economic and the creation of jobs,” said Viviana Mercado, corporate affairs representative for the retailer.
Wireless carrier Claro Puerto Rico announced Tuesday the start of its (Claro)RED 2013 with the objective of further promoting the fight against AIDS and to achieve that by 2015, there are no children born with HIV.
Hilton Hotels & Resorts announced Tuesday that the 571-room hotel formerly known as Conrad San Juan Condado Plaza, has been renamed and rebranded as The Condado Plaza Hilton.
As thousands of Puerto Rican children and young adults make their way back to school today with backpacks full of fresh notebooks and newly sharpened pencils, education and technology experts agree that sooner rather than later, learning will become more less traditional and more technological.
Just in time for the start of the new school year, Doral Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Puerto Rico-based Doral Financial Corporation, announced Monday it is expanding its financial literacy program for high school students in Bay County, Florida.
For the second consecutive year, Walgreens has distributed thousands of school supplies to Puerto Rico-based educational organizations that are part of the Alternative Education Alliance, to benefit students islandwide.
The economic transition that Puerto Rico has been going through for the past seven years has been “extremely painful” for many, as “employment trends have polarized the workforce and hollowed out the middle class,” according to the most recent edition of “Compass,” a publication by Heidie Calero Consulting Group.
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